Golden State Warriors

Video leaks of Stephen Curry getting pissed at Warriors teammates for lack of defense

Published by
Michael Kaskey-Blomain

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was unhappy with his team throughout Golden State’s 119-116 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Leaked audio captured the star guard consistently expressing frustration and pleading with his teammates to step up on the defensive end.

The season has been a rough one for Golden State so far, so it’s understandable that Curry would be feeling a bit frustrated. The loss to Phoenix was the second straight loss for the Warriors, who currently sit 11th in the Western Conference playoff picture with a 10-13 record.

Despite Golden State’s struggles, Curry has been putting up some extremely solid numbers personally. In 21 appearances, Curry is averaging 29.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 33.7 minutes per performance.

The main issue for the Warriors is the lack of help that Curry has been getting. Key contributors like Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins have been struggling mightily all season, and Draymond Green keeps allowing his behavior to get the best of him.

Green was ejected for the third time this season on Tuesday night after he struck Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the head while wilding flailing his arms around in order to try to sell a call in the third quarter of the contest. He was suspended indefinitely as a result of his actions.

The Warriors forward was already suspended for five games earlier this season for choking Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert and dragging him across the court. The hope was that suspension would help to prevent Green from acting out again, but that clearly didn’t work.

So, while Curry is still playing at an elite level, no one else around him has been, and that needs to change if the Warriors ultimately hope to qualify for postseason play. There’s still a lot of basketball left to play in the season, but in a competitive Western Conference, Golden State doesn’t have the luxury of time to figure things out.

The Warriors will be back in action in a matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. That game will be a tough one. After a relatively slow start to the season, the Clippers have been playing much better basketball lately. They’ve won five straight games and seven out of their last 10.

Michael Kaskey-Blomain

Michael is an experienced writer, editor and reporter. He has covered the NBA and NFL for over a decade for a variety of outlets including CBS Sports, 247 Sports and Philly.com.

Published by
Michael Kaskey-Blomain

Recent Posts

Report: NBA GM believed Grizzlies would have had to shop Ja Morant this summer before they fired Taylor Jenkins

Earlier on in the year, long before the Memphis Grizzlies dismissed Taylor Jenkins after he…

12 hours ago

Ja Morant opens up about Grizzlies firing Taylor Jenkins: ‘It’s tough for me’

Guard Ja Morant suited up for the first time since the Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor…

1 day ago

Tyrese Haliburton on ‘easy decision’ to name SGA MVP: ‘If you took a player poll, I’m sure he would win’

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a compelling case to win this season's MVP…

3 days ago

Report: ‘Early expectation’ is that Clint Capela will sign elsewhere this summer

Big man Clint Capela is in his fifth season playing for the Atlanta Hawks, and…

5 days ago

Stephen A. says LeBron is in his feelings: ‘Could it be because I don’t believe you’re the G.O.A.T.?’

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith claimed on Wednesday that if his confrontation with Los Angeles Lakers…

5 days ago

LeBron James reflects on 2007 Cavs roster that he took to NBA Finals: ‘How is that possible?’

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James recently reflected on the 2006-07 Cleveland Cavaliers and their…

7 days ago