Steve Kerr Calls Out ‘Disgusting’ Refereeing In Warriors-Nuggets Game

'It's a parade to the free throw line'

Steve Kerr was bereft of holiday cheer following the Warriors-Nuggets Christmas Day contest at Ball Arena.

Kerr was irate about the officiating in Monday night’s matchup between two of the Western Conference’s better teams. Nikola Jokic was a major beneficiary of the excess whistles, as the Denver superstar attempted a career-high 18 free throws in the nationally televised contest. Jokic made all of them, which helped the reigning NBA champions secure a 120-114 win.

The foul calls against Jokic weren’t the particular point of Kerr’s postgame ire, but they seemingly played a hand in the Warriors coach teeing off on the refs.

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“I have a problem with how we are legislating the defense out of the game,” Kerr told reporters, per ESPN. “We are enabling players to B.S. their way to the foul line. If I were a fan, I wouldn’t have wanted to watch the second half of that game. It was disgusting. It was just baiting refs into calls, but the refs have to make those calls … the players are really smart in this league. For the last decade, they’ve gotten smarter and smarter. We have enabled the players, and they are taking full advantage.

“It’s a parade to the free throw line, and it’s disgusting to watch.”

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Warriors franchise cornerstone Stephen Curry wasn’t nearly as blatantly critical about the officiating as his head coach, but the two-time NBA MVP did express a desire for “consistency” from the refs.

Golden State will hope for a less frustrating outing Thursday night when it hosts the reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat.