It’s not every single day that somebody is chirping on the baby-faced murderer – not to mention an opposing coach.
The normally mild-mannered Stephen Curry walked off the ground at halftime throughout Sunday’s matchup towards the Rockets when cameras picked him up jawing backwards and forwards with Houston coach Ime Udoka.
With the Rockets main, 51-50, Udoka appeared to stroll by Curry and stated one thing the sharpshooter didn’t like as he shook his head in disapproval earlier than each finally headed to their separate locker rooms.
It got here after a heated closing couple of minutes of the primary half, with Draymond Inexperienced receiving a technical for hitting Rockets middle Alperen Sengun within the head throughout a contested inbounds play.
Curry couldn’t make Udoka pay because the Rockets defeated the Warriors, 106-96, in a vital sport within the super-tight Western Convention.
Curry, specifically, had a horrible sport as he was defended by second-year professional and defensive-maestro Amen Thompson.
Curry ended the sport with simply three factors on 1-10 capturing (1-8 from 3-point vary) and he scored zero factors within the second half after the interplay.
When requested in regards to the skirmish, Curry disregarded the query jokingly.
“He made a reservation at Worldwide Smoke and canceled it. I used to be upset with him,” Curry stated as he and Inexperienced started laughing.
Udoka was additionally requested in regards to the feedback after the sport.
“I used to be speaking to my crew in regards to the physicality. That is the kind of sport we like. That is who we’re. He stated one thing. I stated one thing. Just a little pleasant banter,” Udoka stated.
Udoka is not any stranger to speaking trash whereas teaching, beforehand getting ejected in a spicy second with LeBron James in December 2023.
This drama comes as Western Convention contenders are battling for his or her playoff positioning behind the top-seeded Thunder.
Udoka’s Rockets are near securing the No. 2 seed within the west with their 52-27 report.
The Warriors (46-32) are one in every of 5 groups within the convention with 32 losses getting into the ultimate week.
Golden State can end anyplace from the No. 3 seed to the No. 8 seed — the distinction between homecourt benefit within the first spherical and beginning a play-in sport on the street.
And the Rockets and Warriors may simply meet within the playoffs if the seedings shake out in such a way.
The Warriors have been one of many NBA’s finest groups because the commerce deadline after buying Jimmy Butler.
