Prior to the Warriors and Timberwolves game on Wednesday night, Steve Kerr had a bit of fun with the media. Kevin Durant, dealing with a sore thigh, was announced as out for the game and everyone was very interested to see who would get the start in his place.
So, at his pregame availability, Kerr told the assembled media that Andre Iguodala would start in Durant’s place, and poked fun at their collective need to all tweet out the information immediately. Kerr asked if everyone was ready to tweet, then made the announcement, and sat back to clip his fingernails until everyone was done.
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— KNBR (@KNBR) November 9, 2017
It was a funny moment, and another example of Kerr’s laid back attitude and overall chummy relationship with the Bay Area media. The clip was shown on ESPN’s NBA Countdown, and host Michelle Beadle was most concerned with Kerr clipping his nails in public and said that should be reserved for the bathroom. Jalen Rose and Paul Pierce didn’t see what the big deal was, and then Rose detailed how he was just happy Kerr was using clippers because he often doesn’t. His alternative? Peeling the nail off.
Someone stop Jalen Rose. pic.twitter.com/8KY99d0EQ1
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) November 9, 2017
“I’m happy he had a nail clipper,” Rose said. “Like, me, especially my big toe, I like to just pull it. And sometimes it bleeds, but…use a Band-Aid.”
“Oooookay, let’s talk about routines,” Beadle said trying to change the subject. “That was disgusting.”
Here’s the thing, Jalen Rose is not alone here. He’s just one of the few willing to admit this on national television. Who among us hasn’t ripped off a toenail a time or two? You don’t have to be as proud of it as Jalen appears to be, but you know you’ve done it. It was nasty, but you did it and it kinda felt good until the time you ripped off too much. Then you realized it’s not the right way to do things and committed to using nail clippers moving forward.
So, shoutout to Steve Kerr for being civilized and using clippers and shoutout to Jalen Rose for letting people know they aren’t alone with their nasty habits.
