Kerr publicly criticized Curry after the Christmas game in 2016 and then personally visited Curry to apologize.

Today, Warriors reporter Anthony Slater had a face-to-face conversation with Cole and Curry, and wrote an article about the history of cooperation between Cole and Curry. It talked about Kerr's public criticism of Curry after the 2016 Christmas Day game. Kerr said this was his biggest regret in coaching Curry for 11 years.

In the 2016 Christmas Day game, the Warriors were reversed by the Cavaliers by 14 points in the fourth quarter, and this Cavaliers team had just defeated them in the finals of the previous season. In an interview after the game, Cole expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's too many mistakes and criticized Curry by name, saying that he "could be smarter." This sentence became the centerpiece of media coverage that day.

Cole returned to the computer, saw the title, and immediately regretted it. He recalled: "I thought, 'What am I doing?' I realized it immediately." That sentence, and the context behind it, deeply hurt Curry. His mistake in passing the ball behind the back in Game 7 of the Finals became the laughing stock of the entire summer, and Cole's words were tantamount to opening the wound again.

Curry's relatives and friends sent him messages one after another asking him: "Why did he (Cole) say that?" Curry recalled: "Of course I remember that incident. It is the coach's biggest taboo, not to criticize his players by name in front of the media."

After the plane landed, Cole immediately texted Curry and asked if he could go to his house the next day. Curry agreed. Cordon apologized and admitted that he had made a mistake. The two also discussed Curry's need to reduce mistakes and increase offensive aggression. Cole said: "This is very consistent with Curry's style, and we sat down and talked. He is very mature and has full trust in my starting point."

Since then, the Warriors have achieved a record of 56 wins and 10 losses, and finally won their second championship together.

Curry said: "He can take the initiative to communicate immediately. This is the key. We all just want to win. As long as the goals are consistent, many problems can be solved."