NBA fans humorously blame Warriors’ Kerr for Tatum’s play against Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Warriors may not be the perennial NBA playoff contender they once were, but coach Steve Kerr still draws the ire of the league’s opposing fans.
Kerr, who coached Team USA to a gold medal victory at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, came under fire this summer for his usage, or lack thereof, of Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum on the superstar-laden team.
Tatum received two DNP CDs (did not play by coach’s decision) during the tournament while occasionally playing sparingly in games. Celtics fans were not happy about Tatum’s role in Kerr’s rotations, even if Tatum himself chose to take the high road when asked about his role.
Fast forward to opening night of the 2024-25 NBA season, and the Kerr-Tatum Olympics discourse resurfaced once again after the Celtics star scored 37 points with four rebounds and 10 assists on 14-of-18 shooting from the field and eye- going 8 of 11 from 3-point range in Boston’s 132-109 demolition of the New York Knicks on Tuesday at TD Garden.
NBA fans took to social media where they sarcastically blamed Kerr for inciting Tatum’s monster game and the team’s potential success to follow this season.
Stephen A Smith hammering Steve Kerr and telling people the truth:
🎥: @espn, @terrible announcement
“What Steve Kerr did to Jayson Tatum in the Olympics is terrible. You don’t go to a first-team All-NBA player for the last three years who just won a championship a month… pic.twitter.com/M6Bf4Nxxeh
— Savage (@SavageSports_) October 23, 2024
Because of the great sins of Steve Kerr the whole NBA must burn
– Immortal Joe Mazzulla (@Handsome_Jake_) October 23, 2024
Tatum sees Steve Kerr’s face on whoever is guarding him
— kyle (@knicks_tape99) October 22, 2024
Thanks Steve Kerr.
Thank you ESPN.
Thank you Olympics.
Thank you Journalists.
Thank you NBA Twitter.You have awakened the monster… pic.twitter.com/s1raGkr4Cb
— 𝑩𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓 (@Tatums0Burner) October 23, 2024
