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‘This doesn’t feel like America’: Julian Edelman, other Boston athletes react to Texas school shooting

On Tuesday, a gunman in Uvalde, Texas killed at least 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.

The sports world — like the rest of the country — reeled from the news. Perhaps no voice was heard louder on Tuesday night than Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who has spoken out in favor of stronger gun laws and increased background checks in the past. Kerr, whose father was shot to death in 1984, delivered an impassioned and emotional speech prior to the Warriors’ game against the Mavericks in the Western Conference finals.