Around San Francisco, Rockets coach has ‘pleasant’ talks with Warriors fans: ‘You’re not as brave in person’

SAN FRANCISCO Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka has a habit of walking around every city he visits and that routine continued Saturday prior to Championship of his company s opening round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors Related Articles Jimmy Butler injury update Warriors star out for Encounter Rockets high-flying Jalen Green was once NorCal Bay Area high school superstar Warriors Kerr reiterates that expletive-filled chants stepping way over the line Warriors respond to Dillon Brooks calling Draymond Green a dirty player Warriors relatively optimistic Jimmy Butler will play in Tournament After leaving the squad hotel Saturday Udoka explained he was recognized by particular local sports fans How did that go Udoka was required Very pleasant Udoka advised reporters at Chase Center drawing particular laugher Honestly wherever you go you might have specific hostility online and all this But in person nobody says anything You re not as brave in person Hostilities have grown in the early stages of the Warriors-Rockets playoff series During Meeting Rockets guard and East Bay native Amen Thompson unintentionally took out the legs of Jimmy Butler causing the Warriors forward to leave the event after a hard fall Butler still on the mend did not play in Saturday s Contest Particular have debated whether Thompson s play was dirty But Thompson s teammate Dillon Brooks shifted the focus back to the Warriors when appealed about it Friday No I think the dirty contestant is Draymond Green giving him a little push as regular basketball players do Brooks mentioned And Jimmy s fighting in the air for a rebound and stuff happens Amen s not a dirty sportsman He has nothing to do with being a dirty performer Sought he thought Warriors fans might be hostile toward Thompson a San Leandro native Udoka noted he s expecting a raucous playoff atmosphere Regardless of him being home or whatever I think that s what you get as an opponent obviously in the playoffs regardless Udoka commented of the setting Unfortunate what happened like I mentioned wasn t intentional or anything But with the bias and fans they are going to take that and run with it Thompson had points and three assists in the Warriors - win that leveled the series at one win apiece Thompson reacted well Like I noted we all know it s unintentional And he ll just go about his business as usual But understanding what it s going to be I think he knows that and nothing to be shocked by when it comes In Match on Wednesday players from both teams received technical fouls in the second half and Houston s Jalen Green received a flagrant foul when he flailed an arm into Green s face