NBA coaches are no strangers to political and social commentary. Over the past few years, they’ve increasingly found their voices – on gun control, Trump, and a variety of issues. Just as players refuse to “shut up and dribble,” they refuse to shut up and coach. And an increasingly vocal member of the fraternity is Doc Rivers.

Rivers, for weeks, has been stressing the importance of voting. In the aftermath of Wednesday night’s deadly shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, Rivers narrowed his focus to gun violence. And he echoed the message on the warmup shirts that the Bucks and Clippers wore prior to Saturday’s game: Enough.

He bemoaned that the common refrain, “thoughts and prayers,” has become a substitute for action and solutions. “You can go see a video with JFK talking and he’s talking about, ‘my thoughts and prayers are with the families,'” Rivers said Saturday. “JFK! When you think about that and think how long ago that was and we’re still saying [that]… The politicians, they have it on predial now. They say the same thing and we don’t do anything.”

He seemed pleased by the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections, but made it clear that work is not done. “I like that we voted. It was a big outcome,” he said. “In two years, we’ve got to do it even more. I think that’s important to send messages and get things done. I think that’s the only way we can make change right now. It’s sad. Mental Illness is sad, but [lack of] gun control is sadder.”

And he took issue with the terminology surrounding shootings of Wednesday’s nature. ““This whole thing about, ‘I guess it wasn’t a terrorist attack,’ just infuriates me,” Rivers added with a sense of agony. “If that was your child, I’d bet they think it was a terrorist attack. The guns are the terrorist, and until we understand that, we’re going to keep having terrorist attacks. It’s sad.”

Rivers’ full quote on gun control

Here is his full response to a question on the topic, via ClutchPoints:

“It’s just sad. It really is. It’s sad. The gun violence … I just don’t know at what point [we say enough]. You can go see a video with JFK talking and he’s talking about, ‘my thoughts and prayers are with the families.’ JFK! When you think about that and think how long ago that was and we’re still saying [that] … The politicians, they have it on predial now. They say the same thing and we don’t do anything. “I like that we voted. It was a big outcome and I think in two years, we’ve got to do it even more. I think that’s important to send messages and get things done. I think that’s the only way we can make change right now. It’s sad. Mental Illness is sad, but [lack of] gun control is sadder. “This whole thing about, ‘I guess it wasn’t a terrorist attack,’ just infuriates me. If that was your child, I’d bet they think it was a terrorist attack. The guns are the terrorist, and until we understand that, we’re going to keep having terrorist attacks. It’s sad.”

Other NBA coaches have joined in

Rivers is not the first NBA coach to speak strongly about gun control. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has encouraged people to vote for politicians who will protect the public from gun violence. San Antonio Spurs coach has criticized President Donald Trump’s response to mass shootings in the past.

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