Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has become one of the most outspoken figures in professional sports while never shying away from speaking out on topics both related and unrelated to the NBA. This time around, Kerr chimed in with his two cents regarding Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook and his tendency to not answer certain questions at his postgame press conferences.
“I just feel that we have to be very careful as a league,” Kerr recently said, via The Athletic. “We’re in a good place right now. Very popular. Fans love the game, the social dynamic, the fashion. But more than anything they love the connection they feel to the players. I think it’s important for the players to understand that it’s a key dynamic to this league. I don’t think this is a healthy dynamic, for this league, for any player, any team, any local media, any national media.”
Of course, part of participating in the postseason is speaking to the media both before and after games throughout the process.
“It’s all part of the business,” Kerr added, via The Athletic. “You’ve got to feed information to the fans. You don’t have to give a great answer, but it’s dangerous when you go down that path of no communication because one of the reasons people like the league right now is we have a lot of great players, really good guys who handle themselves well. So don’t kill that. You’ve got to keep that going. That’s a big part of the business.”
Westbrook and the Thunder are currently looking to even things up against the Portland Trail Blazers with Kerr and the Warriors leading the Los Angeles Clippers 3-1.
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