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Udoka says the shooting is not a “wake up call” because the kind of violence continues to happen, unfettered. He asked “What’s next?” He mentioned Columbine, Sandy Hook, and said “there has not been a ton of change” since then.
“Me being in that community, in San Antonio, it kind of hit home for me,” Udoka told reporters.
“Nothing really changes … Throughout my lifetime growing up, there has not been a ton of change with the rules and regulations of gun laws.”
— Boston Celtics head coach and former San Antonio Spurs player Ime Udoka reacts to the Uvalde school shooting pic.twitter.com/7raupI3Ezd
— The Recount (@therecount) May 25, 2022
Udoka’s comments come after Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who also played for the Spurs and remains close friends with Gregg Popovich, made an impassioned plea for change hours after the shooting occurred.
“When are we going to do something?” he said, slapping the press conference table. “I’m so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there. I’m sorry — I’m tired of the moments of silence.”
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brooks Raley also commented on the shooting. Raley is from Uvalde and told reporters he attended Robb Elementary, where the children and educators were killed.
“I did go to that school. I walked those halls, so I can imagine what they experience each day, and I’m feeling for that community,” Raley said, according to ESPN. “It’s small and a close-knit community, so it’s obviously tough. I don’t know if there’s anything I can do. It’s going to take time.”
As the world narrows in on Uvalde, a tiny, hardworking, and predominately Latino community, San Antonio residents and businesses are rallying to shield their neighbors in support. Some restaurant owners are feeding the grieving residents, others are raising funds to support the families of victims. According to Jeepney Street Eats, the food truck extension of the Sari Sari brand of restaurants, the Spurs coordinated an effort to get food trucks to Uvalde to help feed the town amid an overwhelming amount of media attention, vigils, and unbearable loss.
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