technical details
  1. is_video => false
  2. alias => "bayarea\/\/warriors\/steve-kerr-explains-why-warriors-will-miss-shaun-livingston-so-much"
  3. nid => "457881"
  4. title => "Steve Kerr explains why Warriors will miss Shaun Livingston so much"
  5. is_chrome_page => false
  6. article_body => "<p>The Warriors officially waived Shaun Livingston on Wednesday afternoon, and coach Steve Kerr was nostalgic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan, I am sad,\u201d the Golden State coach&nbsp;told <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/1070470\/2019\/07\/10\/kawakami-an-appreciation-of-shaun-livingstons-subtle-and-immensely-vital-warriors-tenure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Kawakami of The Athletic<\/a>. \u201cShaun is just an incredible human being. So poised and measured, mature, smart.<\/p>\n<p>\"We are going to miss him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Is there a specific anecdote about Livingston that stands out to Kerr?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot sure about any one,\u201d Kerr told Kawakami.&nbsp;\u201cMaybe that\u2019s the point. He was a metronome --&nbsp;you could just count on him to be the same guy, day after day, no matter what the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\"Never any drama. Just steady, quiet leadership and an old-school post game that gave people fits. And of course, he fit well into our switching scheme and got his hands on a ton of high, long rebounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although there was talk that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/warriors\/joe-lacob-issues-statement-warriors-waiving-shaun-livingston\" target=\"_blank\">33-year old might retire<\/a>, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that Livingston intends to return for a 15th season (he missed the entire 2007-08 campaign).<\/p>\n<p>The No. 4 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft joined the Warriors in July 2014 and won three championships.<\/p>\n<p>Some of his biggest playoff moments with the Dubs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 points in Game 1 of the 2016 NBA Finals<\/li>\n<li>18 points, seven rebounds, three assists, one steal in Game 1 of the 2015 Western Conference finals<\/li>\n<li>13.2 points, 4.8 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 59 percent shooting over five games in the first round of the 2016 playoffs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[<strong>RELATED<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/warriors\/shaun-livingston-leaves-warriors-winner-after-saving-career-finding-home\" target=\"_blank\">Livingston leaves Dubs a winner after saving NBA career<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>And don't forget about this:<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Warriors reportedly are waiving Shaun Livingston, who will get a standing ovation every time he steps foot in Chase Center the rest of his life <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9bcO3fRvn4\">https:\/\/t.co\/9bcO3fRvn4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewShiller\/status\/1148765901400920064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Livingston was a fantastic&nbsp;Warrior.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow @DrewShiller on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewShiller\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drewshiller\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n"
  7. author => "Drew Shiller"
  8. mps => {"author":"Drew Shiller","league":"","sport":"","sponsor":""}
  9. published => "1562889900"
  10. created => "1562873082"
  11. changed => "1562907940"
  12. status => "1"
  13. hero_image_credit => "AP"
  14. tags => [{"tid":"1571","name":"Steve Kerr","url":"tags\/steve-kerr"},{"tid":"2721","name":"Shaun Livingston","url":"tags\/shaun-livingston"},{"tid":"10896","name":"Drew Shiller","url":"tags\/drew-shiller"},{"tid":"1296","name":"Golden State Warriors","url":"tags\/golden-state-warriors"}]
  15. section => "Warriors"
  16. team => "Warriors"
  17. chrome_data => "{\"league\":\"\",\"sport\":\"\",\"sponsor\":\"\"}"
  18. image => {"uri":"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/bayarea\/2019\/07\/12\/livingstonshaunkerrtalkinghands.jpg","alt":"livingstonshaunkerrtalkinghands.jpg","title":"Steve Kerr explains why Warriors will miss Shaun Livingston so much"}
  19. sponsor => ""
  20. region => "bayarea"
  21. fb_url => "https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=304476467003440&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fbayarea%2Fwarriors%2Fsteve-kerr-explains-why-warriors-will-miss-shaun-livingston-so-much&display=popup"
  22. tw_url => "https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Steve%20Kerr%20explains%20why%20Warriors%20will%20miss%20Shaun%20Livingston%20so%20much&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fbayarea%2Fwarriors%2Fsteve-kerr-explains-why-warriors-will-miss-shaun-livingston-so-much&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fbayarea%2Fwarriors%2Fsteve-kerr-explains-why-warriors-will-miss-shaun-livingston-so-much"
  23. mailto => "mailto:?subject=Steve%20Kerr%20explains%20why%20Warriors%20will%20miss%20Shaun%20Livingston%20so%20much&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fbayarea%2Fwarriors%2Fsteve-kerr-explains-why-warriors-will-miss-shaun-livingston-so-much"
  24. tags_hide => []
  25. type => "article"
  26. meta => {"file":"\/mnt\/gfs\/rsnunited\/sites\/default\/files\/archive\/article\/bayarea\/warriors\/steve-kerr-explains-why-warriors-will-miss-shaun-livingston-so-much.json","assets":["public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/bayarea\/2019\/07\/12\/livingstonshaunkerrtalkinghands.jpg"]}
  27. orig_image => {"uri":"public:\/\/2019\/07\/11\/livingstonshaunkerrtalkinghands.jpg","alt":"livingstonshaunkerrtalkinghands.jpg","title":"Steve Kerr explains why Warriors will miss Shaun Livingston so much"}
  28. article_type => "article"
Warriors

Warriors

The Warriors officially waived Shaun Livingston on Wednesday afternoon, and coach Steve Kerr was nostalgic.

“Man, I am sad,” the Golden State coach told Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. “Shaun is just an incredible human being. So poised and measured, mature, smart.

"We are going to miss him.”

Is there a specific anecdote about Livingston that stands out to Kerr?

“Not sure about any one,” Kerr told Kawakami. “Maybe that’s the point. He was a metronome -- you could just count on him to be the same guy, day after day, no matter what the circumstances.

"Never any drama. Just steady, quiet leadership and an old-school post game that gave people fits. And of course, he fit well into our switching scheme and got his hands on a ton of high, long rebounds.”

Although there was talk that the 33-year old might retire, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that Livingston intends to return for a 15th season (he missed the entire 2007-08 campaign).

The No. 4 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft joined the Warriors in July 2014 and won three championships.

Some of his biggest playoff moments with the Dubs:

  • 20 points in Game 1 of the 2016 NBA Finals
  • 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists, one steal in Game 1 of the 2015 Western Conference finals
  • 13.2 points, 4.8 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 59 percent shooting over five games in the first round of the 2016 playoffs

[RELATED: Livingston leaves Dubs a winner after saving NBA career]

And don't forget about this:

Livingston was a fantastic Warrior.

Follow @DrewShiller on Twitter and Instagram