The Golden State produced their first major letdown game of the season on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks, with Steve Kerr lamenting his team's mental and physical fatigue following the 120-110 loss to a team playing without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
While that may sound like nothing but an excuse to some just over a week into the season, The Ringer's Bill Simmons has said the quiet part out loud regarding the NBA screwing the Warriors with a brutal schedule through the first few weeks.
Bill Simmons lays out how the NBA is absolutely screwing the Warriors
Speaking recently on his podcast, Simmons leapt to the defense of the franchise and believes there's very little explanation for why the NBA set them up with such a difficult schedule straight out of the gates.