Steve Kerr downplays Warriors owner's email exchange that hinted at coaching mistakes: 'Not a big deal'

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Golden State Warriors proprietor Joe Lacob’s abbreviated enactment with a instrumentality via email has present gone viral aft it was made nationalist pursuing a 136-131 nonaccomplishment to the Portland Trail Blazers connected Sunday night.

As a result, Warriors caput manager Steve Kerr was asked astir Lacob’s email speech with instrumentality Justin Dutari, which helium didn’t spot arsenic a large issue.

"Not a large deal," Kerr told reporters astir the email exchange, via ESPN. "Not acrophobic astir thing similar that."

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Head manager Steve Kerr (L) and politician Joe Lacob of the Golden State Warriors look connected during a crippled betwixt the Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs during the 2022 NBA Summer League astatine the Thomas & Mack Center connected July 10, 2022 successful Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Dutari sent the email to Lacob critiquing the Warriors’ play, saying that the squad needs a "real 2nd option," portion believing seasoned All-Star Jimmy Butler's "tools are being underutilized."

"I americium truthful frustrated," Dutari's email concluded, via ESPN.

It’s not uncommon for fans to dependable their frustrations with teams to the owner, but it usually doesn’t warrant a response. This time, it did, arsenic Dutari published the enactment connected Reddit, and the Warriors aboriginal confirmed that it was Lacob who responded.

"You can’t beryllium arsenic frustrated arsenic me. I americium moving connected it. It’s complicated," Lacob responded successful the email. "Style of play. Coaches [sic] desires regarding players. League trends. Jimmy is not the problem."

Based connected Lacob’s response, Kerr was surely going to beryllium asked astir it considering the "coaches desires regarding players" information of it.

But Kerr is intelligibly sweeping this 1 nether the rug and continuing to absorption connected the team.

The Warriors find themselves 13-14 entering Tuesday, which puts them eighth successful the Western Conference. Kerr is besides successful the last twelvemonth of his contract, and helium announced earlier the play that helium wasn’t seeking a declaration extension. He wanted to spot however the play played retired earlier talking astir his aboriginal with the team.

Kerr’s enactment with the Warriors has led to 4 NBA Finals victories since the 2014-15 season, though the squad has not made it past the Western Conference Semifinals since they won it each successful 2022.

Kerr has been steadfast moving his team’s violative play astir Steph Curry and Draymond Green, fixed their chemistry together. However, immoderate reason determination should beryllium alteration considering the younger pieces connected the roster.

Head manager Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors looks connected during the crippled against the New Orleans Pelicans astatine Chase Center connected Nov. 29, 2025 successful San Francisco. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

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"We’re each frustrated," Kerr added. "Joe is frustrated. I’m frustrated. Steph and [Green], everybody's frustrated. This is benignant of however the league works. I hatred erstwhile radical are going to station backstage emails. Imagine if everyone's emails were conscionable publically posted, however pugnacious that would beryllium to unrecorded our lives."

Lacob and GM Mike Dunleavy proceed to enactment Kerr contempt the existent results this season, portion Curry has besides expressed tendency to person Kerr stay connected unit past this year.

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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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