In Dallas, Steve Kerr and Jason Kidd did not want to talk about basketball. LeBron James made no effort to hide his anger. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, a young father, called the news 鈥渄evastating."
The sports world reacted swiftly Tuesday to the news of an 18-year-old gunman opening fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and killing at least 19 children.
It was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, 91原创icut, almost a decade ago.
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鈥淚鈥檓 fed up. I鈥檝e had enough. We鈥檙e going to play the game tonight. But I want every person here, every person listening to this, to think about your own child or grandchild, mother or father, sister, brother. How would you feel if this happened to you today?鈥� 鈥� who urged Congress to mandate background checks for gun purchases before his team faced the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
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鈥淢y thoughts and prayers goes out to the families of love ones loss & injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX! Like when is enough enough man!!! These are kids and we keep putting them in harms way at school. Like seriously 鈥淎T SCHOOL鈥� where it鈥檚 suppose to be the safest!鈥� 鈥� LeBron James,
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鈥淭he news of what鈥檚 happening, not just here in Texas but throughout our country, is sad." 鈥� Mavericks coach Jason Kidd.
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鈥淯valde, There are no right words. Our hearts are with you and all of our neighbors impacted by today's horrific shooting." 鈥� statement from the
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鈥淭o the victims, their families and the entire Uvalde community, you are held close to our hearts today and in the weeks to come." 鈥� statement from the
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鈥淭he unthinkable and unimaginable. As I look at my daughter my heart is hurting for all the lives lost and their loved ones. A parents worst nightmare. Enough is enough. No more gun violence, no more terrorism. This is sickening." 鈥� Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart.
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鈥淲hen is enough going to be enough? Senseless killings , kids dying at the hands of a gun. Seeing so many kids get their hands on guns is painful! Schools aren鈥檛 safe. Grocery stores aren鈥檛 safe. Kids killing kids. Protecting gun laws can鈥檛 be more important than saving lives." 鈥� Sports agent Rich Paul, who represents, among others, LeBron James.
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鈥淏reaks my heart hearing this news, no parent should ever have to lose there child. Praying for the families of those kids and the teacher ... this is devastating." 鈥� Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum.
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鈥淒evastated doesn鈥檛 even begin to describe it. Horrifying horrifying news out of Texas." 鈥� Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt.
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鈥淭onight we play for Uvalde, Texas." 鈥� the WNBA's Dallas Wings, in a statement.
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鈥淗as to stop man鈥︹�� prayers to all the families in Texas." 鈥� Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
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鈥淲hen will we care about the protection of our children above everything else? Children shouldn鈥檛 be gunned down in school. It鈥檚 absolutely unacceptable that this is continuing to happen. These children represent our country鈥檚 future, our hopes, our dreams." 鈥� New York Yankees pitcher Zack Britton.
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鈥淲e mourn with their families and friends and the entire community after this unspeakable tragedy." 鈥� Dallas Mavericks public address announcer Sean Heath, before the Warriors-Mavericks game.
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鈥淐hange must come." 鈥� Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons.
The Associated Press
