Steph Curry contradicts Steve Kerr after a frustrating loss.
Following the Warriors’ loss to the Nuggets on Sunday, much of the postgame discussion focused on Klay Thompson, who scored 23 points in the first half but zero in the second. But Steph Curry had a terrible night as well.
Golden State’s sharpshooter finished with 20 points on 6-19 from the field as the Warriors wasted a 16-point first-half advantage and lost 119-103.
Curry and head coach Steve Kerr then offered some interesting post-game statements, which were particularly memorable because they contradicted each other.
“I think Steph has looked tired to me the last couple of games,” he remarked.
“We’ll just take it game by game and see how he’s doing but like I said this is all part of the season,” Kerr told reporters. “Every player goes through it, just feeling a little fatigued, a little heavy-legged and then you know he’ll get it back and if we have to give him a game to help him do that, then then we’ll do that.”
Steph, on the other hand, bluntly denied that there was a problem, saying “No” to any questions regarding whether he was fatigued.
“You miss shots, like it’s one of those things,” Curry went on to say. “That’s why they’re called averages; you have the highs and lows of it. Again, if you don’t reach the threshold, there will be queries regarding whether your legs are weary or not.
“You just miss shots and continue shooting. It’s part of the essence of being available and playing every game that [you] never lose confidence and come back on [Tuesday] hoping to shoot well on the road.”
Curry clearly takes great delight in playing as much as he can, despite his demanding schedule.
Steph’s attitude is refreshing in an NBA era dominated by load management. However, it will be intriguing to see how long he can maintain a constant, high workload.
