It looks like Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is taking a page from Liverpool manager Jurgen Kloop’s playbook.
After the Warriors grinded out a 104-99 victory over the Rockets in Game 5 on Wednesday night in Oakland, Calif., Kerr said his team played like “f–king giants.” That was partly because Golden State had to play the final quarter without Kevin Durant, who exited the game with a right calf strain.
“I don’t know if you’re a soccer fan,” Kerr said. “Liverpool yesterday came out with just one of the great wins in soccer history. After the match, their manager Jurgen Klopp said … the young kids in Liverpool are probably asleep right now, so I’m just going to go ahead and say it, our boys are f–king giants. That’s what he said.
“I know how he feels. I apologize to my Mom who’s probably watching, but our guys are f–king giants,. Like that was an unbelievable victory tonight.”
Klopp used the phrase after his side beat Barcelona FC 4-3 on aggregate to reach the Champions League final after finding itself down 3-0 following the first semifinal leg.
Because that’s such a difficult feat to pull off in soccer, it’s debatable that all “f–king giants” are created equal as the Warriors still had three-time champions Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green to carry them home.