OAKLAND, Calif. – There’s a reason the crowd at Oracle Arena stood up and gave Marreese Speights a standing ovation as he checked in late in the first quarter Saturday night in his first regular season game against his former team.
Speights won a championship while with the Warriors for three seasons, but he did more from a morale standpoint than the typical reserve, which is why Warriors head coach Steve Kerr called him one of his favorite people he’s ever been around and why Speights makes himself a fan favorite everywhere he goes.
“He’s just got a smile on his face all the time,” Kerr said.