Steve Kerr losses his cool and gets ejected against Kings
By Rashawn Wong
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr normally keeps it cool on the sideline, but he lost his cool on Saturday night and was ejected after disagreeing with some calls by the officials.
Steve Kerr got ejected during the third quarter of the Kings-Warriors contest, after two questionable foul calls on forward Kevin Looney.
The Golden State Warriors are often referred to as the poster children of the NBA, so when something happens out of the ordinary it is going to be magnified. This is exactly what happened on Saturday night when the Warriors traveled to Sacramento to play the Kings.
You can see the video of the reigning Coach of the Year losing his cool midway through the third quarter.
It was the foul call on Looney that came after Kevin Durant missed lay-up that prompted Draymond Green to speak up to the referee, which got him whistled for a technical foul. This is what sent Kerr on a rage, spewing a few choice words to the officials before being T’d up and dismissed from the game.
The Kings were able to take a 78-73 lead with 3:33 remaining in the quarter, following the multitude of free-throws that came after the blowup. If Kerr was trying to rile the troops it seemed to work because Steph Curry and Klay Thompson nailed a pair of 3-pointers to tie the game back up at 82 apiece.
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The Warriors went on to lose the game, but not before forcing the game to go into overtime. Curry would have the opportunity to seal the game for the Warriors in the extra period but would miss an uncontested lay-up leading to free throws for the Kings.