Snoop Dogg hilariously keeps pace with furious Steve Kerr's ejection-producing rant

In a warm-up for his relation successful the upcoming Winter Olympics, Snoop Dogg was fixed a microphone during the 2nd fractional of the NBA crippled betwixt the Golden State Warriors and the Clippers connected Monday nighttime astatine the Intuit Dome.

Can’t hold for those Olympics! Snoop hilariously sizzled erstwhile Warriors manager Steve Kerr stormed the tribunal successful the 4th fourth of the Clippers’ 103-102 victory.

“The Arizona Wildcat done came retired of him. Look astatine him!” Snoop said, alluding to Kerr’s assemblage team. “Aw, Rawwwr, rawwwr, rawwwr!”

Kerr was deed with 2 method fouls successful little than a minute. He astir got 1 with 8:44 to play erstwhile Warriors defender Stephen Curry made a changeable that appeared to beryllium a continuation aft a foul, but the officials nullified the basket.

Less than a infinitesimal later, Kerr recovered a caller level of vehemence aft the Clippers’ John Collins wasn’t called for goaltending connected a changeable by Gary Payton II. The four-time NBA title manager flew into a rage, aggressively gesturing astatine officials and screaming.

Kerr picked up the 2 technicals — his archetypal successful astir 4 seasons — and was held backmost by Payton and adjunct coaches earlier exiting to the locker room.

Snoop Dogg, who had joined regular Peacock/NBC announcers Reggie Miller and Terry Gannon for the 2nd half, roseate to the occasion, his commentary keeping gait with Kerr’s antics.

“Oh, Steve gonna get thrown out! Get him retired of there. Get him retired of there! Back him up!” Snoop barked.

All Miller and Gannon could bash was laughter arsenic Snoop continued, referencing the determination of the Intuit Dome and Kerr’s Southern California ties: “Steve backmost successful Inglewood close now. Inglewooood!!! Get him, Steve! You successful Inglewood, Steve!”

Snoop volition articulation NBC Olympics big Mike Tirico successful Italy successful February, riffing connected stories that unfold astatine the Winter Games the mode helium did astatine the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. The NBA crippled was an denotation he’ll again beryllium up to the task.

“We are excited to person Snoop bring his unsocial vigor and passionateness to our NBA coverage,” NBC Sports enforcement shaper Sam Flood said successful a statement. “It volition beryllium a erstwhile successful a beingness accidental to ticker Snoop, Reggie and Terry speech hoops with a broadside bid of fun.”

Snoop said successful the merchandise that his debut arsenic an NBA crippled broadcaster “is a imagination travel existent for me. I can’t hold to bring a caller vibe to the analysis.”

For the record, authoritative Brian Forte acknowledged aft the crippled that goaltending should person been called against Collins. Curry told reporters that helium appreciated his coach’s passion.

“Two brainsick calls successful a enactment that you consciousness similar tin dictate the momentum of the game, it doesn’t mean a triumph oregon a loss, it conscionable dictates the momentum,” Curry said. “I emotion that fired up Steve, for sure. Somebody had to bash it.”

Visiting Los Angeles has been affectional for Kerr since the Pacific Palisades wildfire a twelvemonth agone destroyed his puerility home, which his household bought successful 1969. His mother, 90-year-old Ann Kerr, inactive lived successful the house, located adjacent Rivas Canyon, and was evacuated safely.