"They’re bear-hugging Steph": Steve Kerr brings Timberwolves' coach Chris Finch back down to earth with simple warning over foul accusations

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has heard accusations of his players being excessively physical. A day after the Warriors went up 1-0 in their second-round series, Kerr's counterpart on the Minnesota Timberwolves decided to take things up a notch.

According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch and his staff have contacted the league office to raise a concern regarding uncalled fouls:

"Chris Finch says they’ve sent a bunch of clips to the league on the Warriors fouling Gobert on the boards. "They look like pulling linemen with the shots they’re taking on Rudy,'" Krawczynski tweeted.

At a media availability on Wednesday, Kerr refused to back down, arguing that the Wolves were being too physical as well:

"They're bear-hugging Steph," Kerr said of the Timberwolves. "They could've called six fouls."

In total, 39 fouls were called in Game 1 of the Warriors-Timberwolves series. Five of Golden State's 18 infractions were whistled on Draymond Green, while Julius Randle and Naz Reid had four apiece among Minnesota's 21.

Apparently, Kerr believes that not enough fouls were called on Curry's defenders. Curry, however, did not even get to play the entirety of Game 1 as he had to take an early exit in the first half due to an injury.

With 9:09 left in the second quarter, Curry attempted to contain a Mike Conley drive off the right corner. As he shifted his defensive stance, the four-time NBA champion clutched his left thigh. Moments later, the Timberwolves called timeout and Curry headed to the locker room.

The Warriors ruled out Curry for the rest of Game 1, and his injury was later diagnosed to be a Grade 1 left hamstring strain that will sideline him till at least Game 4.

Steve Kerr expresses confidence in Warriors' defense moving forward: "That's been proven over the last couple of months"

During the same media availability, Kerr talked about how the Warriors' defense will keep the team thriving despite Curry's absence:

"We think we have the best defense in the league," the Warriors head coach said. "That's been proven over the last couple of months."

Kerr pointed to Green and Jimmy Butler as the Warriors' catalysts on the defensive end. The two grizzled vets will look to replicate Golden State's effort and execution in Game 1, when they held the Timberwolves to 88 points.