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Steve Kerr Slipped Taylor Swift Lyrics Into 2022–23 Press Conferences, ESPN Profile Reveals

The ESPN profile casts Kerr's prank as a window into how he manages the season's grind.

Overview

  • ESPN’s Wright Thompson reported Thursday that Kerr quietly wove lines from Taylor Swift’s All Too Well into Warriors media sessions during the 2022–23 season.
  • According to the report, the bit started after a March 2023 win over the Rockets when Kerr opened with the song’s first line by saying he walked through the door to the locker room at halftime.
  • Kerr’s son Matthew later edited the scattered quotes into a single video that reached Swift through a mutual friend and she asked to post it before Kerr requested it stay private.
  • At least one clip has since surfaced online, with NBA Base on X sharing footage of Kerr using the opening lyric during a press conference.
  • The lyric stunt appears in a broader ESPN piece that also details Kerr’s retirement deliberations and his new two-year, $35 million deal to remain Warriors head coach.