Watch: Steve Kerr's emotional pre-game speech after Texas shooting

Golden State Warriors coach’s father was killed by gunman in 1984. The Warriors were playing in Texas hours after school shooting in which at least 21 people, including 19 children, died

DALLAS, TEXAS - MAY 24: Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors looks on during the second quarter against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Four of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals at American Airlines Center on May 24, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr refused to talk about basketball before his team’s playoff loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, instead delivering a passionate speech condemning gun violence in the United States.

His team played Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference final in Texas, where earlier in the day at least 21 people, including 19 children, had been killed in a school shooting. Kerr is a long-time advocate of gun control. His father was shot dead in a terrorist attack in Beirut in 1984.