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Steve Kerr likes to keep things loose, even during the NBA Finals.
That apparently included having a jovial back-and-forth with a Duck Boat driver in Boston while the Warriors were playing at the TD Garden against the Boston Celtics in Games 3 and 4 of the Finals.
Boston is known for its famous Duck Boat tours, and in the middle of one of them, a driver spotted Kerr on the sidewalk and started talking to him.
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SIGN UP HERE A video of the interaction, which was posted to Twitter on Monday, starts with Kerr saying: “I remember what used to happen back in the ‘80s,” with a shrug.
That implied that the driver was asking Kerr if he knew what Duck Boats were used for. The answer he was probably looking for was championship parades, as Boston’s championship-winning teams get to ride on city streets on Duck Boats.
Kerr, smartly, snapped a joke about the Celtics not experiencing many parades since their dynasty in the 1980s. The Celtics won three titles in the ‘80s, but have only won one since 2008.
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Not to be outdone, the driver made clear to Kerr that “world championship parades happen on these bad boys” before adding a “Go Wildcats,” an appeal to Kerr’s alma mater in Arizona.
“That’s the head coach of the Warriors right there,” the driver said. “And I need tickets tomorrow.”
That last request probably was a shot in the dark for the Duck Boat driver. But at least he got a response from Kerr and got to star in a viral video.
If things go Kerr’s way, the Duck Boats will remain purely for tourism purposes in Boston.