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Kid Scoop News Young Reporters Marley Sutter and Sophie Rulmont
By Sophie Rulmont
Kid Scoop News Young Reporter, Prestwood Elementary, Sonoma
Three hours before the game on Easter Sunday, March 27th, I walked into Oracle Arena. All I could hear were the sounds of the Golden State Warriors players practicing and bouncing basketballs.
Our Golden State Warriors Media tour guide, Massimo Degaudenzi, met me and 10 other student reporters.
The arena was smaller than I expected but the players were actually much bigger!
Our First Interview
We interviewed Rusty Simmons, a beat writer for the San Francisco Chronicle.
I asked Rusty, “How many stories do you write in a week?”
He said, “Thankfully, I don’t keep track!” On normal game days, he told us he writes about five stories a day. He wrote 16 stories this week alone because there were four games. We thought it was funny when Rusty told us he doesn’t get paid enough!
Meeting Steve Kerr
Our group’s final stop before the game was to the Sam Skinner Media Room for the pregame conference with Warriors head coach, Steve Kerr. We listened as professional media journalists asked questions. He talked about the injured players that day as well as how he feels about resting players like, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, for the playoffs. When the conference was over, I quickly asked him for a photo.
Game Time!
The Warriors played an impressive game against the Philadelphia 76ers that night. At times, the 76ers had a lead over the Warriors! Time flew during the four quarters of the game because the game was extremely entertaining. There were dancers, parachuting gift cards, launching t-shirts, free socks, contests and more! It was truly amazing!
The Warriors won 117-105. The 76ers played a tough game. After the game we went to the Media Room where Steve Kerr gave the postgame recap. He talked about player, Klay Thompson. “He is just finding shots everywhere.” He also said, “I am lucky to coach these guys!”
