Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr slams Phoenix Suns' 'South Beach club' atmosphere
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has never been afraid to speak his mind.
He did just that after the Warriors' 123-115 loss to the Suns on Wednesday night, slamming the "South Beach club" atmosphere at Footprint Center in Phoenix.
"In this building, you can't hear anything because it's like a club, it's like a South Beach club out there," Kerr told reporters in his postgame comments. "What are we doing?"
Kerr continued: "I'm being dead serious. I couldn't hear anything out there. The whole game is just thumping, techno club music. Can we just have a basketball game anymore? What the hell?"
Does Kerr have a point about the Suns' music?
Social media had thoughts in support of Kerr's comments, and against them.
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Steve Kerr on the Suns arena:
“It's like a South Beach club out there. What are we doing? I couldn't hear anything out there. It's just the whole game. It's thumping techno club music. Can we just have a basketball game anymore? What the hell?”
pic.twitter.com/msxlovYGcr— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) November 23, 2023
Some people agreed with Steve Kerr's assessment:
Steve Kerr is the best coach in the nba!
— WiseLending.com (@Wise_Lending) November 23, 2023
I don’t mind the fans being loud and shouting, but I hate all kinds of music and sound effects during the game — at any volume. I wish the NBA would just ban it. Watching the games would be much more enjoyable.
— Dianne Barton-Paine (@PaineBarton) November 24, 2023
As a Suns fan I totally agree with Steve Kerr. The music is way too loud and distracts from the game. I could barely stand to watch it on my TV.
— Laurie Lavallee (@LaurieLavallee5) November 24, 2023
It’s true. I’m with Kerr on this.
— Andrea 🥀 (@aznative05) November 23, 2023
Nor should he be. The loud music during NBA games is super annoying. Detracts from the game. We're not there to hear the damn DJ.
— Ron Clements (@Ron_Clements) November 23, 2023
Been saying this about lots of arenas for years.
— Marshall (@Marshall_4Real) November 24, 2023
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Others did not agree with Steve Kerr's comments:
This is interesting Steve Kerr… because that’s exactly what a Warriors game at Oracle Arena sounded like. https://t.co/CX6mSNpO7d
— Cameron Cox (@CamCox12) November 23, 2023
only thing that was getting thumped was the Warriors.
— Sunderous (@SunderousDunks) November 23, 2023
Pop. Now Kerr. What is the world coming to. Coaches in their feelings now. It's wild.
— Sting (@PJI2100) November 24, 2023
Suns arnt doing anything different, every team In the nba does it, stop making excuses for your teams failure. You’re grasping for straws..
— NaDDa (@NaddaTV) November 23, 2023
Warriors do the same thing, what's the matter with you
— Armaghan Onsori (@armionsori) November 24, 2023
Let me know when the Warriors home games top playing music
— Sunderdogs (@GeeGeeSuns) November 23, 2023
What do you think of the music and atmosphere at the Suns' Footprint Center and at NBA games in general?
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— azcentral sports (@azcsports) November 24, 2023
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