Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is once again advocating for a shorter regular season in order to improve the quality of play across the board and to address the increase in injuries that have especially plagued the league’s stars.
Per an ESPN article:
“I know this will not be a popular opinion in the league office, but I will continue to say it because it’s obvious we need to play fewer games — we need to take 10 games off the schedule,” said Kerr, whose Warriors lost 129-126 to the Utah
Jazz on Monday night with a depleted roster. “I think it would be a more competitive and healthier league if we played fewer games.”
However, Kerr also acknowledges that the prospect of reducing the number of regular season games runs anathema to the league’s main goal, which is to maximize revenue.
“I get it, it’s revenue, and you’d have to agree to let everyone get a little less money, and that’s really hard to do,” Kerr said. “But what I know about the league and coaching and how hard it is to play with the pace and the space — I think it would be a more competitive and healthier league if we played fewer games.”
Kerr expounded on his comments prior to tonight’s upcoming game against the Chicago Bulls.
“We would actually have to make a little less revenue. Not really an American concept, but I'm just, I'm of the belief that it should be. I think quality is going to matter long term.”
— Joseph Dycus (@joseph_dycus) March 11, 2026
Steve Kerr expands on his comments about wanting to shorten the NBA season. pic.twitter.com/qwzvLF6l7Y
The Warriors lost to a tanking Jazz team without the services of Steph Curry (runner’s knee), Jimmy Butler (ACL), Al Horford (rest), Moses Moody (wrist), and Kristaps Porzingis (rest).
