Kerr, 58, brushed off their frustrations during his Friday afternoon press conference prior to defeating the Detroit Pistons. He claims to have also been frustrated while playing in the NBA for 15 years.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr could not care less about Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody expressing frustration via the media over lack of playing time, especially when the team keeps losing with them on the bench.
Kerr, 58, brushed off their frustrations during his Friday afternoon press conference prior to defeating the Detroit Pistons. He claims to have also been frustrated while playing in the NBA for 15 years.
“I played for 15 years and all 15 I was frustrated with my playing time,” Kerr said when asked about the Kuminga and Moody reports. “This is how it works.”
On Thursday night, after Golden State lost to the Denver Nuggets thanks to an incredibly deep buzzer-beater by Nikola Jokic, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that Kuminga has lost faith in the Warriors coach.
Moody, 21, and Kuminga, 21, expressing frustration about over lack of playing time is normal. Kerr is right about that much, but the Warriors’ trouibles run a lot deeper.
Klay Thompson is a shadow of his former self, Draymond Green can’t control himself to the point the NBA has to intervene and Stephen Curry‘s final bit of juice will go to waste if the team does not intervene.
“Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in coach Steve Kerr, and the 2021 lottery pick no longer believes Kerr will allow him to reach his full potential, sources close to Kuminga tell The Athletic, adding another layer of turbulence to an already complex Warriors season,” Charania wrote.
Former Warriors general manager Bob Myers left the franchise this offseason for a job on television and is now looking more like the key to Golden State’s success.
Kerr’s job could be on the line if he doesn’t turn the ship around and brushing off his young players’ frustrations is not a good start.