"I don't blame Kevin one bit for not wanting to rerun things here," Kerr told Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. "He took so much s--- for like, 'Oh, you're jumping on the bandwagon.' And then he's Finals MVP two years in a row. It's like he still gets criticized."

On Thursday, the Warriors face the Houston Rockets in the final game before the NBA All-Star break. After the loss to the Mavs, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was frustrated with the scheduling and had some complaints when asked about his starters playing on Thursday.