OAKLAND -- Though coach Steve Kerr acknowledged discomfort with JaVale McGee launching a 3-pointer in the final seconds of a game in which the Warriors led the Wizards by 22 points, his players generally defended the backup center.
“What’s JaVale supposed to do? Let the clock run out and get a turnover?” wondered Klay Thompson after a 139-115 victory Sunday night. “It’s basketball.”
The Wizards, notably John Wall and Brandon Jennings -- who purposely fouled McGee on the play -- lit into McGee and the Warriors for taking a shot they considered disrespectful.
“Whenever a team’s up like that, you’re supposed to just hold and ball and take a shot clock violation,” Wall said.