Warriors’ Steve Kerr remembers slain Oakland football ‘legend’ John Beam

SAN ANTONIO Wearing a white shirt emblazoned with John Beam and a black heart on the front Warriors coach Steve Kerr began his pregame press conference in San Antonio by sharing his thoughts on the late football coach and Oakland icon Beam coached in the East Bay for years first at Skyline High School and then at Laney College before retiring from coaching in and becoming Laney s athletic director He was shot in the head at the college s athletic fieldhouse on Thursday and was pronounced dead on Friday morning It s a really challenging time for people in Oakland right now Kerr mentioned Coach Beam was a legend a sad day sad day for the Bay Area and a sad day for coach Beams family The longtime coach was beloved by members from every corner of the Oakland district and later became a nationally-recognized figure for his role in Netflix s Last Chance U documentary that featured Beam s Eagles Kerr then made a heartfelt plea to address gun violence in the city that the Warriors played in until Everybody knows he s a revered figure in Oakland who did so much for so a great number of people Kerr revealed On behalf of the Warriors I want to extend our condolences and remind everybody we have to be the change as a group as citizens we have to be the ones who insist that we address gun violence issues Kerr disclosed that he did not know him personally but that the two had numerous mutual friends Related Articles Moore Draymond Green s agenda comments open doors of speculation interpretation The sky is not falling three reasons for early-season Warriors optimism Steph Curry Under Armour announce plan to end to longtime partnership Warriors reveal blueprint for defending -foot- Victor Wembanyama Warriors instant analysis Steph Curry outduels Wembanyama as drastic lineup change pays dividends Kuminga status Jonathan Kuminga will not play against San Antonio as he battles knee soreness that kept him out of the second half of Wednesday s achievement Kuminga is averaging points rebounds and assists per battle while starting times before coming off the bench in the last contest Hopefully over the next couple of days as he visits with our training staff every day they ll get him on track soon Kerr commented But just day to day for now Curry s new kicks The day after Under Armour broadcasted that the shoe brand would be splitting with Steph Curry his Curry Brand will become an independent entity the superstar s footwear was a highly anticipated part of the pregame routine He took to the court in a pair of black and white Nikes Curry left Nike in to sign with Under Armour