“Getting Stephen Curry for Your Midfield?”: Warriors Coach Steve Kerr Meeting Stars of LeBron James’ Liverpool FC Sends NBA Fans Into a Frenzy
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When LeBron James decided to invest in the gilded soccer club of Liverpool FC, the NBA and soccer worlds collided. It is great to see that one of the greatest basketball players ever and a legendary club in soccer has found a way to partner with each other. This opened the doorway for other NBA athletes to venture into the world of soccer. Recently, Mohamed Salah, a Liverpool striker, tweeted about Steve Kerr.
Kerr is currently the head coach of the Golden State Warriors and is one of the most successful players and coaches in basketball. Steve has won everywhere he has gone; Kerr won two championships with the Spurs and three with the Chicago Bulls. He also has four championships as a coach. This is probably one of the things that makes him legendary in the sport. Salah, who himself is a winner in his sport, recently tweeted a picture with Kerr and captioned it about meeting the ‘legend’ Steve Kerr.
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This was enough to set the Twitter world on fire. Fans of both sports started pouring in and reacted to the tweet. Some fans were perplexed as to what an NBA player was doing talking to Mohamed Salah. The Tweet became a hot topic soon and gained a lot of traction on the social media platform. It amassed an insane 3000 re-tweets and 100,000 likes in no time!
Fans react to Steve Kerr’s international visit
Steve Kerr is currently spending his off-season in England at Anfield. Mo Salah tweeted out a post where he and his teammates are chatting with former NBA athlete and Warriors coach Steve Kerr. Although the trio of Salah, Arnold, and Van Dijk were in the middle of training, it was worth it to hear from one of the greatest minds in team sports, like Steve Kerr. Here are some of the best fan reactions to the Tweet;
Watch basketball and see short players… Later see them with other people and be like these people are low-key giants ooo… Herh. https://t.co/5CkRb0DzBe
— Ian Peters (@Ian_x20) August 29, 2022
Kerr, what’s that vans all about? https://t.co/fsUrDh74hl
— Shabba Ranks (@sholllz) August 29, 2022
Teaching em the art of defence https://t.co/875Ua0LDvd
— Pablo Esco (@Mr_Nobody_246) August 29, 2022
What's Ole doing at Anfield? https://t.co/mwAYTuw6OH
— Odumegwu (@callmeAnetu) August 29, 2022
Getting Curry for your midfield? https://t.co/jXvOmfoSbW
— Sir John 🇬🇭 (@jojoarhinn) August 29, 2022
Salah running a back screen for Milner on corners >>>>>>> https://t.co/UMip1qPr6L
— sam esfandiari (@samesfandiari) August 28, 2022
bruh is that steve kerr what’s he doing there https://t.co/GlHYhI92wA
— ali (@__ali1i) August 28, 2022
Can’t wait to watch liverpool run a split action to get Mo Salah open https://t.co/btMMw324vG
— Mo Mooncey (@TheHoopGenius) August 28, 2022
Trents learning how to not get dunked on😭😭 https://t.co/srlLxn51Bg
— EzeEra (@TheEzeEra) August 28, 2022
Is that not Ole Gunnar? https://t.co/EeP6DvtcPS
— NENYECHELSEA💙 (@IyawoChelsea) August 28, 2022
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Several fans bantered around the fact that Stephen Curry could be the answer to Liverpool’s woes. Fans were perplexed, watching Kerr at a soccer ground and even compared him to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a former manager in the Premier League.
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It was great to see that the NBA has reached an international stage where they are meeting stars from other sports. Steve Kerr is truly one of the legends in the NBA and finally is getting the international recognition he deserves.
NBA legend Steve Kerr meets Soccer star, Mohamed Salah
This is not the first time Steve Kerr has interacted with the Liverpool players and coaching staff. The recent picture posted by Salah shows Kerr talking to Virgil Van-Dijk, Trent Alexander Arnold, and Salah himself. Kerr once spoke about Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
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Turn the volume on and watch the great Steve Kerr speak about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp. pic.twitter.com/aieM4qsHxJ
— Moby (@Mobyhaque1) May 19, 2020
Kerr said,” What I like is that he also seems to enjoy it; it’s not just that he’s a madman. He’s laughing, smiling, and fist-pumping, and I love the concept of joy in sports. It’s one of the most important values to the Warriors and me. Steph Curry — you watch him play, and there’s so much joy.”
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Kerr spoke about Klopp’s love for coaching and how he learns from his fellow manager. According to NBC Sports, Jurgen is a source of inspiration to Kerr.
Edited by:
Ajinkya Aswale