With the debut of “The Last Dance” documentary series, players and coaches around the league are chiming in with their memories and stories about the Michael Jordan era Chicago Bulls.
Klay Thompson’s shared his first memory as a child of meeting Jordan. After a Bulls game, Thompson’s father, Mychal, introduced Jordan and Scottie Pippin to his sons. Thompson said he’ll “forever cherish” his memory of meeting Jordan.
However, when he shared his Jordan story in a post on Instagram, Thompson jokingly took a shot at Steve Kerr. Thompson said the former Chicago Bulls guard “big timed” him in the locker room when he asked for an autograph.
Despite Thompson editing out his joke about asking Kerr for an autograph, the Golden State Warriors coach still had a chance to tell his side of the story.
On the “Runnin’ Plays” podcast with Kerith Burke and Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay Area, Kerr laughingly doubled-down on his story of meeting Thompson as a child.
Via NBC Sports Bay Area:
I looked at him — I remember the moment really well. He walked up. He said, ‘hey Mr. Kerr, can I have your autograph?’ I said, ‘scram kid, I got more important places to be.’
‘I can’t be bothered with stuff like this son — you go talk to those guys over there.’
With no Warriors games or practices on the schedule, Kerr and Thompson will have to settle their stories virtually.
Chapters five and six of “The Last Dance” documentary series are slated to air on Sunday on ESPN.
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