It’s not quite the 2010-11 Miami Heat, but this Golden State Warriors team receives their fare share of hate. Not as much from other players and fans, but largely from former players.
Charles Barkley prefaces every critique of the team with “I’m not hating, but…” before he states his opinion. In fairness to Chuck, he makes valid points in picking apart the team, but it comes across as hate. It probably has a lot to do with Steph Curry being compared to Michael Jordan.
Also, the Warriors convenient cockiness plays a role here. Steph is somehow regarded as a humble superstar, but that couldn’t be farther from reality. Just ask his mouthpiece.
But Klay Thompson is taking it all in stride and plans on returning the favor to the league’s future stars when he’s older.
“I mean, I think the hate and all that, it’s going to come whoever it is,” Thompson said Wednesday, the day before he and his Warriors try to become back-to-back champions. “I’m probably going to hate on the younger generation too when it’s all said and done. I mean, my father still does it. He says we’re soft these days and in this day and age, but I think that’s just natural.”
H/T: PBT
