Steve Kerr Articles - Page 31

Success of the Golden State Warriors’ bench this season will hinge largely on the impact and development of Moses Moody, Jonathan Kuminga and James Wiseman. But if any of their prized recent lottery picks aren’t ready for a regular rotation role, the defending champions will have the luxury of relying on a pair of proven […]

The Golden State Warriors have been under a firestorm this past week after video of the altercation between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole surfaced. Following Tuesday’s preseason game between the Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave effuse praise to Kevon Looney for playing an instrumental role in keeping the […]

The Golden State Warriors’ decision to bring back Draymond Green just one week after he punched Jordan Poole, absent any official suspension, came after much deliberation between team power brokers and the parties directly involved. Still, it goes without saying that Poole could’ve squashed any hopes of fallout from the incident blowing over if he […]

The Golden State Warriors have laid the hammer down on Draymond Green. Well, somewhat. This is after head coach Steve Kerr announced on Tuesday that the Warriors veteran will be fined for his actions against teammate Jordan Poole. Draymond, however, will not be serving any form of suspension. As it turns out, Green and Poole […]

The Golden State Warriors have made their decision on the Draymond Green issue. This is after the former Defensive Player of the Year punched teammate Jordan Poole in the face during a heated altercation in practice. On Tuesday, Dubs head coach Steve Kerr announced that the team has decided to fine Green and that he […]

It’s no secret that Andre Iguodala had basically retired before being coaxed back into playing one more season with the Golden State Warriors less than a week before training camp tipped off in late September. As a result, it should come as no surprise that the 38-year-old will start his NBA swan song wearing street […]

Lost amid the ongoing controversy of Draymond Green’s vicious punch to Jordan Poole at Golden State Warriors practice last week has been the status of Klay Thompson. The veteran sharpshooter has yet to take the floor in the preseason despite enjoying his first healthy summer since 2018, apparently entering training camp needing to pass certain […]

Now that the dust has somewhat settled in the aftermath of Draymond Green’s now-infamous fight with Jordan Poole, it’s time for the Golden State Warriors to start healing. The team has to move past this ugly incident as soon as possible as they look to start their title defense in a week’s time. For his […]

James Wiseman wants to be star, and some of the most prominent voices within the Golden State Warriors believe he still has the chance to truly shine at basketball’s highest level. The third-year big man flashed that ultimate potential during one third quarter possession against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in his team’s […]

It’s safe to say that Steve Kerr wanted Jordan Poole to be a long-term fixture for the Golden State Warriors before he was punched by Draymond Green. The fourth-year guard’s ever-impressive response to the ongoing controversy, though, no doubt makes Poole even more valuable to the Warriors’ present and future as his representatives continue negotiating […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson has been absent in the team’s preseason games this season, a situation that has raised concerns about his status for the 2022-23 opening night a couple of week from now. Steve Kerr, however, has some encouraging news on that end. According to Kerr, there is some optimism about Thompson’s […]

Privacy. This is the drum Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been banging on. The four-time NBA champion coach isn’t at all happy with what went down between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole, but he’s equally incensed by the fact that the issue has blown up the way that it has. When asked […]

Draymond Green is stepping away from the Golden State Warriors indefinitely. The four-time champion couldn’t guarantee he’d be in the lineup on October 18th against the Los Angeles Lakers for the regular season opener, and Steve Kerr later clarified there really is no concrete timeline or specific benchmarks that must be met for Green’s return. […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr broke his silence on the leaked Draymond Green-Jordan Poole video, per Anthony Slater on Twitter. “In 32 years, I’ve probably seen 20-plus fist fights. It should not make it out of our walls. We need to be better.” Steve Kerr likely isn’t thrilled about what transpired. But the […]

Specific genesis of the altercation that culminated in Draymond Green “forcefully striking” Jordan Poole during Wednesday’s practice remains unknown. One day after the incident took place, though, Steve Kerr made sure to correct at least one aspect of reporting about the fracas between the Golden State Warriors stars. Speaking after president of basketball operations Bob […]

Steve Kerr admitted late last month that Patrick Baldwin Jr., as many heads as he turned with the Golden State Warriors this summer after being selected with the 28th overall pick of the NBA draft, would likely spend his rookie season riding the bench. But that was two days prior to the 19-year-old acquitted himself […]

The Golden State Warriors began preseason action with consecutive wins over the Washington Wizards in Tokyo. But returning home undefeated is hardly what had Steve Kerr smiling after his team erased a halftime deficit to defeat the Wizards 104-95 as the NBA’s Japan Games came to a close. Sunday’s second-half comeback came with Stephen Curry, […]

In preseason, NBA teams don’t typically give much attention towards winning games. Player development is of utmost priority, as there’s no better time for teams to assess the readiness of players to contribute for the upcoming season. But the Golden State Warriors ask: ‘why not both?’ This was the case when the Warriors came back […]

One thing Jordan Poole doesn’t lack is confidence. He’d probably bet on himself in a three-point shootout against Stephen Curry. That’s why the Golden State Warriors youngster hasn’t been bashful in trying to bump heads with the big boys from The Bay. The banter is often playful, for sure. But you just know Stephen Curry […]

The Golden State Warriors secured a 96-87 win over the Washington Wizards in Japan on Friday as the defending champs continued with their pre-season preparations ahead of the new campaign. Klay Thompson was unable to suit up for the exhibition matchup, however, and it has now been revealed that the five-time All-Star will also be […]

It was only a few weeks ago that Draymond Green couldn’t even run, still recovering from degenerative back issues that caused him to miss 29 straight games last season due to associated pain in his calf. Thankfully for the defending champions, you would hardly know just how compromised Green was physically just last month given […]

Andre Iguodala is giving it one final go with the Golden State Warriors. The elder statesman has re-signed with the club after signs pointed towards retirement following their 2022 NBA Finals win over the Boston Celtics. Iguodala will turn 39 years old before the NBA trade deadline and has 18 years of mileage on his […]

Most players don’t get better in their early 30s. If there’s one silver lining of the multiple injuries that cost Klay Thompson two-and-a-half seasons of his prime, though, it’s that he’s poised to be even better in 2022-23 than he was after his long-awaited return to the Golden State Warriors. Warriors coach Steve Kerr told […]

News flash: A late first-round pick who was nagged by injury during his lone college season and didn’t play in Summer League probably won’t play a major role for the defending champions. Just because he’s surely on the outside looking in at the Golden State Warriors’ rotation as a rookie, though, hardly means Patrick Baldwin […]

Few teams in basketball return as many top players this season as the Golden State Warriors. The six-man core that led them to another title remains fully intact, with Kevon Looney re-signing in July and contract questions facing incumbent free agents Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole—not to mention Draymond Green, who has a player option […]

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga is entering just his second season in the NBA, but he’s already become material for a Stephen A. Smith hot take. In a recent episode of First Take, the ESPN personality recently revealed that he’s heard of reports about Kuminga’s poor attitude off the court. Warriors head coach Steve […]

The Golden State Warriors are in one of the most enviable spots as a franchise in the NBA. Not only are they fresh off a championship victory against the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals, they are well set up for the future, with a young core led by Jordan Poole and Jonathan Kuminga […]

Separate investigations into his alleged workplace misconduct confirmed that Robert Sarver repeated the n-word on multiple occasions. During his time with the Phoenix Suns, though, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr maintains he never saw any behavior from the disgraced owner that could he construed as racist.  Doubling down on his statement to ESPN’s Baxter […]

Pump the brakes on James Wiseman’s breakout 2022-23 campaign, Dub Nation. As Steve Kerr sees it, this season will be far more about overall development for the talented young big man than the true impact he makes on the Golden State Warriors. Appearing on Real Ones with Raja Bell and Logan Murdock of The Ringer, Kerr tempered […]

The most enduring memory of Jordan Poole’s first playoff run—to opposing fans, at least—is certainly Ja Morant dropping him to the floor en route to a go-ahead floater during a second-round loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Golden State Warriors guard was frequently targeted by the likes of Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum in later […]

A vocal, passionate set of fans weren’t the only ones who questioned the Golden State Warriors replacing Mark Jackson with Steve Kerr in 2014 following the team’s first back-to-back playoff appearances since the Run TMC era. A young Draymond Green and his teammates, it turns out, were initially skeptical of the significant changes Kerr implemented […]

It’s not a coincidence that in the four championships the Golden State Warriors have on in the past decade, Andre Iguodala was present. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green will take all the acclaim, and heck, even Andrew Wiggins stormed into the picture after his emergence in the 2022 NBA Finals squaring up against […]

Jordan Poole was quite a revelation for the Golden State Warriors last season. There’s no denying that the 23-year-old was integral to the Dubs’ title run and that he’s going to be a key member of this squad this coming season and beyond. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes that Poole has it in him […]

The Golden State Warriors hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy again in 2018, winning back-to-back championships for the first time in franchise history. It wasn’t a smooth start to the season that helped Golden State manage the trials and tribulations associated with its title defense, though. The team’s trip to China for a pair of exhibition […]

The Golden State Warriors have made a point of letting Andre Iguodala work through his decision to play one more season or call his career quits without interference. As training camp for the 2022-23 season fast approaches, though, they’ll apparently be taking a more active approach in recruiting Iguodala back to the fold. During a […]

There’s no doubting the Golden State Warriors will take it relatively during the regular season. After proving their dynasty is alive and well by winning a fourth championship in eight years, the Warriors don’t have anything left to prove over the 82-game grind of 2022-23. Don’t confuse Golden State saving its energy for the playoffs […]

If there is a player Golden State Warriors tactician Steve Kerr would want to coach, it’s none other than Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo … and for good reasons. In an interview with FilGoal as he visits Egypt for NBA Africa, Kerr was asked which player outside the Dubs he dreams of coaching. He didn’t […]

Leadership traits transcend sports. Still, that hardly means Stephen Curry’s singular impact on the Golden State Warriors is easily replicated. Steve Kerr conveyed that message to an eager San Francisco 49ers braintrust of general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan after a recent round of gold in San Diego, as relayed by Tim […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t run it back after all. But just because the defending champions’ departures in free agency leave their bench completely overhauled doesn’t necessarily mean the Warriors’ depth is any less impressive than it was last season. Just ask Steve Kerr. In a sprawling Q&A with Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Kerr extolled […]