Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics don 'End Gun Violence' shirts before Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO — Coaches and players from the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics wore orange shirts with the message «End Gun Violence» on the front prior to Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr and Celtics coach Ime Udoka both wore the shirts to their pregame news conferences on Sunday night. Kerr delivered an impassioned and angry plea during a pregame press conference in Dallas prior to Game 4 of the Western Conference finals for change to gun laws after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting that occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on that day on May 24.

«We feel very strongly as a league that it's time for people to take notice,» Kerr said on Sunday. «And to take part in what should be a nationwide effort to limit the gun violence that's out there. And there are ways to limit it. There are proven laws that are waiting to be passed, whether it's background checks or what have you.

»There are things we can do that would not violate people's Second Amendment rights, but would save lives. The idea behind wearing the shirts for both teams is to make people aware that they can contribute to different gun safety, gun violence prevention groups."

On the back of the shirts, there's a message that read «LEARN MORE» with the social media handles of organizations looking to end gun violence and support gun control legislation such as "@bradybuzz," "@everytown," "@giffordscourage," "@livefreeusa," and "@marchforourlives."

San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich spoke at a Stand with Uvalde gathering on Saturday in San Antonio and took aim at government officials to end gun violence.

«How many will it take?» Popovich asked. «A massacre a month? Two massacres a week? Fifteen