BOSTON – The next season’s schedules come out and you, metaphorically, pull out the marker and circle a few games. In the NBA a few dates and games always stand out, like the opener, Christmas Day and when LeBron James comes to town. On Aug.
20, when Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr first saw his schedule there is no doubt where his eyes went: “BOS” As in the Boston Celtics, Wed., Nov 6, 2024. Or really .
.. Jayson Tatum.
Ironically, Kerr might as well be home here in Massachusetts. We vote blue, as in a sea of blue, like the Atlantic Ocean. Other than Governor – which has strangely been a Republican strong-hold for 24 of the last 33 years – Democrats have ruled the roost.
Democrats sign off on everything in our state, or it doesn't happen. When Richard Nixon KOd George McGovern in 1971, 49 states to 1 ..
. the “1” was little, old us – Massachusetts. Kerr was among the keynote speakers at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, railing and mocking Donald Trump.
In Massachusetts eyes, Kerr was king for a night with our state’s delegates cheering wildly in the foreground, waving “Harris-Walz” signs. That was then. This is now.
Kerr will find out that politics and sports, while they unfortunately mix all too often on the national stage, have no meaning on Tuesday night when his Warriors face the Boston Celtics. Kerr was the guy, as head coach, who decided Tatum wasn’t good enough to play as a regular on Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in P.