Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Colin Kaepernick is getting "blackballed" by NFL teams, and he compared the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback to Tim Tebow by theorizing that general managers are disinterested in the public "circus" that accompanies both.

Kerr has previously supported Kaepernick's kneeling during the national anthem, as well as the widespread peaceful protests that have taken place in the NFL this season. He was asked about Kaepernick in an interview with former Obama administration adviser Dan Pfeiffer that aired on Monday's Pod Save America podcast.

"Oh, he is being blackballed. That's a no-brainer," Kerr said. "All you have to do is read the transactions every day, when you see the quarterbacks who are being hired. He's way better than any of them. But the NFL has a different fan base than the NBA. The NBA is more urban, the NFL is more conservative, and I think a lot of NFL fans are truly angry at Kaepernick, and I think owners are worried what it's going to do to business."

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Kerr said the spotlight that Kaepernick would draw is not something to ignore, making the comparison to Tebow's fan base.

"If you are a general manager, you do have to worry about the circus that would erupt if you signed Kaepernick," Kerr said. "That's not justifying not signing him, but it's understanding what you're getting into."

Kerr also addressed President Trump uninviting his defending NBA champion team to the White House.

"We were sorting through it all, but before we could get to anything, the President beat us to the punch," Kerr said. "I don't think we would have gone. And I think he knew that. Several of us had been very critical of the President in the past year, and it would have been awkward, for sure."

The Warriors travel to Washington to play the Wizards on Feb. 28.

"We've been invited by various members of Congress to visit, so maybe we can do something like that," Kerr said. "We've talked about doing what we usually do in D.C., which is visiting one of the many museums or historical sites."