On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA semifinals continued, and the Warriors and the Grizzlies also ushered in the fourth game of the series, due to the knee injury of the Grizzlies' star Morant in the previous game, so Morant was not able to play in this game. However, the Grizzlies without Morant are not as easy to play as fans think, and they have shown great resilience. The Grizzlies maintained a lead over the Warriors for most of the game, but in the final minute, the Grizzlies, without Morant, were still unable to withstand the onslaught of the Warriors and eventually lost. At present, the Warriors have taken a big lead of 3-1, just one step away from the Western Conference Finals.
Just as Warriors fans were rejoicing in the Warriors' victory, bad news came out of nowhere. The game began before the game was sidelined by Warriors coach Steve Kerr triggering a health and safety agreement, with Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown serving as interim manager and leading the team to beat the Grizzlies. However, Grizzlies coach Jenkins expressed dissatisfaction with Mike Brown's temporary coaching of the Warriors at the end of G4, saying: "I'm not sure it's allowed to have the head coach of one team coach coach another team. We'll have the team manager and the league discuss the matter and may protest. ”
Before the game began, the Kings officially announced that Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown would serve as the Kings' new head coach on a four-year contract. That said, before the G4 game between the Warriors and the Grizzlies began, Brown was already the head coach of the Kings, and the Head Coach of the Kings to coach the Warriors was obviously somewhat unreasonable, which is also the reason for the dissatisfaction of the Grizzlies coach.
However, some fans believe that Mike Brown has signed a contract with the Kings. But the start and end of their contracts has not been announced, and as has been the practice in the past, Mike Brown should not sign a contract with the Kings until after the Warriors' assistant coaching contract is over. That said, Mike Brown is currently a warrior assistant coach, and his King's status as head coach won't take effect until the start date of his contract. In this case, There is nothing wrong with Mike Brown taking the place of Kerr in charge of G4, after all, he is still an assistant coach for the Warriors.
In fact, this coaching storm should not affect the trend of the entire series, even if the Warriors and Mike Brown really violated the law, the NBA official can not let the Warriors and the Grizzlies play again, at most it is to punish the Warriors financially. However, the Warriors and Grizzlies are really getting deeper and deeper. Last season, the Warriors were eliminated by the Grizzlies in the playoffs and missed the playoffs, much to the displeasure of fans. The two teams met again in this year's playoffs, with Payton Jr. seriously injured by Dillon Brooks and will be absent for a long time. In the last game, Morant was mistakenly injured by Poole and did not have the opportunity to play in G4, which eventually led to the Grizzlies losing, and whether Morant can play in the next game is also unknown. Many radical fans even believe that Morant's injury is a retaliation by the Warriors. Both teams, the Warriors and the Grizzlies, have a lot of talented players who will be the powerhouses of the West for years to come, and these two teams really have a good chance of becoming enemies.
Finally, do you think it is a violation of the matter of Mike Brown temporarily coaching the Warriors?