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Curry Responds to Lacob’s Comments
Warriors owner Joe Lacob created a stir when his remarks to a group of venture capitalists that were critical of former coach Mark Jackson were made public.
Lacob told Bay Area News Group that he planned to apologize to Jackson, and Stephen Curry said he thought that was appropriate.
“I think it’s an unfortunate distraction from what is going on right now,” Curry said.
“Obviously we’re playing well and you can pick what’s the difference between this year and last year. But you were talking about two great coaches. I feel like coach Kerr is doing his job great and coach Jackson did his job the way he thought was right and obviously there was a lot of success with it.”
“For him to apologize is a big gesture,” he added about Lacob.
“My whole thing is not to discredit anything Coach Jackson did because he was such a great coach for us and elevated a lot of our individual games, and I’m proud of that and appreciate that. And obviously it’s a new era, a new experience that we’re in right now, and we’re enjoying it.”
Lacob told the News Group about the comments he made: "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Mark Jackson and what he accomplished as our head coach. He did a terrific job. I’ve said that many times over the last several months and in recent days, including at this week’s event.
“I was asked to draw comparisons earlier this week between building businesses in the tech world and the sports world, and unfortunately, I used some poor judgment. That’s my mistake. I did attempt to reach out to Mark on Friday, and I certainly apologize for my comments and any unintended harm. I know that Mark will succeed again in this business.”
Lacob had said in taped comments at the Western Association of Venture Capitalists/National Venture Capital Association luncheon that Jackson “wouldn’t hire the very best.”
“Carte blanche. Take my wallet. Do whatever it is to get the best assistants that are in the world. Period. End of story. Don’t want to hear it,” he said. “And (Jackson’s) answer ... was, ‘Well, I have the best staff.’ No you don’t. And so with Steve, very, very different.”
Jackson himself also responded to the comments, telling members of his congregation that Lacob “put me on blast.”
Jackson said in recorded comments that Lacob “said I was good for nothing, an owner that knew me for three years and spent a couple of minutes around me, an owner that had the audacity to say that 200 folks don’t like me in the business.”
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