Golden State executives went to prison. To play basketball. Against the San Quentin Warriors. http://t.co/1SPMqtTsyd pic.twitter.com/f8ZntrzlsP
— Ben Cohen (@bzcohen) June 13, 2015 Golden State execs played prison basketball against San Quentin inmates
Bob Myers, the Golden State Warriors’ general manager, and a handful of execs played prison basketball against a San Quentin team.
…fog burned off the San Francisco Bay, the players sprayed on sunscreen in San Quentin’s parking lot, dressed in their green jerseys and carried in bags of outdoor basketballs. They were told to do whatever the correctional officers say in case of a crisis, though there has never been one.
Luke Walton, now an assistant coach with Golden State, apparently has a history with the San Quentin team.
The prisoners were especially chatty about assistant coach Luke Walton’s performance. They claimed the former NBA player had shied away from the post to settle for outside shots. (“Absolutely not true,” Walton said in response to the allegations.)
San Quentin takes their basketball seriously. I’d bet they even have a better replay system than the NBA.
There were inmates working as a timekeeper, statistician and scoreboard operator. Three were referees with duck whistles. A play-by-play announcer named Aaron Taylor called the action from across the outdoor court.
Myers ended up with 26 points and his team of Golden State execs walked away from San Quentin with a 85-79 win.
(h/t The Wall Street Journal)
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