How Steve Kerr found out about the World Series grand slam during Warriors' win over Jazz
by Ryan Miller, KSL.com · KSL.comEstimated read time: 1-2 minutes
SALT LAKE CITY — Steve Kerr heard a gasp from behind him.
It was during a dead ball at the tail end of Golden State's 127-86 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday, creating enough of a lull in the game for the Warriors head coach to hear what came next.
"The guy said, 'He did it, he hit it out'" Kerr said.
Kerr, a Los Angeles Dodgers fan, knew exactly what that fan was referring to.
He had checked the score of the World Series opener during the halftime break and saw the late deadlock. And with the Warriors holding an insurmountable lead, it wasn't a big surprise that some fans' minds had wandered to another contest with slightly higher stakes than the one currently at the Delta Center.
That fan — and many others in the arena — had just watched Freddie Freeman etch himself into October lore with a towering walk-off Grand Slam to lift the Dodgers to a 6-3 win over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series.
With there being a stoppage in play, Kerr quickly turned to the fans and asked the obvious question, "Who?!"
When he heard it was Freeman, he did a fist bump on the sideline that had nothing to do with the Warriors' win.
"Sounds like I missed it," he said with a smile.
So did he know the stakes of Freeman's at-bat?
"I saw the score at the halftime, it was 2-2. I didn't know anything that was going on after that point," he said.
Good thing he was able to get an in-game update from a fan.
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Ryan Miller
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