Why Bill Simmons oddly declined to watch Steph Curry, Warriors play vs. Clippers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Bill Simmons isn’t a fan of the 2025-26 Warriors.
In fact, the sports media personality shared that he recently declined the opportunity to watch Steph Curry, one of his favorite NBA players, in person because of how frustrating it is for him to watch Golden State.
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Here is what Simmons said about passing on the Curry Show on his “Bill Simmons Podcast.”
“I have Clippers season tickets I share with the one and only Mike Tollin,” Simmons prefaced. “Usually, we go to the Warriors games together because Steph Curry and [Nikola] Jokić are my two ‘I’m going if they’re there.’ [Victor Wembanyama] has now entered that group. Jokić, Curry, Wemby; I’m there if they’re in town. [Tollin] asked … ‘I can’t go Monday. You want the tickets?’ I said, ‘No. Let’s sell him.’ And we sold them. I rain-checked it [and] made up an excuse.
“‘I’m under the weather, Steph. I can’t make it today.’ I just didn’t want to watch him on a s–t Warriors team with f–king Draymond [Green] getting kicked out of every other game, or Steve Kerr getting mad at the refs, or these f–king guys that come in, and [Jimmy] Butler taking 10 shots. I couldn’t do it. It was going to make me mad. I wanted to enjoy my Monday night. Didn’t go. Steph Curry, who’s, by the way, having an incredible year — couldn’t do it.”
Simmons clearly didn’t hold back — regardless of his affinity for Curry.
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And ironically, Simmons was right to miss the Warriors’ date with the Clippers on Monday at Intuit Dome. Golden State was defeated by Los Angeles in a frustrating fashion, 103-102.
But despite Simmons’ harsh words, the Warriors have been on one of their better stretches of the 2025-26 NBA season. Golden State has won eight of its last 11 games, including a 34-point blowout win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night at Chase Center.
Maybe Simmons should give watching Curry and the 2025-26 Warriors live another shot.
