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Steve Kerr responds to backlash for his silence on China: 'I choose not to be a sound bite'

Prior to his team's preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday night, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters it was "strange" getting called out by President Donald Trump, and remained quiet on issues relating to China, Hong Kong, free speech and human rights.

"It was really surprising," Kerr said. "But mainly just because it was me. Then you stop and you think, this is just every day. This is just another day. I was the shiny object yesterday. There was another one today; there will be a new one tomorrow. And the circus will go on.