{"id":46533,"date":"2025-03-25T01:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T01:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=46533"},"modified":"2025-03-25T01:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T01:37:10","slug":"breaking-news-steve-kerr-makes-heartfelt-andrew-wiggins-statement-before-warriors-heat-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=46533","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Steve Kerr Makes Heartfelt Andrew Wiggins Statement Before Warriors-Heat Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6101,h_3431,x_0,y_413\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/fastbreak\/01jq5af3d7wdr32k987s.jpg\" alt=\"Feb 23, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr talks to media members before the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Steve Kerr spoke about Golden State Warriors NBA Champion Andrew Wiggins.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_mwm4v1zz4\">On Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors will face off against the Miami Heat (in Florida) for the first time since their blockbuster trade last month.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_x1sz7tdts\">In addition to Jimmy Butler, Andrew Wiggins will also be going up against his former team.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_c1fqzn7oq\">Wiggins spent part of six seasons with Golden State.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_s6g4jg93j\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2141,h_3211,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_2:3,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/fastbreak\/01jq5anz3dcxzya8jnkc.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Wiggins \" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_fz3nts1of\">Before the big showdown, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke about Wiggins.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_6kxsghmrt\">Kerr (via 95.7 The Game)<strong>: &#8220;We all can&#8217;t wait to see him tomorrow, and hopefully, he doesn&#8217;t give us 42, but I root for that guy, and I will for the rest of his career&#8230; Everybody loves Wiggs&#8230; Just an incredible human being, and we miss him around here.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to see him (Wiggins) tomorrow and hopefully he doesn\u2019t give us 42 (points) but I root for that guy and I will for the rest of his career\u2026 Everybody loves Wiggs. Just an incredible human being and we miss him around here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Kerr on seeing Andrew Wiggins\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXh0UvY4ZH\">pic.twitter.com\/MXh0UvY4ZH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/957thegame\/status\/1904299191041703967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_uhzrozho4\">Wiggins made the 2022 NBA All-Star Game (and helped the Warriors win the title that season).<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_z5jxzmw4k\">Over 307 games with the Warriors, the former Kansas star averaged 16.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest while shooting 46.4% from the field and 38.1% from the three-point range.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_ocpr11tdq\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4134,h_2756,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/fastbreak\/01jq5b5h1jzcajqt4sjk.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Wiggins \" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_8o423ty8r\">Wiggins has played well in his short stint with Miami.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_r81g0kk9a\">He is coming off his best game of the season where he put up 42 points.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_t3ihtj4yy\">Via The NBA:<strong> &#8220;NEW SEASON HIGH IN PTS FOR ANDREW WIGGINS \u203c\ufe0f <\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9rkryupif\"><strong>\ud83c\udfaf 42 PTS \ud83c\udfaf 5 AST \ud83c\udfaf 2 STL \ud83c\udfaf 6 3PM <\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_8sgaibvrq\"><strong>He&#8217;s now the 5th player in Heat franchise history to have 40+ PTS, 5+ AST, &amp; 5+ 3PM in a game!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW SEASON HIGH IN PTS FOR ANDREW WIGGINS \u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf 42 PTS<br \/>\ud83c\udfaf 5 AST<br \/>\ud83c\udfaf 2 STL<br \/>\ud83c\udfaf 6 3PM<\/p>\n<p>He&#39;s now the 5th player in Heat franchise history to have 40+ PTS, 5+ AST, &amp; 5+ 3PM in a game! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DtgrOHpoYT\">pic.twitter.com\/DtgrOHpoYT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1903972783266414615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_csde9gji1\">The Warriors are the sixth seed in the Western Conference with a 41-30 record in their first 71 games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors will face off against the Miami Heat (in Florida) for the first time since their blockbuster trade last month.  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