Steve Kerr never misses a chance to have a crack at his humor sense. Not many could forget his hilarious speech during the Bulls 1997 championship parade when he claimed to have bailed out Michael Jordan by taking the game-winner. Almost three decades later, nothing has changed. This time, the Golden State Warriors head coach put his genius mind to making fun of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s election initiative. Moreover, he also took the help of the Dubs GM, Mike Dunleavy Jr.

The league has proven time and again that it not only cares about what happens within the four edges of the basketball court. It has stood for social justice as well. For instance, during the BLM movement, the players donned BLM shirts and took a knee during the games to show their solidarity. Similarly, when it came down to the democratic duty of casting a vote for the country’s biggest election, the league didn’t miss out on its chance to do its part.

Whoever watched the games in the last few days might’ve seen the coaches and players donning a white shirt with ‘VOTE’ written on it. It’s a gentle reminder from the NBA’s end to push the citizens to vote today. However, this initiative didn’t sit well with Steve Kerr and Dunleavy, as they mocked the fashion disaster.

Featuring on KNBR’s radio show, Kerr had a locker room joke to share when the hosts asked about the ‘VOTE’ shirts. He said, ” Mike Dunleauy walked in the locker room yesterday and he goes, ‘You know I watched the game on TV last night and it looked like you guys were going swimming. Like a swim top. that wasn’t the greatest look. I am like ‘Yeah’.” Interestingly, Steve Kerr wasn’t just mocking the fashion disaster but, the whole point of the initiative.

Why did Steve Kerr mock the ‘VOTE’ shirt initiative?

Firstly, Steve Kerr mocked the initiative, saying Dunleavy found it as a swim top. However, following that, he also made fun of the working of the initiative. He added, “I got to be honest too I thought to myself as I put the shirt on ‘Is there anybody out there who’s going to vote because they saw me wearing the shirt.’ Did somebody turn the turn the Wizards Warriors came on last night and go, ‘Oh! Ah! I gotta go vote tomorrow.” 

Even though Kerr sounded like he had a point, Adam Silver’s efforts can’t be shrugged off like that. Notably, this isn’t the first time the NBA has taken up this initiative. During the 2020 US Presidential elections, Silver brought out a similar initiative where the players donned a black practice shirt during the NBA bubble.

Moreover, the league has followed the tradition of not playing games on election day. Notably, Adam Silver introduced this tradition after being influenced by many coaches’ decisions, especially Greg Popovich and Steve Kerr. It allows the players, staff, employees, and other team works to vote without any hassle. What do you make of this initiative? Let us know in the comments.