After earning a Playoff berth, the Clippers hit a three-game skid, pushing their Playoffs spot to the eighth seed. Their battle against the reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors begins on Saturday.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been fined $25,000 for verbally abusing and confronting a game official, it was announced Thursday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident, for which Kerr was assessed two technical fouls and ejected, occurred with 3:54 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 129-107 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Feb. 13 at Moda Center. To view the incident, click on the following link: http://nba.com/video/2019/02/14/20190214-official-gsw-por-release
NBA Champions are punished for unsportsmanlike conduct as they lose to the Memphis Grizzlies
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even a team that dominates the way the Golden State Warriors have this season is bound to stumble every now and then. They tossed out a clunker against the Los Angeles Lakers, losing 112-95 on Sunday while shooting a season-worst 13 percent from 3-point range. “We got what we deserved,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “When the ball doesn’t go in, you have to win with energy and defense and toughness, and we didn’t have any of that.” The young Lakers did, led by Jordan Clarkson with 25 points and rookie D’Angelo Russell with 21. They