Rockets' Tari Eason Wears 'Warriors, Come Out to Play' Shirt During Blowout Loss
April 5, 2024
Tari Eason's attempt to troll the Golden State Warriors went terribly wrong Thursday night.
The Houston Rockets forward, missing the game with a leg injury, wore a shirt that said "Warriors come out to play," an homage to the 1979 film The Warriors. Golden State answered his troll with a 133-110 win.
The Warriors-Rockets drama has been ongoing for the past few weeks as the teams battle it out for the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference and a trip to the play-in tournament. Houston won 11 games in a row and was certainly putting some pressure on Golden State in recent weeks.
After the Rockets' 10th straight win last week, Eason posted an Instagram story with a screenshot of the Western Conference standings and shouted his line, "Warriors, come out to play." With the Rockets taking on the Warriors on Thursday, he decided to take it to the next level and rock the shirt.
After the game, Warriors star Klay Thompson gave his thoughts on Eason's shirt, per The Athletic's Anthony Slater.
"That's pretty lame. Especially if you're not even playing," Thompson said. "It's one thing if you're playing, you're out there competing and you can back it up. But you're just gonna be trolling from the sideline. Bro, what are we doing?"
With the loss, the Rockets have lost three straight after the hot streak and sit four games behind the Warriors. Houston has just six games remaining in the season, and it will need some magic to surpass Golden State for the final play-in spot.
