Steve Kerr on Draymond Green: 'He could've driven me out of here five years ago. That's what players do in the NBA these days'

Steve Kerr on Draymond Green: 'He could've driven me out of here five years ago. That's what players do in the NBA these days'

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Steve Kerr on Draymond Green: 'He could've driven me out of here five years ago. That's what players do in the NBA these days'

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Kerr called the conversation natural, the type of interaction that’s born from 10 years of frank talks, screaming matches and deep affection. “If it were my first year coaching, it would’ve been really hard to do that,” Kerr said. “But he trusts me. And I trust him. And that’s why we’ve stuck together. He could’ve driven me out of here five years ago. That’s what players do in the NBA these days. And I could’ve not supported him. Or I could’ve gone elsewhere. There’s a reason why we’re still together. We love each other.”
Source: FoxSports.com

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Chris Paul: “I’m grateful that I got a chance to be here with these guys. Me and Steph were already connected. Me and Dray definitely got a real connection now. And somebody I’m grateful that I really got a chance to know is Klay.”
theathletic.com/5421426/2024/0…10:37 AM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Steve Kerr wants Klay Thompson back with Warriors next season warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/04/17/ste… pic.twitter.com/P1XUKz5KQl10:05 AM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Steve Kerr doesn’t want Klay going anywhere 👏 pic.twitter.com/i2NKqy6r3l7:40 AM

Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
First time Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson – as a trio – walk into the offseason in April.
They’ve never – in 10 seasons as a trio – missed the playoffs.
Changes . . . – 1:44 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steph Curry on Draymond/Klay: “I can never see myself not with those two guys.”
Are big changes needed? “I just want to win.” pic.twitter.com/ugRK6e8eeb1:36 AM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Warriors’ Stephen Curry on Draymond Green and Klay Thompson: “I can never see myself not with those two guys. I understand this league changes and there’s so many things that go into it. … I know they want to win and I want to win. That’s all I’m worried about.” – 1:33 AM
Jason Jones @mr_jasonjones
They sent the Warriors fishing with Brock Purdy!!!! And why is Draymond fighting a fish?🤣🤣🤣🤣 – 1:33 AM
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Curry: “I can never see myself not with (Klay and Draymond) … we’ve experienced so much together. At the end of the day I know they want to win, I know I want to win. That’s all I’m worried about.” – 1:33 AM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Steph Curry on Klay Thompson and Draymond Green: “I can never see myself without those two guys.” – 1:33 AM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson: “We need Klay back… He’s still got good years left… I know I speak for everybody in the organization, we want him back… What Klay has mean to this franchise and as good as he still is, we desperately want him back.” pic.twitter.com/Aw7P6lRpTX1:31 AM

Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Steph on the future of him, Draymond, and Klay playing together.
“I just want to win.” pic.twitter.com/zlaXJIyUGO1:26 AM

Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson: “I love Klay so much. What he’s meant to me in the 10 years we’ve been together. I’ve watched him the last couple of years, fighting the feeling of devastation from the injuries. I’ve watched him this year flip his season around with his approach.” pic.twitter.com/PjKq6vCzb91:22 AM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Draymond Green on his belief the organization will prioritize Klay Thompson: “They did right by me. They’ve done right by Steph. They’ve done right by all of us. Klay tore his ACL and they gave him $160 million dollars.” pic.twitter.com/Px3jR74cQz1:20 AM

Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
I asked Draymond to categorize this season for him personally:
“Interesting, nonetheless. But I think I grew a lot.” pic.twitter.com/pj9eUZmFdH1:13 AM

Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Draymond Green says he can’t imagine a scenario where the Warriors won’t at least put in the effort to bring Thompson back.
“They’ll make the decision that’s best for the team … I don’t think there’s any scenario where Klay leaves and that’s the best decision for the team.” – 1:09 AM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Warriors’ Draymond Green on Klay Thompson’s future: “I have no reason to think that our ownership group aren’t going to take care of us. … There’s a lot of organizations that will only do what’s best for the organization. This isn’t one of them.” – 1:08 AM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Draymond on Klay: “We’ve been through incredible highs. Shitty lows. We want to continue what we’ve been doing.” – 1:06 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steve Kerr: “We need Klay back…He still has good years left…We desperately want him back.”
Full soundbite pic.twitter.com/0GRnjZGoyI1:05 AM

Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson’s future: “We need Klay back.” – 1:04 AM
Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
“We desperately want him back.”
Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson. pic.twitter.com/fv2OUE5Mqj1:04 AM

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
“We need Klay back,” Steve Kerr said. Kerr added “he still has good years left. And I speak for everyone, we want him back.” – 1:04 AM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Warriors’ Steve Kerr: “We need Klay [Thompson] back. … He’s still got good years left. I know I speak for everybody in the organization: We want him back. … We desperately want him back.” – 1:04 AM
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Kerr: “Hopefully we can resign Klay. Steph and Draymond are already under contract. Hopefully we can run it back next year … we need Klay back … what he represents for us… he’s still got good years left. I know I speak for everyone in the organization: we want him back.” – 1:04 AM
Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
“We need Klay back. … what he represents for us … he’s still got good years left.” — Steve Kerr – 1:03 AM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Steve Kerr on if Steph, Klay and Draymond can be champions again: “I would say they can. I hope we can re-sign Klay.” – 1:03 AM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Steve Kerr “really hopes” Chris Paul is on the Warriors next season – 1:02 AM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
“I love coaching Chris (Paul). I really hope we bring him back next year,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. – 1:02 AM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Warriors’ Steve Kerr on Chris Paul: “I really hope we bring him back next year.” – 1:01 AM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
“This is a tough season because everyone is good out there,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. – 1:00 AM
Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper
Steph, Klay, and Dray are +3983 together lifetime. – 12:58 AM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Steve Kerr: “I think I’ve got to do a better job next year of helping us offensively helping us find a little more rhythm” – 12:58 AM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Steve Kerr: “I’ve got to do a better job next year of helping us offensively, finding a rhythm.”
Kerr emphasized less individual offense and his staff finding better flow – 12:58 AM
Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
“It was tough to watch him struggle tonight.”
Steve Kerr on Klay’s performance against the Kings.
Klay went 0-10 and didn’t score. pic.twitter.com/ejWkaGoQJA12:57 AM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Steve Kerr: “I love Klay [Thompson] so much… I’ve watched him the last couple of years fighting the feeling of devastation from the injuries. I’ve watched him this year flip his season around with his approach… Tonight was tough to see him struggle.” – 12:57 AM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
“You don’t get to stay on top forever.”
-Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr says it’s too early to talk about plans for the future or what this summer might look like. He says there’s a lot to think about this offseason, this team fought but just wasn’t good enough. #dubnation12:55 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steve Kerr said it’s too soon to discuss the future of the Warriors but knows questions will come this off-season: “You don’t stay on top forever.”
Full soundbite pic.twitter.com/iXJN8uSG2K12:55 AM

Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Steve Kerr: “We’ve got an offseason where we’ve got a lot to think about, for sure.” – 12:54 AM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
So Chris Paul joins the Warriors and for the first time ever a healthy Draymond Green, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson do not make it to the playoffs. It’s almost like this was his plan all along…………… 🤣 #dubnation12:52 AM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Steve Kerr on the Warriors’ season-ending loss: “It was total domination. [The Kings] deserved it.” – 12:51 AM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Was this the final game of the Steph/Draymond/Klay era for the Warriors? – 12:38 AM
Malika Andrews @malika_andrews
For just the third time in the Steve Kerr era, the Golden Stare Warriors will miss the playoffs.
Gutsy win for Sacramento, avenging last season’s Game 7 loss to GSW in the first round and surviving for a chance at the 8 seed. – 12:35 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
First couple months derailed this Warriors season. Veteran slumps, late-game collapses, Draymond Green suspensions. They stabilized some, found some youth. Won 46 games. But they were never good enough in a crowded West. Blown out by the Kings to end their season on April 16th. – 12:33 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Sabonis tonight:
16 PTS
12 REB
7 AST
+25
Had more points, rebounds and assists than Draymond. statmuse.com/nba/player/dom…12:33 AM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Steve Kerr emptying the bench. pic.twitter.com/a5gRVmcSHr12:30 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Keon Ellis’ secondary ballhandling has been a revelation in this game. He threw an absolute dart to Lyles vs a double team up top, beating Draymond playing centerfield. That was impressive. – 12:27 AM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Oh no Draymond. 😬 – 12:14 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
ok if Harrison Barnes is hitting shots like that over Draymond then it might be night night 😱 – 12:09 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Harrison Barnes fadeaway over Draymond Green puts the Kings up 19 with 9:35 left. Warriors season teetering. – 12:09 AM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Harrison Barnes with a fallaway over Draymond Green. Kings up 97-78 with 9:35 remaining. – 12:09 AM
Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
Could very well be the final 12 minutes of the Steph-Klay-Draymond era – 12:02 AM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Alright, time to tune into the final 12 minutes of Steph, Klay, and Draymond together. – 11:58 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Looney in for Draymond – 11:45 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Draymond Green & De’Aaron Fox have a discussion about what is and isn’t a foul. pic.twitter.com/EUgb2Q14na11:37 PM

Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
This has been an awesome Draymond defensive game – 11:36 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Jonathan Kuminga starting the second half in place of Trayce Jackson-Davis. Warriors going small immediately with Draymond Green at center. – 11:30 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Jonathan Kuminga is starting the second half for Trayce Jackson-Davis
Steph
Klay
Wiggins
JK
Draymond – 11:30 PM
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
After all of that, the Kings hold just a narrow 54-50 lead halftime. 16-6 GSW run to close the half. Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga lit the spark for the Warriors, and now momentum is shifting their direction. – 11:16 PM
Jimmy Spencer @JimmySpencer
Watch how that ball bounces off the hands of so many players in this game.
Then notice how Draymond has Velcro when it comes to snatching the ball wherever it is. That’s what makes him an insanely great talent. – 11:14 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Draymond Green just got the better of Domantas Sabonis, who now has 3 fouls. – 11:12 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Out of the Kings timeout the Warriors are going with Steph, Podz, Klay, Kuminga and Draymond – 11:06 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
CP3-Podz-Klay-Kuminga-Draymond now on the floor – 10:35 PM
Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC
Domantas Sabonis bullies Draymond Green in the post and he is fired up! pic.twitter.com/HWRFoS4Tpv10:29 PM

Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Draymond has a legit beef there. Got drilled right in the ribcage with a Sabonis chicken wing. – 10:28 PM
James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIII
Obviously tough to keep up with EVERYTHING around the NBA covering one team all season, but Draymond shot what from 3 this season??? – 10:17 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Draymond Green 3 to start the game in Sacramento. More cheers from Warriors fans than boos from Kings fans – 10:16 PM
James Ham @James_HamNBA
Keegan Murray defending Steph Curry to open the game Draymond Green hits a three to open the scoring. – 10:15 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Klay and Dray going shot-for-shot 💪 pic.twitter.com/QKluk6Mt9k9:35 PM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Starters for Warriors-Kings
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Andrew Wiggins
Draymond Green
Trayce Jackson-Davis
De’Aaron Fox
Keon Ellis
Harrison Barnes
Keegan Murray
Domantas Sabonis – 9:32 PM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Warriors coach Steve Kerr talks about the differences with the Kings from last season, even from the last matchup back in January, and looks ahead to tonight’s Play-In game in Sacramento. pic.twitter.com/Dvvw8gc9hO9:32 PM

Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Steve Kerr says he’ll play both Trayce Jackson-Davis and Kevon Looney tonight against Sabonis/the Kings. How their minutes shake out will depend on how they do and how the game shakes out.
Here’s my story on TJD and his impact on the Warriors’ defense: tinyurl.com/2px7h8mk8:36 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steve Kerr on Trayce Jackson-Davis and Kevon Looney tonight vs Kings/Sabonis: “Both of them will play and we’ll see how the game is going and adapt accordingly.” – 8:35 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Exclusive with Steve Kerr on the challenges of this season and the future of the dynasty:
“We’re not at the end. But we’re probably on the 15th hole, 16th hole.”
foxsports.com/stories/nba/ho…6:29 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
“The stats just disappear into the ether, it’s crazy.”
Wrote about The Curious Case of NBA Play-In Tournament stats, with thoughts from Steph Curry and Steve Kerr, a statement from the league and research from the Elias Sports Bureau nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-sta…5:10 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Exclusive with Steve Kerr on the Warriors’ incredible success and the future of the dynasty.
“If the stars didn’t align, I could’ve gone to the Knicks and been fired after two years and never had any of these experiences.”
foxsports.com/stories/nba/as…4:53 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Steve Kerr says the Warriors have a chance in the West if they get in the playoffs 👀
(via @FOXSports) pic.twitter.com/OkyEx2gwXv4:31 PM

Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
In a wide-ranging exclusive, Steve Kerr opened up about the challenges of this season and the future of the dynasty. Among the biggest challenges? Draymond Green’s indefinite suspension.
“There’s a reason why we’re still together. We love each other.”
foxsports.com/stories/nba/as…12:34 PM
Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
In a wide-ranging exclusive, Steve Kerr opened up about the challenges of this season, including his talk when Draymond Green during his indefinite suspension.
“There’s a reason why we’re still together. We love each other.”
foxsports.com/stories/nba/as…12:20 PM

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“I got so many (former teammates) in my career that, like, I have no relationship with,” Paul said. “Don’t really care to or anything like that. Or people who don’t like me or whatever. That don’t keep me up at night. But I’m grateful that I got a chance to be here with these guys. Me and Steph were already connected. Me and Dray definitely, you know, got a real connection now. And somebody I’m grateful that I really got a chance to know is Klay.” -via The Athletic / April 17, 2024
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Kerr needed to speak to him. “This is your life,” Kerr told Green, as his 3-year-old daughter, Dash, ran around them playing. “You’ve built this amazing life for yourself and your family. Where are you heading with this?” Green soaked it in. “He said everything he had to say,” Green told FOX Sports. “I said everything I had to say. The moral of the story was: ‘I want you to finish the right way. I want us to end this the right way. I don’t like to see people saying what they’re saying, taking away from what you’ve accomplished. Whether this is the last year, or whether the last year is four years from now, let’s just make sure we finish it how we started. I want that for you.” -via FoxSports.com / April 17, 2024

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