The Golden State Warriors broke the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record of 72 regular-season wins with a 125-104 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night at Oracle Arena.
73-9. Ridiculous.
After the game, a few members of the 95-96 Bulls team responded to the Warriors breaking their record set 20 years ago.
Here’s what Michael Jordan had to say:
Statement from Michael Jordan on Warriors breaking Bulls record: pic.twitter.com/kqtkBEJMth
— Estee Portnoy (@esteep) April 14, 2016
(Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green said recently that Jordan told him to “go get the record“. Mission accomplished.)
And here were Scottie Pippen’s thoughts on Golden State breaking the record:
Knowing what it takes to win 72, I’ve got to tip my hat to the @warriors for getting to 73. Good luck to @SteveKerr & Co. in the playoffs! — Scottie Pippen (@ScottiePippen) April 14, 2016
Those comments come just a couple weeks after Pippen said that he thinks the 95-96 Bulls would sweep these Warriors.
And don’t think for a second that we’re leaving Bill Wennington’s thoughts out of this (after all, the big man chipped in 5.6 points a night for those Bulls):
Congratulations to @warriors and @StephenCurry30 on setting the NBA all time wins record. Well deserved and well done.What a great journey
— Bill Wennington (@34billy42) April 14, 2016
Then there’s the situation of Steve Kerr, the head coach of these Warriors. Remember, he was also a member of the 95-96 Bulls.
Well, before Wednesday night’s game, Kerr said how he’s “felt their (Bulls’) support” and that those Bulls were “a really close team”. In honor of that Bulls team, Kerr even wore his Scottie Pippen socks (!) for Wednesday night’s game. For real:
Steve Kerr will be wearing Scottie Pippen socks tonight in honor of the ’96 Bulls. #Chasing73https://t.co/kWwRQiRXPr
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) April 14, 2016
Steve Kerr’s Scottie Pippen socks. pic.twitter.com/H5Jah6oNJd
— Janie McCauley (@JanieMcCAP) April 14, 2016
