Team USA Basketball Coach Steve Kerr Channels Stephen Curry Taunt During DNC Speech: 'Night, Night'

Mar. 15, 2025

Steve Kerr; Steph Curry.Photo:Tannen Maury/UPI/Shutterstock; Michael Reaves/Getty

Tannen Maury/UPI/Shutterstock; Michael Reaves/Getty

Team USA Basketball coachSteve KerrreferencedStephen Curry’s iconic “night, night” celebration during a speech at theDemocratic National Convention.Kerr, 58, took the stage at the United Center in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 19 to speak on behalf of the democratic nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz — the ticket he previously confirmed his support for prior to winning the gold medal in Paris with Curry, according toAndscape.Concluding his speech at the DNC on Monday, Kerr mimicked Curry’s famous on-court celebration in which the NBA star mimics a sleeping motion with his hands. It was most recently made famous after he hit a dagger three-pointer to seal the gold medal win against France in theSummer Olympics.“After the results are tallied, we can — in the words of the great Steph Curry — we can tell Donald Trump, ‘Night, night,'” Kerrsaidin his speech.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Golden State Warriors head coach promised attendees at the convention that he’ll “be getting out every day to help people get out to vote on Nov. 5,” and echoed his support for Harris and Walz.Kerr’s speech earned praise on social media from Barack Obama, who reposted the clip andsaid, “Let’s go, Coach Kerr! Thanks for bringing home the gold for Team USA, and for your leadership at a crucial moment for our country.“Curry’s longtime fans know the “night, night” celebration well, but newer fans of the four-time NBA champ loved watching Curry, 36, helplead Team USA to the gold medalin Paris alongsideLeBron JamesandKevin Durant.Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant celebrate after scoring in gold medal game at Paris Olympics.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via GettyCurry put 24 points on the board for the U.S. in the final game against France on Aug. 10 after his teamnarrowly defeated Serbiain a tense semifinal matchup on Aug. 8.Serbia led for the majority of the game in hopes to eliminate the United States from gold medal contention, but 36 points from Curry gave Team USA the 95-91 win.The 2024 Olympic gold medal is Curry’s first — and likely his last. After the semifinal in Paris, Curry told reporters, including PEOPLE, “I came into this experience thinking that this would be my one and only time to play in the Olympics and experience this stage.““I don’t want to be on the team that didn’t make it to the gold medal game and get a gold medal on my one opportunity here. So all that stuff you’re thinking about while you’re still just trying to have fun playing the game that you love,” he added.

Team USA Basketball coachSteve KerrreferencedStephen Curry’s iconic “night, night” celebration during a speech at theDemocratic National Convention.

Kerr, 58, took the stage at the United Center in Chicago on Monday, Aug. 19 to speak on behalf of the democratic nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz — the ticket he previously confirmed his support for prior to winning the gold medal in Paris with Curry, according toAndscape.

Concluding his speech at the DNC on Monday, Kerr mimicked Curry’s famous on-court celebration in which the NBA star mimics a sleeping motion with his hands. It was most recently made famous after he hit a dagger three-pointer to seal the gold medal win against France in theSummer Olympics.

“After the results are tallied, we can — in the words of the great Steph Curry — we can tell Donald Trump, ‘Night, night,'” Kerrsaidin his speech.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The Golden State Warriors head coach promised attendees at the convention that he’ll “be getting out every day to help people get out to vote on Nov. 5,” and echoed his support for Harris and Walz.

Kerr’s speech earned praise on social media from Barack Obama, who reposted the clip andsaid, “Let’s go, Coach Kerr! Thanks for bringing home the gold for Team USA, and for your leadership at a crucial moment for our country.”

Curry’s longtime fans know the “night, night” celebration well, but newer fans of the four-time NBA champ loved watching Curry, 36, helplead Team USA to the gold medalin Paris alongsideLeBron JamesandKevin Durant.

Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant celebrate after scoring in gold medal game at Paris Olympics.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty

ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty

Curry put 24 points on the board for the U.S. in the final game against France on Aug. 10 after his teamnarrowly defeated Serbiain a tense semifinal matchup on Aug. 8.

Serbia led for the majority of the game in hopes to eliminate the United States from gold medal contention, but 36 points from Curry gave Team USA the 95-91 win.

The 2024 Olympic gold medal is Curry’s first — and likely his last. After the semifinal in Paris, Curry told reporters, including PEOPLE, “I came into this experience thinking that this would be my one and only time to play in the Olympics and experience this stage.”

“I don’t want to be on the team that didn’t make it to the gold medal game and get a gold medal on my one opportunity here. So all that stuff you’re thinking about while you’re still just trying to have fun playing the game that you love,” he added.

source: people.com