Following the Golden State Warriors’ 120–114 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day, coach Steve Kerr stated that he had no issues with NBA officiating. However, he was quite outspoken about the rules put in place for the officials to call.
The Nuggets shot 32 free throws in Monday’s game, including a career-high 18-for-18 performance from Nikola Jokić. The two-time NBA MVP was held to 4-for-12 shooting from the field, yet finished with 26 points because of his foul shooting. And Kerr had strong thoughts on the matter during his postgame press conference.
“I have a problem with the way we are legislating defense out of the game,” Kerr said. “It’s what we’re doing in the NBA. The way we’re teaching the officials, we’re just enabling players to b.s. their way to the foul line.
