Author: Drew Costley / Source: SFGate
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FILE – Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr with Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton following the end of the NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland in this file photo from Feb. 2, 2019 taken in Oakland. The Warriors won 115-101. Walton, who was fired from the Los Angeles Lakers after coaching them for three seasons, served as an assistant coach to Warriors head coach Kerr before coaching the Lakers.
Kerr spoke on his firing after the Warriors’ practice, saying that Walton is “one of the best humans in the NBA.” less FILE – Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr with Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton following the end of the NBA game at Oracle Arena in Oakland in this file photo from Feb. 2, 2019 taken in … more Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Buy photo
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke out about the firing of Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton on Friday, saying that the Lakers are “losing one of the best humans in the NBA” in Walton.
Kerr was asked about the firing of Walton, which was announced by Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka on Friday, after the Warriors’ practice in Oakland. Walton was fired after coaching the team to three losing seasons.
“In the NBA you are 100 percent dependent on your circumstances, the strength of your organization, the momentum, the unity, everything has to be in good order,” Kerr said. “Because if it’s not, as we’ve witnessed with the Lakers, there’s going to be casualties and usually the coach is the first one.
“They’re losing one of the best human beings in the NBA. They’re losing a guy who knows the game as good as anybody I’ve ever met….
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