Gregg Popovich is no fan of Donald Trump, which is something he seems to have in common with a number of other NBA head coaches and players. And it turns out some of those players, in fact, would prefer it if Pop were in the Oval Office ahead of the current President of the United States.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr — who played for Popovich for three seasons — has said he’d vote for the San Antonio Spurs coach, which is certainly a good start.
“I truly would vote for Pop. He would make a great president,” Kerr told ESPN Wednesday. “All jokes aside. I would vote for him.”
Kerr said there are plenty of reasons he thinks Popovich would be a good president, and it sounds like Kerr was making a direct comparison with the current president when asked what those qualities would be.
“Honesty and integrity,” Kerr said of Popovich. “Those would be two really key components for any person that wants to become president. Honesty and integrity would be fantastic to see. He would provide that.”
Even point guard Steph Curry, who has had his own issues with the current president, seemed to agree with his coach.
“He’s great for the NBA and would be even better for the country, probably,” Curry said.
All of this is doing nothing to quell the sentiment that Popovich and Kerr should run for office together. Maybe the coaches will get sick of this whole basketball thing and try to make a larger difference in this nation.
