{"id":128847,"date":"2026-04-22T16:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/media-networks-shouldnt-hire-steve-kerr-or-doc-rivers-after-false-claims-about-ice-bobby-burack-128847"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:59:10","slug":"media-networks-shouldnt-hire-steve-kerr-or-doc-rivers-after-false-claims-about-ice-bobby-burack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/media-networks-shouldnt-hire-steve-kerr-or-doc-rivers-after-false-claims-about-ice-bobby-burack-128847","title":{"rendered":"Media networks shouldn\u2019t hire Steve Kerr or Doc Rivers after false claims about ICE | Bobby Burack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Both Doc Rivers<\/a> and Steve Kerr<\/span><\/a> could return to the media this year. But their comments about ICE earlier this year should give networks pause.<\/p>\n

In late January, at<\/span> the height of public protests, both NBA<\/a> coaches made false claims about the agency. Kerr said at a press conference<\/span> that federal agents were not “rooting out violent criminals,” but were instead “taking 5-year-old kindergartners.” Rivers, meanwhile, claimed ICE was randomly targeting Brown people and committing “murder<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Now, for some facts.<\/p>\n

A week before Kerr\u2019s comments, Operation Metro Surge released records showing federal agents had arrested multiple violent offenders, including convicted murderers and sex offenders. That alone undercuts Kerr\u2019s assertion.<\/p>\n

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Kerr also pointed to a case in Minneapolis involving a 5-year-old. According to DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, agents were trying to arrest the child\u2019s father, who allegedly fled on foot and left the boy alone<\/span> in a running vehicle in sub-freezing temperatures. DHS said agents attempted to place the child with his mother.<\/p>\n

They were not “taking” the child.<\/p>\n

Rivers\u2019 claims were even more incendiary. He accused ICE agents of “murdering” people. Murder is a legal term. He appeared to be referring to the Jan. 9 shooting of Renee Nicole Good<\/span> in Minnesota. Based on available evidence, the ICE agent involved has been described by federal officials as acting in self-defense, citing that Good drove her vehicle directly toward the agent.<\/p>\n

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OutKick sent two reporters to ask Kerr and Rivers about their statements, as the rest of the press<\/span> nodded along and printed their false claims.<\/p>\n

To his credit, Kerr acknowledged his mistake.<\/p>\n

“Being in Minneapolis for those four days was incredibly emotional and powerful. It was a very difficult time for all of us. At the end of those four days, it was a pretty emotional time. I misspoke, and I apologize for the misinformation<\/span>,” he said.<\/p>\n

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However, Rivers did not walk anything back. He told OutKick he stands by his comments.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t change what I said at all,” Rivers said. “We all should be worried. Tom Homan<\/span>, who was the head of DHS, has said they\u2019re targeting people by their color and if they can speak the language. If you\u2019re Brown, you\u2019re nervous because I don\u2019t see anybody going into the Ukrainian villages and arresting anybody. All we can go by is what we see.”<\/p>\n

As OutKick reported at the time<\/a>, Homan never<\/em> said what Rivers attributed to him. The NBA declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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Apparently, the league is comfortable with Rivers spreading misinformation<\/span>. But potential suitors in the media networks should not be.<\/p>\n

It would be irresponsible for a network like ESPN, Amazon<\/span> Prime or NBC to hire Rivers, who retired this month, after seeing his willingness to lie about serious issues and then double down when confronted with the facts.<\/p>\n

Networks could also expose themselves to legal risk, given how loosely and inaccurately Rivers uses<\/span> the term “murder.”<\/p>\n

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Kerr, who is reportedly mulling leaving the Warriors for media work, is also a risk. Though he showed more of a backbone than Rivers by acknowledging his mistake, his initial comments still matter. He also has a long history of political commentary, including speaking at the 2024 Democratic National Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And though the NBA’s partners undoubtedly lean left, they understand the downside of overt partisanship<\/span>. The NBA is still dealing with fallout from its 2020 activism today. ESPN finally acknowledged that platforming far-left voices is bad for business<\/a> by letting go of commentators like Mark Jones and Clinton Yates.<\/p>\n

Of course, that does not mean networks won’t look to hire both or one of the coaches. Sports media<\/span> has a history of decisions that undercut credibility, and both men bring name recognition that executives value.<\/p>\n

Still, the comments Kerr or Rivers made about ICE were incendiary and factually challenged. Any network that would hire them afterward warrants serious scrutiny.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-analysis\/media-networks-shouldnt-hire-steve-kerr-doc-rivers-false-claims-ice-bobby-burack <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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