Eason became a topic of conversation from the bench Thursday after reporting for duty with a “Warriors, come out to play” T-shirt, a dig at the rallying cry the Warriors have appropriated from a certain 1979 movie.
Let’s say you’re Tari Eason. Let’s say you’re on the Houston Rockets in a critical game against the Golden State Warriors and have no chance of playing after undergoing season-ending leg surgery.
The Warriors did not seem fazed as they proceeded to blow out the Rockets 133-110, but they certainly noticed.
The Warriors currently hold the final play-in spot in the Western Conference with a record of 42-34, with the Rockets behind them at 38-38. With only six games remaining in the season,
Thursday’s result means the Rockets wouldn’t even make the play-in if they went 5-1 and the Warriors went 1-5.
Warriors veteran Klay Thompson, no stranger to going to town on opponents for a faux paus, had some strong words after the game, saying Eason shouldn’t have worn the shirt if he wasn’t going to play and back up the trolling.
Stephen Curry made his own dig at the message from the bench, playing with some bottles in an echo of the scene.
Call it a lesson learned for the 22-year-old Eason.
