The fears of Warriors fans became a reality as Golden State fell 141-122 to the Clippers Thursday night. Head coach Steve Kerr said that the loss was a showing of things to come this season as the team transitions and rebuilds after losing veterans Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston in the offseason.
“This is not a one-off, this is the reality,” Kerr said in his postgame press conference. “There’s going to be nights like this year. You’ve got to play through it, you’ve got to keep fighting and keep getting better. That’s the plan.”
In addition to the player exits, the Warriors are missing Klay Thompson who is rehabbing an ACL injury that is expected to keep him out of much of the season.
Kerr’s assessment of his team’s status also reflected an understanding that the Warriors of recent seasons were living a charmed life.
“This is more the reality of the NBA. In the last five years we’ve been living in a world that isn’t supposed to exist,” Kerr said. “Five years, basically, record-wise, the best stretch anybody has had over five years. This is reality.”
The Warriors reigning veteran, Steph Curry, added that the team will certainly have to correct things if it hopes to get back on course after winning five consecutive Western Conference Championships.
Golden State’s second game of the season is at Oklahoma City Sunday.
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