Contrary to the quote that was circulated in a tweet, Kerr claims the stress had nothing to do with Durant. Instead, it was the pressure of success and the mounting injuries, and on the podcast, he said he experienced relief coaching a group of young players were eager to learn.
There have been hints of trouble from that final season. Durant’s exit from Golden State was hastened by his feud with outspoken forward Draymond Green. Durant has also previously been critical of the offense that Kerr built for the Warriors, which is perhaps why Durant assumed Kerr’s comment was directed at him.
He also clarified several times that he was not happy with the way the story was reported, and was specifically upset with Drew Schiller, who tweeted the out-of-context quote that Durant responded to.
“If you want to actually get the story accurate, I would encourage you to actually listen to the podcast. It was a terribly unfair shot, completely taking something out of context to the point where people are going to read it and think that was my quote,” Kerr said.
“To take that comment and put it into a tweet and send it out into the universe is so irresponsible and damaging. And I’m angry.”
Kerr mentioned later that he hadn’t heard from Durant, and had only heard about the Twitter exchange.
Kerr, Durant’s former head coach with Golden State, made what appeared to be a curious statement about the final year of the Warriors’ dynasty on a podcast with The Ringer. Kerr said that he enjoyed the Warriors’ 2019-20 season, during which they finished 15-50, more than Durant’s final season with the team, when they lost to the Raptors in the NBA Finals.
“That last year was tough,” Kerr said. “There was a lot going on – some that you know about and some that you don’t. That was very difficult.”
Durant, ever the Twitter surveyor, appeared to take issue with the quote.
“This is hilarious,” Durant tweeted in response.
Unprompted, Kerr explained his frustrations about the quote being taken out of context at length during a postgame press conference. He clarified that the idea of his quote was that the final year of the dynasty was an “absolute bear.”
“The stress level, two season-ending injuries during the Finals … we had all kinds of stress,” Kerr said.
SCHILLER TWEET:
B- WISEMAN RETURNS TONIGHT LIKELY — PLAY HIM 30 — THE MISSION IS DEVELOPMENT....
C- THE EMERGENCE OF JORDAN POOLE: KEEP HIM LONG TERM OR RISE HIS HOT STREAK INTO A TRADE WITH MINNESOTA PICK FOR A YOUNG 20 SOMETHING WHO CAN HELP NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE...???
D- 76ERS TONIGHT — LAST GAME BEFORE DEADLINE — NO EMBIID....
-IF THEY LOSE — 22-22 WITH 29 TO PLAY —
-SO YOU MOVE OUBRE FOR A LONG TERM PIECE— (OLIDIPO IS EXPIRING) - I’D LOVE LONZO BUT NOT HAPPENING FOR OUBRE EXPIRING...
-AARON GORDON FOR OUBRE, PACCHAL AND A PICK WORKS.... CASN THEY DO BETTER (BOSTON OFFERING PICKS)
Victor Oladipo (interest)
Otto Porter Jr (interest)
Bogdan Bogdanović (interest)
Aaron Gordon (interest)
Nemanja Bjelica (interest)
Cedi Osman (interest)
Kristaps Porzingis (offered by Dallas)
E- DRAYMOND SHOULD THINK HE’S THE BEST DEFENDER IN NBA HISTORY — HE’S ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE....
-BILL RUSSELL (HE NEVER SAW PLAY)
-RODMAN
-PIPPEN
-GARNETT
-GARY PAYTON
-KAWHI
-BEN WALLACE
-DUNCAN
0BRUCE BOWEN
-MICHALE COOPER
-GOBERT
-GIANNIS
NBA:
WHY IS EVERYONE FREAKINGM OUT ABOUT LEBRON’S ANKLE?
THEY CAN’T WIN FROM 6 SEED?
6 SEED (PORTLAND, DENVER 2 GAMES BACK IN LOSS)
WOULD MEAN 1 ROUND DIFFERENCE — CLIPPERS VS BLAZERS
2ND ROUND: 2 SEED SUNS
WEST FINAL 1 SEED JAZZ ETHIER WAY IN A 3-6 START
NETS / 76ERS IN FINAL
WEST HAS IT TOUGH 1 SEED JAZZ COULD FACE:
-MAVS/ WARRIORS / SPURS
-4-5 WINNER - CLIPPERS
2-3 WINNER LAKERS OR SUNS
NETS / 76ERS FINAL
WEST IS GOING TO TIRE OUT WINNER....
2- 49ERS:
A- THEY CAN’T SERIOUSLY STILL BE LOOKING AT WATSON RIGHT? (PFT SAID SUNDAY NIGHT THEY WERE ONE OF 6 TEAMS)
-UP TO 14 NOW.....
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B- I THINK THEY ARE SETTING UP TO TAKE A QB....
CB - THE ONLY NEED POSITION LEFT - KIPER HAS THEM TAKING VA TECH CB CALEB FARLEY — WHO SAT OUT 2020 AND IS HAVING BACK SURGERY — WHICH FLIES IN THE FACE OF GETTING HEALTHIER MANTRA...
-MAC JONES STILL ON BOARD — NE TAKES THEM AT 15....
-TARTT BACK NO NEED AT S
-GOT MACK AND T WILLIAMS, O LINE GOOD
-BOSA, EBUKAN AND MAYBE FORD.... (EVEN IF HE CAN CONTRIBUTE SAY 6 SACKS)
-WOULD BE NICE TO GET A VET WR—-
-ONLY TRUE NEED IS CB — AND THERE ARE STILL SOME IN FA... AJ BOUYE, SHERM, CASEY HAYWARD, QUINTON DUNBAR,
C- COULD FORD REALLY HELP??
D- SO THE 49ERS NEED A RB — BECUASE THIS IS THE CHARACTER YOU WANT....
https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1374360907845926917?s=21
D- BACK UP QB — FLACCO LIKELY TO PHILLY — THAT LEAVES— ALEX SMITH , CHASE DANIEL, BLAINE GABBERT, MATT BARKLEY... OR A ROOKIE — 1ST ROUND? DAVIS MILLS IN 3RD OR 4TH?
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E- MAIOCCO THINKS NFC WEST STANDINGS COULD FLIP IN 2021....
https://twitter.com/maiocconbcs/status/1374413179384524804?s=21
MAIOCCO SAYS :
1- 49ERS 11-5
2- CARDS 10-6
3- RAMS 9-7
4- SEAHAWKS 7-9
3- NCAA TOURNEY: MARCUS DOESN;T LIKE LACK OF BLUE BLOODS
WHO’S LEFT??
PAC 12 - 9-1 (COLORADO) - USC BLOWS OUT KANSAS, UCLA EASY
-BIG 10 ONE LEFT..... MICHIGAN
BLUE BLOODS LEFT: UCLA, SYRACUSE, VILLANOVA , I’LL SAY GONZAGA SI CLOSE TO ONE... (DUKE, KENTUCKY NEVER MADE IT)
FOOTBALL SCHOOLS: MICHIGAN, USC, ALABAMA
4- GIANTS:
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED WITH 9 DAYS LEFT:
ROTATION: GAUSMAN, CUETO, DESCLAFINI IN SEATTLE
-BUSTER HAVING MUSCLE ISSUES IN HIP — I THINK IT’S UNRELAISTIC TO THINK HE CAN CATCH 120 AND HIT ....
-DEFENSE: TO START IT MAY BE — 1B FLORES, 2B SOLOANO, SS CRAW 3B LA STELLA — LONGORIA DH -
-RAMOS WILL BE UP SOONER THAN LATER....
https://twitter.com/pavlovicnbcs/status/1374409331915956230?s=21
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