Warriors unamused by Tari Eason’s ‘come out to play’ comments
“That’s pretty lame, especially if you’re not even playing,” Klay Thompson said of Houston’s Tari Eason after his recent comments regarding the Warriors. Injured forward Tari Eason, who is expected to return for the 2024-25 season following a left tibia surgery, posted a video on Instagram of himself urging the Houston Rockets to "come out to play" after their 10th straight win over Golden State. Since then, Golden State and Houston have been playing differently, Golden state is currently undefeated and Houston is 1-3. However, Golden Warriors players may have misinterpreted Eason's comments, with veteran guard Klay Thompson calling them "lame" postgame. This could potentially create another storyline for the Warriors and Rockets during their rivalry.
Published : 4 weeks ago by Ben DuBose in
Shortly after the Houston Rockets secured their 10th straight win on Wednesday, March 27 in Oklahoma City, injured forward Tari Eason took to Instagram and posted a video of himself.
As Eason proclaimed: “Warriors, come out to play!”
At the time, Houston was just one game back of Golden State in the race for the final Western Conference play-in tournament berth.
Since then, however, Golden State (42-34) is 4-0, and the Rockets (38-38) are 1-3. That includes Thursday’s blowout by the Warriors in Houston, which pushed the home team to the brink of postseason elimination with only six games left to play in the 2023-24 season.
Eason watched from the sidelines in a T-shirt with text of “Warriors, come out to play” across the front.
It looked like harmless fun, but Golden State’s players may have read more into it. Multiple players yelled Eason’s line heading into the visitor’s locker room, according to reporters at Toyota Center, and veteran guard Klay Thompson said this postgame:
That’s pretty lame, especially if you’re not even playing. It’s one thing if you’re playing and you’re out there competing and you can back it up. But if you’re just going to be trolling from the sidelines… like, bro, what are we doing?
With Eason (left tibia surgery) expected to return healthy for the 2024-25 season in the fall, it could provide yet another storyline for whenever the Warriors and Rockets resume their rivalry.