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Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks at a news conference after Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks at a news conference after Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Ben Margot/Associated Press

Steve Kerr Discusses Pregame Press Conferences, Lineup Changes Before Game 3

Rob Goldberg
Jun 7, 2017

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr isn't a fan of the requirement for coaches to hold a press conference two hours before a game.

After joking that Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was lying about potential lineup changes, Kerr extended his rant to the process itself.

"I always think it's sort of insane that we have these press conferences two hours before the game," the coach told reporters Wednesday, viaย Jeff Zillgittย ofย USA Today. "It's like, well, are you going to change your strategy? Well, yeah, here you go, Ty. This is what I'm going to do. You tell me what you're going to do."

Lue initially explained his lack of changes to the lineup or strategy Tuesday after falling behind 0-2 in the series.

"We're not going to change our game because of who we're playing," he said, perย Joe Vardonย of Cleveland.com.

Kerr isn't necessarily buying it though, saying, "[It] wouldn't shock me if he did make a change. It's all part of it."

The Cavaliers will at the very least hope the return to Cleveland will make all the difference necessary to get back into the series. They will try to start their comeback in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena Wednesday night (9 p.m. ET).