Lacob, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who bought the struggling franchise in 2010 for $450 million (the most spent on an NBA team at the time), has watched his Warriors blossom on the court while his relationship with their best player quietly has turned icy off of it. “I know it wasn’t the best of nights for you.” “Happy birthday,” Lacob told Curry, according to the magazine.
The 61-year-old owner paid his usual visit to Green’s locker, congratulating him on his performance in the March 14 game, before sauntering over to Curry, who was coming off a poor, 8-of-23 night shooting - which Lacob made a point of emphasising in front of surrounding reporters. Two months later, Lacob made a rare appearance in the Warriors’ locker room on Curry’s 29th birthday following a win over the 76ers.
But Curry, the two-time MVP who has committed eight years to the franchise? Nothing. Durant, who took Curry’s place on the stage that day, received a personal thankyou from Lacob. Lacob has made that point clear before - infamously saying the reason the Warriors are “light-years” ahead of other NBA teams is “not just Steph Curry” - but Tuesday’s revelations add substance to their sour relationship.Īn ESPN The Magazine feature on the Warriors offers a peek into the owner/player dynamics within the organisation’s walls, where Lacob seems to show a warmth to stars like Kevin Durant and Draymond Green and an aloofness to Curry.ĭuring a January event introducing the Warriors’ new arena, opening in 2019 on the San Francisco waterfront, an elated Lacob acknowledged all the people - politicians, investors and players - who made the construction possible, the story noted. WHAT makes the Warriors transcendent? Less superstar Stephen Curry, and more the business model surrounding him, insists Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob.
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