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Much like the rest of the world, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was left angered and disgusted on Tuesday after the shocking events that led to the death of George Floyd. The African-American civilian was a victim of blatant police brutality after a now-viral clip showed him pinned to the ground by a […]

ESPN and Netflix’s “The Last Dance” docuseries had its fair share of intense moments throughout the 10-part series. However, there’s no denying that the fight between Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr during practice stands out as one of the more memorable bits of the show. As it turns out, that infamous incident more than two […]

One of the most emotional bits of ESPN’s recently-concluded hit docuseries “The Last Dance” featured former Chicago Bulls guard and current Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and the story behind the murder of his father. In the series, Kerr narrated how his father was killed in Beirut, Lebanon as part of a political […]

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr played for Phil Jackson as a member of the Chicago Bulls from 1993 to 1998. Apparently, he was also nearly hired by Jackson to be the head coach of the New York Knicks. Former Warriors assistant general manager Travis Schlenk reflected on the series of events that led to […]

Chris Mullin played alongside Michael Jordan on the 1992 Dream Team and competed against His Airness throughout his Hall of Fame career with the Golden State Warriors and Indiana Pacers. And like everybody in the basketball world, Mullin recently watched “The Last Dance” docuseries on ESPN, and he came away with some renewed appreciation for […]

Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook’s NSFW-filled words apparently stuck with Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr. While talking to Bill Murray in his “Flying Coach” podcast with Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, Kerr recalled one of his favorite quotes of all time and it came from the 2016-17 NBA MVP. Via Drew Shiller of NBC […]

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 […]

In Sunday’s final couple of episodes of “The Last Dance,” the series reached its climax when Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls finally claimed their sixth title following what was a grueling 1997-98 campaign. In the aftermath of that memorable title run, then-head coach Phil Jackson called the team to one final meeting before most […]

In the last two episodes of The Last Dance, a classic clip of Steve Kerr roasting Michael Jordan was shown. During the championship parade, Kerr went on stage and explained what really happened in the timeout before he hit the game-winning shot in Game 6 that sealed the title for them. Golden State Warriors fans are […]

Golden State Warriors head coach and former Chicago Bulls guard Steve Kerr had one of the most epic lines from Sunday’s “The Last Dance” finale. Kerr narrated Michael Jordan’s famous game-winning, championship-clinching shot against the Utah Jazz in the 1998 NBA Finals, and how he described the atmosphere in the arena was nothing short of […]

The third episode of ESPN’s Chicago Bulls documentary, entitled “The Last Dance,” spotlighted former Bulls forward Dennis Rodman. While Rodman had established himself as one of the best rebounders and defensive players in the NBA by the early 1990s, he had also developed a rather controversial persona. But Bulls management–having lost former power forward Horace […]

Steve Kerr won titles as head coach of the Golden State Warriors and as a member of the second Chicago Bulls dynasty. He spoke on what “The Last Dance” has validated about the Warriors’ run from 2015-2019, which included three championships and five consecutive trips to the NBA Finals. Specifically, Kerr pointed out the exhausting […]

Everybody has their bad games. As a role player, Steve Kerr certainly had his fair share. While speaking at The Ringer podcast, the Golden State Warriors head coach admitted he found a very creative way to get out of his funk: by being Jeff Hornacek for practice. “I always tried to pick guys in the […]

Current Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was a huge part of the Chicago Bulls dynasty in the 1990’s, as depicted in ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docu-series. Recently, the former Bulls guard opened up about one of the things he’s learned from watching the documentary. Kerr focused on Michael Jordan’s star power and how […]

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s social media activity recently raised some eyebrows, and it seems like he isn’t done. On Friday afternoon, Morey liked a tweet claiming that former Chicago Bulls player Steve Kerr wouldn’t earn a spot in today’s NBA. Chris Martin Palmer’s tweet seemed to reference Kerr’s reputation as a three-point “specialist.” Palmer […]

It was earlier revealed that the Golden State Warriors actually had a chance to do a “The Last Dance”-style documentary featuring their fifth Finals run in 2019 — something that head coach Steve Kerr said that they rejected because they did not want to imbibe a “sense of finality” last season. Dubs superstar Stephen Curry […]

“The Last Dance” highlights Michael Jordan’s overwhelming fame, and the Chicago Bulls of the 1980s and 1990s had no choice but to keep their identity protected due to this phenomenon. Steve Kerr, who joined the team for the 1993-94 season and won three titles with Jordan, had some fun with his alias, opting for a […]

Miami Heat veteran Udonis Haslem also tuned in to Sunday’s amazing episodes of “The Last Dance,” and as it turns out, the bit about NBA legend Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr getting into a fight one time in practice seems to have riled up Haslem a bit too much. In a video interview with Richard […]

Episodes 7 and 8 of ESPN’s docuseries “The Last Dance” took viewers through a ride to relive Michael Jordan’s first retirement from the NBA, his stint as a baseball player, and the many anecdotes that ensued. Here are the eight best things from Sunday’s episodes as the series heads into a crescendoed finale on May […]

A debate has been raging on as to who would win between the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors and the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls ever since the former broke the latter’s 72-win season record. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who was part of the ’96 Bulls team as a player, finally settled it once and for all. […]

Michael Jordan’s first retirement was one of the main subjects of Sunday’s episodes of “The Last Dance.” After leaving the game in 1993, the Chicago Bulls were left with a gargantuan void to fill, and to his credit, Scottie Pippen did everything he could to step in as the team’s new leader. Pippen opened up […]

We were once again treated with what has recently become one of the highlights of our week on Sunday night, as ESPN and Netflix aired episodes 7 and 8 of “The Last Dance” focusing on Michael Jordan and the final season of the Chicago Bulls dynasty. As usual, even the biggest NBA stars were one […]

Apart from being former teammates with Michael Jordan, Steve Kerr can proudly say that he once traded fists with the Chicago Bulls icon. The infamous story of how the deadshot point guard never backed down to from a physical altercation with the GOAT showed just how intense those ’90s Bulls practices get. In the latest episode […]

Scottie Pippen is undoubtedly an NBA legend — his six rings, seven All-NBA and 10 All-NBA Defensive Team team selections prove that. However, while Pippen is one of the best players to ever play for the Chicago Bulls, his basketball resume isn’t exactly perfect. That was never clearer than it was during the 1994 Eastern […]

Mark Jackson had the privilege of presiding over the rise of the Golden State Warriors at the start of the 2010s. Jackson also had the misfortune of watching the Warriors win the NBA title the year after he was fired. But while he was not able to help lead the Warriors to a championship, Jackson […]

It’s not an unusual phenomenon for players from the same team to fight. Disagreements between the closest of teammates are inevitable and it happens across all major sports around the world. Then again, not every disagreement rises to the level of Michael Jordan giving Steve Kerr the five-knuckle-shuffle back in the Chicago Bulls heyday. But […]

One of the biggest talking points of the upcoming episodes of ESPN’s The Last Dance is the fight that went down between former Chicago Bulls teammates Michael Jordan and Steve Kerr one time in practice. Both men will relay their own sides of the story in the episodes that air Sunday, and it is certainly […]

Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are the greatest shooting backcourt in NBA history. They also are really good at playing quarterback. But don’t take our word for it. Instead, listen to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr talk about how he was impressed by Curry and Thompson’s quarterback skills a few years […]

Unlike some of the head coaches in the NBA today, Steve Kerr didn’t serve as an assistant to San Antonio Spurs legendary coach Gregg Popovich at one point in his career. However, the current Golden State Warriors head coach actually played under Popovich during his stint with the Spurs, which resulted in no less than […]

The release of “The Last Dance,” a 10-part docuseries detailing the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls and their pursuit of a second three-peat has raised the potential of having a similar modern-era docuseries down the road. The Golden State Warriors are the closest team to resembling that era of dominance, but head coach Steve Kerr does not […]

Steve Kerr is keenly aware that his moment may come. “The Last Dance” docuseries has revisited many Michael Jordan tales during its first six episodes, making it a matter of time before his fight with Michael Jordan is aired for the eyes of the masses. Via Drew Shiller of NBC Sports Bay Area: “I’m a […]

Former Chicago Bulls guard and current Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been making headlines of late primarily because of the significant role he plays in “The Last Dance” docuseries. Kerr recently talked about the time he and Michael Jordan exchanged blows during a heated practice, but this time around, Kerr has opened […]

To this day, Michael Jordan’s heroic performance in the “Flu Game” stands as one of the most iconic displays of sheer physical and mental fortitude in all of basketball. But as far as his former Chicago Bulls teammate and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is concerned, instances like that will no longer happen […]

Episodes 5 and 6 of “The Last Dance” seem to prove that this docu-series just keeps getting better and better. The same appears to hold true for next week’s episodes, as they are slated to feature one of the ugliest manifestations of Michael Jordan’s unmatched competitive spirit — that moment that he punched Steve Kerr […]

Golden State Warriors head coach and former Chicago Bulls guard Steve Kerr did not succumb to the pressure in the final seconds of Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals. The Bulls and Utah Jazz were knotted at 86 apiece in the final minute when Chicago called timeout. Everyone in the building knew Michael Jordan […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has used the wise words of former Chicago Bulls teammate Dennis Rodman as guidance during his tenure with the Dubs. Rodman once said, “I’ll play the game for free, but you get paid for the bulls–t.” Both the 90s Bulls and Kerr’s Warriors are dynasties that were in […]

The Chicago Bulls endured their share of tough playoff battles with Steve Kerr coming off the bench, but none scared him more than the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers. The Bulls were pushed to a Game 7 in 1998, a season they came to know as The Last Dance as they tried for […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr still recalls the moment his soon-to-be player Klay Thompson asked for his autograph. Reminiscing on his days with the Chicago Bulls, Kerr recalled when the young Warriors shooting-guard-to-be asked for his John Hancock: Via the Runnin’ Plays podcast: “I looked at him, I remember the moment really well. […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is one that you could say has a strong personality. That being the case, he is not exactly the easiest person to deal with. Even Dubs head coach Steve Kerr has had his fair share of difficult moments with the former Defensive Player of the Year winner. As a […]