Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is not one to vent his frustrations aggressively, but he came extremely close to breaking point in last night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. His head coach, Steve Kerr, was ejected midway through the fourth quarter, and Curry wasn’t shy in making his feelings clear about the dismissal.
Stephen Curry’s Honest Thoughts on Steve Kerr’s Dismissal
Speaking postgame, Curry explained how he was going to be the player who kicked off at the referee’s if Kerr hadn’t beaten him to it.
“To be honest, I was going to do that, but then I saw him. That’s why I fouled Kris Dunn because I was watching the coach go crazy, and I was appreciative of that. Two crazy calls in a row… I love that. That fire from Steve for sure. Somebody had to do it tonight.”
So, what happened?
With 7:57 left in the fourth quarter and the Warriors down 81-74, Clippers forward John Collins was credited with a block on Gary Payton II. However, replays showed that Payton had the ball on the glass before Collins swatted it away, which should have made it a goaltend, according to the 2025/26 NBA rulebook.
Kerr couldn’t believe the missed call and decided to berate the officials as the Clippers came down the other end of the floor.
Payton and assistant coach Terry Stotts held him back, but Kerr still received back-to-back technical fouls and was ejected from the game. Collins made the technical free-throw, and Kris Dunn added two more at the charity stripe to give the Clippers a commanding 10-point lead, when it should have only been five.
After Kerr’s ejection, the Warriors rallied and outscored the Clippers by nine points to set up a thrilling end to the contest. Curry hit two threes in the final two minutes of the game to trim the Clippers’ lead to one point, but even his night was cut short early.
With 43 seconds left on the clock, Curry went for a defensive rebound but ended up committing a sixth foul, which he admitted was the correct call. It was the first time he had fouled out of a game since 2021, but he still scored 27 points.
Jimmy Butler scored 24, and Payton managed 14, but the Warriors ultimately lost 102-103, marking another tight loss in Golden State’s up-and-down season.
Curry and the Warriors can’t seem to gain any traction or momentum this season, picking up a 19-18 record and sitting eighth in the Western Conference. The Warriors have won six of their last nine games and will return to the Bay Area for eight straight games on their home floor.
