Injured guard Jimmy Butler dressed up as a member of the Golden State Warriors’ coaching staff and held up a clipboard with the message ‘Pass to Steph’ as the team made it eight wins in a row in the NBA.
The Steph in question, the legendary Stephen Curry, scored 25 points as the Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 138-87 – the largest win by any team so far this season.
Curry passed DeMar DeRozan (26,800) for 16th place on the NBA’s all-time career scoring list, with the 38-year-old’s tally now 26,803.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said of Butler’s input: “I told [assistant coach] Khalid (Robinson] ‘one of these days we should have Jimmy dress up like us’.
“He’s always got some great outfit on, something fashionable, and we wear our quarter-zips and sweaters.
“I said: ‘we should really get him to dress like a coach one day’ and then he walks out and he’s dressed like us.
“I turned to Khalid and said: ‘did you tell him to do that?’ He goes: ‘no’.
“It was, I guess, mental telepathy or something. We’re on the same page on that. He was enjoying himself.”
Steph Curry is now 16th on the NBA points-scorers list
On Butler’s coaching credentials, Kerr added: “He said all the right things – how many team fouls we had. He was really acting the part.”
Butler is currently recovering from surgery on his right knee back in February after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.
Warriors youngster Yaxel Lendeborg said of his team-mate:” For me, especially, he’s always just giving me little tips and tricks on the court.
Butler’s message was simple on Monday night, though, added Lendeborg: “Just give the ball to Steph, that’s the most serious thing he said.”
The Warriors’ eight-match winning streak comes after they began the season 0-3.
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