Most people know that Michael Jordan's father was murdered during the peak of his son's career. For those who may have not known previously, ESPN's “The Last Dance” made sure that this became common knowledge by featuring this pivotal moment in Jordan's career.

What not many know is that similar to Jordan, former Chicago Bulls guard and current Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr also had a similar backstory, which “The Last Dance” highlights. When Kerr was just 19 years old, his father was murdered in Beirut in 1984.

As it turns out, however, Jordan and Kerr never got to sharing this heart-rendering commonality they had with each other. Kerr detailed this during Episode 9 of “The Last Dance” on Sunday:

“We never discussed that,” Kerr said, via Ali Thanawalla of NBC Sports. “I think it was probably too painful for each of us.”

Kerr then went on to retell the exact moment he learned of his father's untimely death:

“So, I received a phone call in the middle of the night from a family friend,” Kerr recalled as he started to get choked up. “My phone rang at my door at 3 o'clock in the morning, so I knew something was up and he just said ‘Steve, I have terrible news.' So, yeah.”

This was undeniably earth-shaking for Kerr at that time, and according to the 54-year-old in “The Last Dance,” he resorted to basketball as a means of escape:

“Basketball was the one thing I could do to take my mind off what happened,” Steve said. “So I went to practice the next day. I didn't know what else to do.”

It has been nearly four decades since this incident took place, but “The Last Dance” makes it clear that the wounds remain fresh for Kerr — just like Jordan. Nobody deserves to go through that terrible experience.