Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was busy coaching his team to a 127-86 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday when Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam to win Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees.
Kerr, a Dodgers fan, said he briefly checked the score during halftime between the Warriors and Jazz but was unaware that Game 1 went to extra innings.
‘I didn’t know anything that was going on after that.’
Thankfully, a fan at Delta Center in Utah informed Kerr about the grand slam heard around the world.
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‘The guy in the first row right behind me gasped,’ Kerr said, ”Oh my God! He did it. He hit it out.’ And I said, ‘Who?’ He said (it was) Freeman. Sounds like I missed an amazing game.’
The interaction with a fan was caught during the Warriors-Jazz broadcast. Watch the exchange below.
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