Steve Kerr lost his cool on court during the Warriors-Trailblazer clash last night. The Warriors coach got ejected, as he was furious with a referee decision regarding Draymond Green.
With close to 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter, Draymond Green fouled Zach Collins, just as he was approaching the rim.
Green hit Collins in the arm, something that caused the referee to review the foul. Once the review was done, the foul was upgraded to a flagrant 1.
It was at that exact moment that Steve Kerr absolutely lost it. He started furiously screaming at the referee, coming onto the court and then throwing his clipboard on the floor.
He was awarded a technical then, but that did not quite calm down his tirade. Kerr kept on screaming at the referee and was handed out a second technical, and was hence ejected from the game.
Kevin Durant then stepped in and tried to control Steve Kerr.
Trailblazers got 5 free throws post the entire fiasco and then drilled in the three on the possession they got post the free throws. The 8 point play really hurt the Warriors, as they lost 127-109 on the night.
Steve Kerr had some very interesting words to say about the entire incident.
“I was just shocked that that was called a flagrant foul,” Kerr said
“I don’t remember how that’s determined. I don’t remember if that’s determined in New York or if it’s the officials on the floor, but that was head-scratching that that could be called a flagrant foul. The guy is going to go in for a dunk. You have to make sure he doesn’t dunk it. I told (the official) that I begged to differ.” he added.
Kevin Durant also weighed in on the entire controversy and gave his version of what exactly transpired on the court.
“I felt him,” Durant said.
“I understand his anger, his rage, especially for that call. But I thought we should just keep playing. It was a common foul, I thought. The refs looked at it differently, and I understand why coach was frustrated.” he added.
Do you think Kerr’s actions were justified?
