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“It’s great to be able to honor her and her big day by wearing this uniform.”

“President Biden has a big job on his hands,” Kerr said told reporters before Tuesday’s game.

“The big one really is trying to settle the country down and settle a lot of this anger down and hopefully unify people.

“There’s a lot of work to be done but it’s not just him. It’s everybody, everybody’s responsibility to treat each other well with empathy and respect and civility.

“Hopefully, his example can lead to other people following suit. But there are a whole host of issues that need to be addressed and he’s got a lot of work ahead of him.”

“I think that President Biden and VP Harris will do everything they can to make it a better country for all the citizens to move us forward and try to get closer to that ultimate goal of a more perfect union.”

Kerr and Popovich are two of the NBA’s most vocal coaches when it comes to social issues, with Kerr acknowledging that his former coach’s influence has encouraged him to speak out.

“He gave me and a lot of people the courage to speak when we felt we had something to say that might be helpful or important,” said Kerr.

“I don’t remember many coaches speaking out on political issues or social issues during my playing career.

“I think part of this movement that we’ve seen over the last decade in particular in sports, I think Pop is one of the key figures in helping that happen.”

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers used the inauguration as an opportunity to reflect on the importance of voting.

“For the young people, it signals that I can be involved, I can have a voice,” Rivers said in a video posted on the team’s social media accounts.

“I thought a lot of voiceless people over the last six months realized, ‘You know what, I do have a voice. And together we have a voice.’ I think that’s what this inauguration will mean to everyone.”