Steve Kerr has lied in the past. Is he at it again?

Remember this? Here is Warrior's Coach (and now Team USA Coach) Steve Kerr "apologizing" for lying to the media about his starters for Game-4 of the 2015 NBA Finals:

"Sorry, but I don't think they hand you the trophy based on morality," Kerr said. "They give it to you if you win. So sorry about that."

Prior to Game-4, Kerr had clearly stated there would be no changes in his starting lineup - and then proceeded to inject Andre Iguodala into the starting-5 in place of Andrew Bogut. His response to the change (post-game) was:

"I lied," he said to the media a few hours after he had, well, lied about who would be in the Golden State Warriors' starting lineup for Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

After Team USA's win over Serbia - in which 2024 NBA Champion Jayson Tatum never saw the floor (in addition to Tyrese Haliburton) - Kerr blames his own "idiocy" for keeping Tatum out of the game - possibly suggesting it was a misstep rather than an intentional slight.

Not sure what Steve Kerr is claiming here. He felt like an idiot for not playing Jayson Tatum? With good reason.

Somehow @SteveKerr couldn’t figure out how to get JT in during a 26-point win? Are we sure he should be coaching @usabasketball? Ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/AIGxJG5sOe
— Dan Kelley (@DanKelley66) July 28, 2024

I'm not buying it! I expect Jayson to say most of the right things about being left out of the action, but it appears intentional on the part of the Warrior's coach - for whatever reason that only he feels has merit.

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