Kerr says his players shouldn't worry about social media
Social media is a fact of life in 2016. Draymond Green got a first-hand look at that this past summer.
When it comes to rancorous Twitter narratives and keyboard-hawk hecklers, however, his coach Steve Kerr says the Golden State Warriors better not waste their time on it.
"If any of our players are worried about social media, they've got a long, miserable life ahead of them," Kerr said, according to The Vertical's Michael Lee.
Kerr's no-nonsense approach should again come in handy as the Warriors embark on another traveling circus of an NBA campaign - this time with Kevin Durant on board. Over the last two years - especially last season when they broke the league record for regular-season wins - the Dubs achieved rock star status on the road, usually filling the stands just for pregame warmups.
It's all old hat for Kerr of course, who was part of something similar as Michael Jordan's teammate on the Chicago Bulls in the '90s. Yet there was no Twitter or Snapchat in the last decade of the 20th century, and even though Kerr is somewhat dismissive of social media now, he conceded Jordan probably would have used it for further motivation.
Steve Kerr on how Michael Jordan would cope with Twitter noise: "There would have been so many more slights. He might have won more titles"
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) October 14, 2016
Green's Snapchat faux pas aside, the Warriors appear to have been pretty good at avoiding distractions, be they via social media or elsewhere. During June's NBA Finals loss however, Stephen Curry's wife Ayesha slammed Twitter hecklers and later criticized game officiating. She apologized for the latter.