The Warriors faced their first-ever playoff series loss outside of the NBA Finals in the head coach, Steve Kerr’s era. Despite the team’s disappointing loss, the 2x MVP showed confidence in the team for the upcoming season during the post-game press conference. Notably, Curry seemed upset with a particular Lakers star for his outstanding clutch performance in the series.
Stephen Curry’s Strange note to the Lakers star
The Lakers’ star Lonnie Walker IV took to his Instagram after the Friday night game and shared a series of photos with the caption, “Losses turn into pain, then they become advantages”- @getbenny.” Among the array of photos, a particular image involving Stephen Curry stood out. The image featured a signed jersey from the Dubs superstar with a note written on it. The note read, “To Lonnie. Keep Building! All Love! Will Never forgive you for game 4…!”
LeBron James about Lonnie
The semifinal series defeat against the Lakers put the Dubs in an unfamiliar place of not reaching the finals. Moreover, Lonnie’s clutch performance in game 4 played a huge role in it. In response to the performance, James praised the young man. The Akron Hammer said, “We don’t win this game without Lonnie Walker tonight. That’s for sure,” during the post-game interview