● JIMMY GREAVES

used to say that when a funny man talks seriously, people listen. That was certainly the case when Steve Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors basketball team, abandoned his usual press conference to speak about gun violence in America.

Kerr isn’t a comedian but his departure from injury updates and team preparation carried spectacular clout. Banging tables, calling out all the right enablers in the political arena, white-hot fury building to the moment he stormed out, it was a memorable performance.

Will it make a difference, or is America satisfied with empty silences, and thoughts and prayers?