Golden State Warriors news: Remember when Houston Rockets stud Tari Eason blatantly called out the Dubs during Houston’s blistering 11-game winning streak? At that point, the Rockets had closed the gap on the Warriors to just one game for the 10th seed in the West, which had Eason demanding that Golden State “come out and play.”
Eason took it a step further on Thursday night by wearing a shirt that read “Warriors come out to play” as Houston and Golden State faced off in what was a pivotal matchup in the race for the final Play-In Spot in the conference.
Unfortunately for Eason and the Rockets, they didn’t have enough to pull out a win as the Dubs secured a crucial 133-110 blowout victory.
Tari Eason’s Golden State Warriors Call Out Fails Miserably
Eason was extremely confident heading into Thursday’s game. This was despite the fact that he wasn’t even playing after suffering a season-ending injury earlier in the campaign. The 6-foot-8 power forward’s shirt spelled out the exact same message he had for the Warriors last week:
Tari Eason wore a "Warriors, come out to play" shirt to tonight's game 👀
Warriors won by 23 and are now 4 games ahead of Rockets in standings pic.twitter.com/7s2gUwCtOF
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 5, 2024
Tari Eason on his Instagram story after the Rockets win against the Thunder:
“Warriors, come out to play” 😂 pic.twitter.com/DxCeBnY4KX
— Ahn Fire Digital (@AhnFireDigital) March 28, 2024
The Warriors did come out to play, and they made easy work of Houston in this one. This was a massive win for Golden State, too as they now have a four-game lead over the Rockets for the No. 10 seed. For Houston, this loss virtually ends their chase for a Play-In spot with just six games remaining.
Talk about taunting gone wrong, right?
Klay Thompson Claps Back at Tari Eason
Warriors star Klay Thompson, who went off on this one for 29 points on seven triples, could not help but troll Eason after the game. The five-time All-Star did not hold back in his post-game clap-back:
“That’s pretty lame. Especially if you’re not even playing,” Thompson said. “…But you’re just gonna be trolling from the sideline. Bro, what are we doing?”
Klay Thompson on the Tari Eason taunt: “That’s pretty lame. Especially if you’re not even playing…But you’re just gonna be trolling from the sideline. Bro, what are we doing?” pic.twitter.com/Q0ucnj55jh
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 5, 2024
Savage.
Tari Eason will probably want to think twice the next time he considers clowning the Dubs.
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