News

Actions

Warriors rooted for LA Clippers over Jazz because ‘No nightlife in Utah’

Posted at 1:53 PM, May 01, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-01 15:56:32-04

Who were the Golden State Warriors rooting for, the Utah Jazz or the LA Clippers?

It’s safe to say they were pulling for LA but the reason has nothing to do with the team.

“No comparison. There’s no such thing, man,” Warriors’ forward Matt Barnes told ESPN. “There’s no nightlife in Utah. Obviously, as players, you want to be able to have a little bit of a nightlife, but the main focus is winning games. Me personally, I want to get out there because I want to beat the Clippers. That’s my former team and my kids are out there. But as far as nightlife, there’s no comparison to nightlife in Utah and L.A.”

Other Warrior players agreed they wanted to play the LA Clippers in the next round of the playoffs, according to ESPN.

“The problem with Utah is that you’re just sitting there and your mind is, like, dead, because in L.A., you still got energy for the game,” Andre Iguodala told ESPN. “Because you’re in L.A., you’re like, ‘Man, this is just the vibe in L.A.’ but in Utah, it can kind of lull you to sleep. And then you’ve slept too long or I’m bored out of my mind and now you got to try to pump yourself up for the game. You know you’re in the playoffs and you’re supposed to be pumped anyway, but the vibe is just like, ‘Man, let’s just get out of here.'”

Click here to see the full story from ESPN.