Steve Kerr hilariously recalls his angriest career ejections as Warriors coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Steve Kerr can laugh about it now.
Speaking Thursday on 95.7 The Game, the Warriors coach recalled some of the angriest ejections of his coaching career — including Monday night’s highly visible outburst against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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When asked where that ejection ranked on his personal “anger meter,” Kerr didn’t hesitate.
“I read that I’ve been ejected five times,” Kerr joked. “So I’m just going to say it was top five.”
As he looked back, Kerr began cycling through other moments that still stand out.
One came in a matchup with the Sacramento Kings, where the embarrassment only compounded as he made his way off the floor. At the time, the Kings were led by DeMarcus Cousins — one of the league’s most fiery personalities, and no stranger to technical fouls or ejections himself.
“I remember getting ejected in Sacramento, and as I was being led off the floor, DeMarcus Cousins, who was playing for the Kings, was laughing at me,” Kerr said. “And so that’s never a good sign when DeMarcus is laughing at you because you got kicked out.”
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Another flashpoint came years later in a game against the Portland Trailblazers, when a call involving Draymond Green pushed Kerr over the edge.
“I got mad at Kenny Mauer in Portland one year when he called a flagrant foul on Draymond [Green], and I went nuts and got tossed,” Kerr explained. “So, yeah, I mean, every once in a while, I snap, and it’s happened a handful of times. I can’t really rank them, because I lose my mind. And I don’t remember much. Sometimes I just feel like I have to back up the team. And sometimes it’s genuine anger and conviction.”
That same principle applied Monday night, Kerr explained, referencing the missed goaltending call that ultimately led to his ejection against the Clippers.
“You just cannot miss an obvious goaltend,” Kerr noted. “A lot of that was just principle.”
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What made this ejection different, however, was everything surrounding it.
Kerr recalled that the game was played with his mother in attendance — and that his ejection was memorably narrated by Snoop Dogg on Peacock’s broadcast.
“This was the most memorable one, for sure, because I got the narration from Snoop, which gives me great street cred, and then I got completely shot down by my mom for my behavior,” Kerr said. “So, yeah, it was like the full, you know, I got praise, and I got mom’s glare. So I guess I’m back to square one.”
For Kerr, the memories now land less as moments of regret and more as reminders of why those eruptions happen in the first place — passion, principle, and a willingness to stand up for his team, even if it means hearing about it from his mom afterward.
