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Steve Kerr knows a lot about championship culture. He has played with players like Michael Jordan, and Tim Duncan and coached Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry. He is a 5 time NBA champion and 3-time champion as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors.

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Recently, The Rex Chapman Show along with Josh Hopkins brought Steve Kerr to their podcast and talked about Stephen Curry, Michael Jordan, and Tim Duncan and how they are similar and different.

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All three basketball legends played in a different era from each other. Michael Jordan who is also referred to as the GOAT, dominated the 90s with 6 final appearances and won each one of them, and was the Finals MVP. Not only that, he won 5 MVP awards and 3 times defensive player of the year.

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Tim Duncan made his mark in 2000 and early 2010s winning 5 NBA championships with 3 finals MVP and 2 MVP awards. On the other hand, Stephen Curry still dominates the NBA with 2-time MVP awards, 5 final appearances winning 3 NBA championships.

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What did Steve Kerr Say?

Steve Kerr said on The Rex Chapman Show,Tim Reminds me of Steph Curry, they both have a hilarious sense of humor, incredible humility, and then incredible arrogance on the floor like I am the best player out here.”

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After that Rex Chapman asked him about Michael Jordan and how he was different from both of these players. Steve Kerr smiled and said “Well he wasn’t humble but in a good way,” and continued “Michael just dominated games spiritually and emotionally. You walk out there and you looked down cause I was an opponent many years playing against Michael.”

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“You walked on the floor back then and you looked down and you saw him and you were kinda like I don’t think we are gonna beat this guy. Everybody was just afraid of him. He drove us hard [during practice]. Timmy doesn’t do that. Steph doesn’t do that, but that’s the way Michael did it.”

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Michael Jordan’s documentary showed a lot about how fierce of a player and leader Michael was and this shows that all that is true. Do you agree with what Kerr said? Let us know in the comments!

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Rishabh is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports with 19 years of active sports fandom under his belt. Rishabh's coverage of the Qatar World Cup, where Lionel Messi and Argentina triumphed, was a proud moment for him as a fan and a writer. In addition to his expertise in soccer, Rishabh is also a keen follower of the NBA, particularly the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks. His admiration for Luka Doncic and Stephen Curry is well-known among his readers. When not immersed in the world of sports, Rishabh enjoys playing first-person shooter games like Valorant and CSGO. As an ardent fan of these games, he loves discussing the latest strategies and trends among teams such as Sentinels and Paper Rex.

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