Normally, the NBA locker room is intended for reporters for a 45-minute window game, but on Wednesday night, Golden State Warriors When Steve Kerr kicks out all reporters, the eve of the NBA trade deadline, is raising the alarm bell when Steve Kerr can personally address the team ahead of the matchup. Utajaz.
To ring the bell of further plot was the fact that they called the player they were campaigning – Includes Stephen Curry – Return from the floor to the locker room and participate in a team-wide meeting with each of ESPN's Ohm Young Misks.
The Golden State Locker Room is closed during the open media period. Steve Kerr addressed the team. The player on the floor was returned to the locker room.
– Ohm Youngmisuk (@notoriousohm) February 6, 2025
Just ten minutes later, the media and the rest of the world learned that Kerr was likely to be telling the team. Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, Dennis Schroeder and Lindy Waters III traded, allowing the Warriors to be added (and expanded) forever frustrated Heatstar Jimmy Butler.
Now, the NBA has seen awkward trade situation before – Harrison Burns was addressed by the Dallas Mavericks While playing a basketball game It has become most visible since the 12 years covering the NBA, but this is soon on Mount Rushmore, a strange way for the public to know that trade is falling.
It's one thing to get hurt or risk your contract so you have to hug men with made leg and wrist pain, but you can bring your entire team back to the locker room and get the media out there. How many people have to be kicked out and coached? Otherwise, someone who planned to play that night Did you know you have to catch an airplane rather than playing against the jazz? Or, in the case of Schröder, they can be fair I'll go to another locker room? Less than an hour after the coach said he wanted a team. Did you say “Did you do anything crazy” at the deadline?
It might end up as one of the more publicly strange ways fans and players can learn about the blockbuster deals we've seen so far… In particular, Steve Kerr's body language is Dealing with the team when you think it doesn't sound too unfavourable:
Steve Kerr left the locker room with his head down.
– Ohm Youngmisuk (@notoriousohm) February 6, 2025
Now he was just sad about the NBA as a business and had to tell several men that he was on trench, having to move himself and his family in a short time. . Honestly, there's not too much psychoanalysis and walking around with his head down is a completely reasonable response for a coach who has found he has to deal with Draymond Green. and Jimmy Butler may not make sense on multiple levels at the same time.
We can find out which one is that later, but for now, what we definitely know is that this was all as annoying as hell.
