During the Golden State Warriors’ dominant victory, Steve Kerr asked Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault to keep NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the bench, as it significantly benefited his team.
Jimmy Butler’s antics appear to be turning off some prospective suitors. On the latest episode of his self-titled podcast for Yahoo Sports, NBA writer Kevin O’Connor reported that Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has some concerns about adding the Miami Heat star Butler to the locker room in a potential trade.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr had a hilarious reaction to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander going off in the matchup with the Thunder.
When it was rumored earlier in the season that Jimmy Butler wanted a trade, the Golden State Warriors were one of his preferred destinations. Though the Warriors may have had mutual interest, it was unlikely that they would trade for Butler, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
The Golden State Warriors shocked the Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder last night, defeating them 116-109. It was a phenomenal showing from the Warriors, who fought back in the second half to erase a 14-point lead and win the game.
SAN FRANCISCO — Ice chips scattered around the floor of the Warriors’ home locker room were half melted 30 minutes after they put the finishing touches on a stunning win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. They showered their head coach, Steve Kerr, with ice water to celebrate, a euphoric cap to their best win since their 12-3 start.
My league sources confirm these hesitations, revealing that Curry himself has reservations about Butler's fit in the Warriors' locker room — a sentiment shared by head coach Steve Kerr. Their worries stem from Butler's tumultuous history with previous teams:
With Draymond Green picking up an injury, Moses Moody slotted in at power forward against the Wizards, earning praise from Steve Kerr.
On Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors stunned the Western Conference-leading OKC Thunder 116-109, improving their record to 24-23.
The new-look Warriors starting lineup for Wednesday's matchup is Steph Curry, Buddy Hield, Andrew Wiggins, Gary Payton II, and Kevon Looney. Payton and Looney have each started just five games this season, while Hield has started ten.
Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with 1:52 left on the way to 21 points, Andrew Wiggins scored 27 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109.
Vucevic has been one of the better pick-and-pop centers in the league, hitting 40.5 percent of his catch-and-shoot 3s this season. His resurgence in that area has also been one of the drivers of Zach LaVine's comeback, giving the Bulls guard a ton of space to work with. He would do the same for Curry.