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Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry do not have similar game tapes. Jordan was a high-flying acrobat who eventually developed a lethal midrange jumper and deadly post game. Meanwhile, Curry is a gunner whose proficiency from the perimeter helped revolutionize the NBA and the way front offices construct their […]

The Golden State Warriors were the most recent iteration of a dynasty in the NBA. They won three titles in five years with Steve Kerr manning the ship. Apparently though, it did not take long for the Warriors head coach to realize that he had a budding dynasty on his hands. The 54-year old recently […]

Steve Kerr joined the Golden State Warriors before the start of the 2014-15 season. Since then, the Dubs have gone to five NBA finals, won three championships and captured an NBA-record 73 wins during a regular season. The Warriors have an amazing record of 337-138 in the regular season under Kerr. The team has also […]

The Michael Jordan-Steve Kerr skirmish during a Chicago Bulls‘ team practice was indeed one of the most entertaining moments from the recently concluded 10-part ESPN docu-series “The Last Dance.” The brilliant series shed light on the moments leading to the now-infamous brawl, wherein His Airness managed to land clean shots to Kerr’s face which left […]

Steve Kerr knows that Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green is a former Defensive Player of the Year and a three-time NBA champion, but even a veteran gets jabbed and pranked by teammates and friends from time to time. According to Drew Shiller in NBC Sports Bay Area, via Yahoo Sports, the Warriors have […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spent 15 years playing in the NBA, most notably as a member of the second three-peat Chicago Bulls next to Hall of Fame shooting guard Michael Jordan. Kerr’s arrival on the Bulls did not coincide with Jordan’s presence, however, as the current Charlotte Hornets owner was in retirement […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has never shied away from criticizing President Donald Trump. That trend continued on Friday when Kerr called Trump a racist on Twitter: Thank you @PabloTorre for the perfect text. In 2017 Trump called kneeling NFL players who peacefully protested police brutality ‘sons of bitches.’ Last night he called […]

In one of his more succinct tweets to date, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr blasted Donald Trump after the POTUS announced that he wanted to get out of Twitter. The 54-year old mentor had just one word to perfectly react to Trump’s hilarious statement: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/R4LaQ4rUDQ — Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) May 28, 2020 That’s some […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had his shares of shining moments as an NBA player, none more crucial than a game-winner over the Utah Jazz in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals as a member of the Chicago Bulls. Many have wondered what would have happened if Kerr missed that shot and the […]

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 […]