Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins is a curious man.
He is curious about many, many things. On Saturday, he was curious about the Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole, whom he believed had grabbed the knee of Memphis star Ja Morant and “pulled” him.
“In fact, I’ll be very curious to see what happens next,” he said, noting that they would discuss the game internally before turning to the league for review (the league ultimately took no action against Poole, who agrees , many former and current players and prominent NBA insiders who called the insinuation BS and / or a joke).
ESPN’s Mark Spears pressed Jenkins on Saturday to clarify exactly what he was interested in. “You mean he did it on purpose?”
“Watch the movie, I don’t know,” Jenkins said in a contemptuous tone. “I say it happened, it caused it. I don’t know what’s going through a person’s head. “
“You mean he did it on purpose or by accident?” Spears pressed again.
“No, I didn’t say it was on purpose,” Jenkins said incredulously, laughing. “I said the play happened where there was a catch, I’m just curious what happened.”
He’s just curious, guys.
Well, on Monday, after an ugly basketball game in which the Warriors were behind until the last minute to win 101-98 and lead 3-1, Jenkins was again – yes, you guessed it – curious.
“Is this the shot he wanted?” a reporter asked Jenkins, given the quick experience of Jaren Jackson Jr. with 3 points at the top of the key, which was blocked by Draymond Green.
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“Yes, I mean, we tried to hurry with the remaining 19 seconds – to get a quick two, a quick three,” Jenkins said. “I think maybe a shot that was a little hasty right there. I’m actually curious, you know, um, what they’re going to say. I think there was a contact, you know, I’m just curious what they’re going to do at the end of this one. It was very controversial, but I think there was a lot of contact, um, you know, “added a very curious Jenkins.” Probably a quick shot from us, but it just didn’t work out.
The game in question came with 13.4 seconds left. Jackson Jr. came down from the screen at the top of the key, rose five feet behind the 3-point line, and tried to bend into a deep ball. Green stood up to meet the ball, grabbed it with his fingertip as Jackson Jr. kicked his legs and missed the shot. Jackson Jr. immediately fouled Steph Curry and he did not protest all the contacts that made Jenkins so curious.
During the same game, Jenkins can be seen from the side, putting his hands on his hips and not protesting in any way against the call in front of any employee, despite his strong curiosity.
Asked about the post-match strike, Jackson Jr. was far less curious, thanks to Jenkins. “The one I missed? I missed,” he said. “I just missed it.”
The Warriors will finally try to put Jenkins’ curiosity to sleep on Wednesday as they travel to Memphis for Game 5 at 6:30 p.m.
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