Warriors' emotional moment
Steph Curry, Draymond Green and coach Steve Kerr shared a heartfelt sideline embrace after their 14th season together, with Kerr saying, 'I don't know what's gonna happen next, but I love you guys.' (x.com) The clip circulated widely on social media and sparked reflections on the trio’s long run together. (x.com)
Steve Kerr’s sideline embrace with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green landed as more than a season-ending hug after Golden State’s play-in loss Friday. (nba.com, sports.yahoo.com) The Warriors’ 2025-26 season ended April 17 with a 111-96 loss to the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association play-in tournament. A courtside microphone caught Kerr telling Curry and Green, “I don’t know what’s going to happen next,” before adding, “I love you guys to death. Thank you.” (nba.com, yardbarker.com) The moment carried extra weight because Kerr, Curry and Green have spent 14 seasons together since Kerr was hired in July 2014. Curry and Green each own four National Basketball Association titles with Golden State, all won during Kerr’s run as coach. (nba.com, nba.com, nba.com, nba.com) It also came at the end of a losing season. Golden State finished 37-45, then beat the Los Angeles Clippers in one play-in game before falling to Phoenix in the elimination game. (nba.com, usatoday.com) That record was the franchise’s first losing finish in a full season since 2010-11, a sharp contrast with the group that reached six National Basketball Association Finals in eight years and won championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022. (basketball-reference.com, nba.com) The clip spread because it touched the biggest question around the Warriors now: how much of this core stays intact for 2026-27. Yahoo Sports noted Curry is 38, Green is 36 and Kerr’s future immediately became part of the offseason conversation after the loss. (sports.yahoo.com, sports.yahoo.com) There are reasons to be careful with the goodbye talk. The Warriors announced a multi-year extension for Kerr in February 2024, and Curry said this week he still sees “multiple” seasons ahead before retirement. (nba.com, msn.com) Green’s status has drawn its own attention because his recent years in Golden State have included league discipline, including an indefinite suspension in December 2023 that ended after 12 games in January 2024. That history has made every offseason around the Warriors feel less automatic than it once did. (official.nba.com, official.nba.com) For now, the clearest fact is the one on the video: after 14 seasons, four championships and a 37-45 finish, Kerr stopped beside Curry and Green and thanked them on the way off the floor. (nba.com, sports.yahoo.com)
