Report: Warriors have been muzzling Steve Kerr

Steve Kerr’s expected departure from the Golden State Warriors may also be getting influenced by non-basketball reasons.

The longtime Warriors head coach Kerr has been feeling “stifled a little bit” by the team, Marc J. Spears of ESPN reported Tuesday in an appearance on 95.7 The Game. Spears mentioned Kerr’s lengthy history of speaking out on sociopolitical issues and added that it could be a “background” issue percolating between Kerr and the Warriors.

“I also think that Steve also truly respects the weight of the job that he has, the weight of the platform that he has,” said Spears. “He speaks out on social justice issues, he speaks out on racism issues, he speaks out on gun violence.

“I’ve heard a little bit that maybe he’s being stifled a little bit in that regard,” Spears added of Kerr. “I’m hearing that might be something in the background.”

Kerr, 60, has been the head coach of the Warriors since 2014 and has led them to six NBA Finals berths and four NBA championships. But he is not currently under contract for the 2026-27 season and was recently the subject of a claim that he had supposedly been creating internal frustrations in Golden State.

In the past, Kerr has gone viral many times over because of his outspoken political remarks (including taking aim at President Donald Trump and the “MAGA” movement). But now it sounds like the act began to wear thin in Golden State, resulting in Kerr apparently feeling a bit muzzled.