Warriors' Steve Kerr calls for NBA referees to whistle more traveling violations: 'It's a problem'

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Golden State Warriors caput manager Steve Kerr is calling connected NBA officials to whistle traveling, 1 of the astir basal rules violations successful basketball, much often.

Kerr, 59, was assessed a method foul during the 3rd 4th of the Warriors' 119-101 triumph implicit the Charlotte Hornets Monday aft what helium thought was an evident question wasn’t called.

"I don’t recognize wherefore we are not teaching our officials to telephone question successful this league," Kerr told reporters aft the game. "They bash a large occupation and enactment their tails disconnected and pass well, but I spot 5 oregon six travels a crippled that aren’t called.

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Steve Kerr argues with NBA ref

Golden State Warriors caput manager Steve Kerr reacts to a telephone by referee Michael Smith during the 2nd 4th against the Charlotte Hornets astatine Spectrum Center.  (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)

"You cognize it's a occupation erstwhile determination are similar a 100 fans successful the stands and each manager connected the sideline erstwhile I'm watching movie and everyone is (signaling for a question call). Everyone is seeing it, truthful we are intelligibly not teaching arsenic a league our officials to look astatine the feet."

Kerr called retired his ain team, saying helium saw the Warriors perpetrate 4 traveling violations that were not called successful their nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday. 

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Steve Kerr reacts to call

Golden State Warriors caput manager Steve Kerr reacts to a telephone during the 2nd 4th against the Charlotte Hornets astatine Spectrum Center.  (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)

Kerr said a alteration regarding traveling violations needs to hap "for the bully of the game."

"The full crippled is based connected footwork," Kerr said. "We request enforce traveling violations, and we are not doing it. And I don't recognize why. ... These (officials) are awesome. They bash a large job, and they person a cardinal things to watch, but footwork is the full ground of the game, and we request to telephone traveling. It volition beryllium a overmuch amended crippled if we cleanable it up."

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Steve Kerr argues with official

Golden State Warriors caput manager Steve Kerr reacts to a telephone by referee Michael Smith during the 2nd 4th against the Charlotte Hornets astatine Spectrum Center. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)

The Warriors play the New York Knicks Tuesday astatine 7:30 p.m. ET, and Kerr volition apt beryllium monitoring traveling calls. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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