{"id":19804,"date":"2024-12-23T07:13:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T07:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=19804"},"modified":"2024-12-23T07:13:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T07:13:13","slug":"warriors-brandin-podziemski-issues-statement-after-backlash-over-steph-curry-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=19804","title":{"rendered":"Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski Issues Statement After Backlash Over Steph Curry Comment.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2059266336-e1734906038649.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2059266336-e1734906038649.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2059266336-e1734906038649.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2059266336-e1734906038649.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Brandin Podziemski, Stephen Curry, Warriors\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"249\" data-dom-ready-time=\"393\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Brandin Podziemski and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrate a basket.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After facing backlash over his\u00a0odd postgame comment\u00a0on\u00a0Stephen Curry,\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0second-year guard\u00a0Brandin Podziemski\u00a0issued a clarification to set the record straight on his X account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo clarify and for further context\u2026 Steph is Steph and I\u2019ve been very open with my respect for him on and off the court. He\u2019s a legend and a [GOAT] for a reason,\u201d\u00a0Podziemski said in the statement\u00a0he posted on X on Sunday, December 22. \u201cOn the court, you have to be cautious against overthinking every possession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to trust your work, do what the coaches want you to do, and make a good IQ play,\u201d he continued. \u201cAt times, that\u2019s a pass, taking a shot, or even making a good screen to free up a teammate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you just play and work to make good decisions consistently. A lot of times, that will end up being passing the ball to a wide-open Steph and\/or teammate when the opportunity is there and just doing whatever it takes to help the team win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curry\u2019s fourth-quarter heater rescued the Warriors after they had lost a 21-point lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He finished with 31 points and 10 assists to lead the Warriors to a 113-103 win over the Timberwolves on Saturday, December 21, on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Podziemski led all Warriors bench scorers with 12 points and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n<h2>Steve Kerr\u2019s Strong Message to Warriors\u2019 Young Players<\/h2>\n<p>Podziemski was criticized after what fans perceived to be an arrogant response to coach Steve Kerr\u2019s postgame comments about ball movement and leveraging Curry\u2019s star power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re trying to impart on our young players,\u201d\u00a0Kerr told reporters after the win that snapped their three-game losing skid. \u201cWe have Steph Curry on our team. So, pass the ball. Move the ball. And if Steph gets off it early, because he\u2019s gained an advantage, now the defense is scrambling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is how we\u2019ve played for 10 years,\u201d Kerr continued,\u201d and it\u2019s important for our young players to understand we don\u2019t need contested 17-footers with 12 [seconds] on the shot clock. That\u2019s a bad shot. I talked to our guys about that during several timeouts. It\u2019s something we have to recognize and get better with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Podziemski shrugged off Kerr\u2019s comment when asked for a reaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really think. I just play,\u201d\u00a0Podziemski told reporters. \u201cWhen I\u2019m out there, if I\u2019m open \u2014 I shoot it. If not \u2014 make a play. I don\u2019t really think too much into \u2018I know we have Steph Curry on the court.\u2019 If he\u2019s open, I\u2019m going to throw the ball to him. I don\u2019t really look too deep into those messages.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Fans Slam Brandin Podziemski\u2019s Steph Curry Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Podziemski\u2019s comment did not sit well with the Warriors fans, which came off as an arrogant response and a disrespect to Curry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmh (shake my head),\u201d\u00a0a Warriors fan commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a terrible comment from the kid. Hope he wasn\u2019t being serious #DubNation,\u201d\u00a0another fan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is an arrogant ass response, man [expletive],\u201d\u00a0commented another angry Warriors fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen it numerous times; he shuns advice when Steph gives him any, he looks to have zero interest in any vet talking to him, and he seems like a bad teammate. I hope he\u2019s shipped out,\u201d\u00a0another disappointed Warriors fan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be so disrespectful to Steph when you\u2019re only a 2nd-year player &amp; haven\u2019t won\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4a9.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udca9\" \/>\u00a0in the NBA. Grow up &amp; stop looking off Steph during the game\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f644.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude44\" \/>\u00a0,\u201d\u00a0a Curry fan commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrade this overrated as D list player,\u201d\u00a0said another fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArrogance is at an all-time high. Get this kid out of the team,\u201d\u00a0another fan replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, enough ppl might agree with Podz that he plays like he doesn\u2019t think more than he realizes.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f602.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude02\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f602.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude02\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f602.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude02\" \/>\u00a0[By the way] Broadcasting that you don\u2019t listen to the Head Coach isn\u2019t good thinking either\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f615.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude15\" \/>. #DubNation Let\u2019s hope these are growing pains part 2.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f3c0.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfc0\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4aa-1f3ff.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udfff\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f45f.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc5f\" \/>\u00a0,\u201d\u00a0said a die-hard Warriors fan, sharing her perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Brandin Podziemski and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrate a basket. After facing backlash over his\u00a0odd postgame comment\u00a0on\u00a0Stephen Curry,\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0second-year guard\u00a0Brandin Podziemski\u00a0issued a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19806,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski Issues Statement After Backlash Over Steph Curry Comment.. - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=19804\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Warriors\u2019 Brandin Podziemski Issues Statement After Backlash Over Steph Curry Comment.. - News 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Getty Brandin Podziemski and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrate a basket. 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