A scuffle that broke out during the final moments of the Golden State Warriors' 97—84 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night provided an unintentionally amusing moment involving Warriors coach Steve Kerr and Hornets coach Steve Clifford.
Kerr and Clifford met on the court for a postgame handshake mere moments after the Warriors attempted—and successfully scored—on a layup attempt at the rim with the seconds ticking down on the clock, due to a goaltending call on the Hornets’ Miles Bridges.
As Kerr and Clifford exchanged pleasantries and shook hands, Warriors and Hornets players engaged in pushing and shoving after the final basket.
Kerr and Clifford had a priceless—and relatable—reaction to the fight breaking out mid-conversation.
Warriors and Hornets got into it at the end of regulation 😳 pic.twitter.com/S5LoyA0eqR
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 24, 2024
Here's a closer look at Clifford, who clearly mouths an expletive, and Kerr, who looks as if he's watching the same bad movie all over again, reacting to the massive scrum.
i imagine this is what being a parent of a child is like.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 24, 2024
“hey buddy long time no see!”
[unsupervised for two seconds]
“what the f**k!” pic.twitter.com/IngMCXqGPa
NBA fans had plenty of jokes about the moment.
When the neighborhood dads see the kids playing on the freshly cut grass pic.twitter.com/H3bCOoV7Wo
— Jason Gallagher (@jga41agher) February 24, 2024
Steve was the five stages of griefs
— Batman Kassiopei (@TheKassiopei) February 24, 2024
You are about to leave for work and your toddler dumps cereal down the heating vent.
— Chris Bennett (@Caesar_X) February 24, 2024
Kudos to the camera crew for capturing this amusing reaction in real time.
