Steve Kerr dons Harvard shirt in response to Trump's federal funding freeze: 'Stand up to the bully'

The Trump administration released Monday it would be freezing billion in multi-year grants and contracts for Harvard University after university President Alan M Garber revealed the same day the school would not be complying with the Trump administration's demands to combat antisemitism In response Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt for a news conference Tuesday night Is something going on he jokingly inquired drawing laughter from the media CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Harvard coach Tommy Amaker is a friend of mine He sent me this shirt and it felt like a great day to wear it Kerr added I believe in academic freedom I believe it s crucial for all of our institutions to be able to handle their own business the way they want to and they should not be shaken down and notified what to teach what to say by our authorities That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard but it's kind of par for the lesson right now This is me supporting Harvard Way to go way to stand up to the bully Kerr whose father Malcolm was a professor in the Middle East and was assassinated in has long opposed Trump Kerr endorsed Kamala Harris for the ballot Kerr spoke to reporters after his Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in tournament to earn the seventh seed in the Western Conference Garber declared the federal leadership has threatened partnerships with several universities including Harvard over accusations of antisemitism on campuses He also noted that the Trump administration issued an updated and expanded list of demands saying if the school plans to maintain a financial relationship with the federal ruling body it must comply It makes clear that the intention is not to work with us to address antisemitism in a cooperative and constructive manner Garber wrote We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement Earlier this month a federal antisemitism task force communicated a review of Harvard's federal grants and contracts worth nearly billion as the university faces an inquiry into campus antisemitism Fox News' Greg Wehner CB Cotton Alexis McAdams and Hanna Panreck contributed to this overview Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter