NBA legend Steve Kerr speaks out on Donald Trump shooting - 40 years after his own father was assassinated

Team USA Olympics coach Steve Kerr has condemned a 'shameful' and 'demoralizing' time successful nan history of nan United States, aft erstwhile President Donald Trump was changeable astatine a run rally.

Trump, 78, was speaking connected shape successful Butler, Pennsylvania erstwhile a shooter attempted to assassinate him, pinch a slug grazing his receptor earlier concealed work rushed nan shape to protect him.

The historical events unfolded thousands of miles from wherever Team USA's hoops squad are preparing for nan upcoming Paris Olympics, but caput coach Kerr utilized a property convention to speak retired astir nan incident.

'This is simply a clip wherever we consciousness very proud to correspond our state wearing USA connected our chest, competing successful nan Olympics,' Kerr told reporters. 

'We've talked to nan players astir really important it's to show nan champion type of america arsenic quality beings to correspond our state successful a respectful, honorable manner. It makes you want to do that moreover much so, because this is really shameful for america to beryllium present and deliberation astir what happened and what's going connected successful our country.'

For Kerr, nan shocking incident will person brought backmost tragic memories from his ain past, pinch his begetter Malcolm assassinated successful 1984 successful Beirut, while serving arsenic president of nan American University of Beirut.

'It's specified a demoralizing time for our country, and it's yet different illustration of not only our governmental section but besides weapon culture,' Kerr added. 'A 20-year-old pinch an AR-15 trying to sprout nan erstwhile president. 

'It's difficult to process everything, and it's scary to deliberation astir wherever this goes because of nan issues that already beryllium successful nan country. So this is simply a unspeakable day.

'Thank God Trump wasn't hit, but it's conscionable truthful demoralizing successful each which way.'

On Sunday morning, nan FBI identified nan suspected gunman arsenic 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a registered Republican who had donated to Joe Biden.

His begetter Matthew Crooks, 53, told CNN he was trying to fig retired 'what nan hellhole is going on' but would 'wait until I talk to rule enforcement' earlier speaking.

Crooks had fired astatine slightest 8 bullets from a rooftop conscionable 130 yards from wherever Trump, 78, was connected shape successful Butler speaking to thousands of fans astatine 6.15pm.

Law enforcement sources told CBS News that Crooks, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, had been equipped pinch 'an AR-style rifle'.

During nan attack, he appeared to beryllium wearing merchandise promoting 1 of YouTube's astir celebrated channels devoted to firearms - Demolition Ranch - NBC News reported.

Special Agent Kevin Rojek, nan FBI serviceman successful charge, said Crooks had been identified utilizing DNA arsenic he was not carrying immoderate ID connected him.

State elector records show Crooks was a registered Republican. According to US media, erstwhile he was aged 17 he donated $15 to nan wide ActBlue governmental action committee connected January 20, 2021 - Biden's Inauguration Day.

A member of nan crowd was killed successful nan deadly shooting, while 2 others who were wounded are successful a captious condition. All 3 are males, according to rule enforcement officials.

Trump was near bloodied and wounded during nan assassination effort arsenic he was seen to abruptly grab clasp of his ear arsenic large bangs rang retired and whizzed by earlier he ducked to nan floor.

The Secret Service swarmed astir nan 45th US President arsenic piercing screams were heard from nan MAGA crowd.

He past sewage to his feet pinch humor pouring down his feature and raised his fist successful nan aerial and defiantly shouted 'fight' while nan assemblage shouted 'USA' arsenic he was dragged disconnected shape and bundled into a vehicle.