Kerr Adds Gold to Hoops Titles

Steve Kerr added a postscript to his already impressive resume August 10 and it may be the one accomplishment he will cherish most.

Head coach of the USA men’s basketball team at the Paris Olympics, Kerr watched in awe as Steph Curry hit four clutch three-pointers in the last three minutes to seal a 98-87 victory over host France in the gold medal game. It was the USA’s fifth straight gold since 2008. For Kerr, it marked another milestone in a career that has seen him win nine NBA titles (five as a player, four as a coach). The 1983 Palisades High graduate, who set the league record for three-point percentage in his 15-year NBA playing career, served as an assistant on Gregg Popovich’s staff at the Tokyo Games in 2021.

Kerr articulated his emotions after  the medal ceremony as follows: “It’s an amazing feeling to watch the players up on the stage and then see the flag going up to the rafters and hearing  the national anthem… I’ve never been more proud to be an American and to be part of a group of people that accomplished something special. We showed that we still have the most great players.”