OAKLAND — Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Monday didn’t necessarily agree with what Klay Thompson had to say the night before about the lack of crowd noise inside Oracle Arena in the team’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. But he did recognize where his star shooting guard was coming from.
“I think I understood what he was talking about, but it’s all tied together,” Kerr said at the team’s practice facility. “When you play well, when you play with great energy and a great pace and spirit, fans are going to be naturally more excited.”
After the Warriors’ 115-111 loss to the Suns on Sunday, which completed a 1-2 homestand, Thompson lamented the lack of crowd involvement, telling reporters, “I know it’s not the playoffs.