Davis recalls Warriors practices being like ‘funeral’ under Montgomery
Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy speaks to the media about Klay Thompson’s departure in free agency and how he feels about Golden State’s current roster.
Baron Davis doesn’t look back on his days with the Warriors under coach Mike Montgomery very fondly.
If anything, they were like a “funeral” to the retired two-time NBA All-Star.
Chatting with Draymond Green on “The Draymond Green Show,” Davis revealed how bleak the Warriors’ internal environment was under Montgomery, who coached Golden State for two seasons from 2004 to 2006, specifically come practice time.
“… Nobody was on the court, dudes were still on the training court, one dude was lifting, [a] couple [of] dudes on the court,” Davis recalled. “I was talking to Chris Mullin, and I said, ‘God damn, what is wrong with yall?! It’s like a damn funeral.’”
Davis, who also admitted that he told Montgomery not to talk to him for a year, expanded on why it felt so somber inside the Warriors facility.
“Every day that you walked in it was like a funeral,” he added. “Like, damn, man, somebody doesn’t want to be here today.’
“I was like, ‘Yeah, we can’t keep doing this, dog. I can’t keep coming to the gym, and it ain’t cracking. Why are we depressed? We hoop!’”
