Warriors Owner Joe Lacob Swiftly Responds To Frustrated Fan's Email Plea

Warriors owner Joe Lacob swiftly responds to frustrated fan's email plea originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Joe Lacob is listening to Warriors fans.

Golden State’s owner has heard the feedback from Warriors fans — well, one fan in particular — and is working on improving the team.

After the Warriors’ 136-131 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, one Golden State fan on Reddit, Justin Dutari (u/Justdutari), who SFGate’s Alex Simon recently interviewed for a story on his viral post, sent an email at 8:44 p.m. PT after the loss, to an address he guessed belonged to Lacob.

Dutari, with a subject line of “Please read,” wrote:

“Dear Joe,

Please do something about this team. What [does] Steph [Curry] need to do every night to win? Drop 50 points? Team is [in] need [of] a real second option. Jimmy [Butler’s] tools are being underutilized because he is playing as a power forward due to the small position players. We have no true center.
I am so frustrated.

Thanks,
Justin”

Lacob himself, which Simon and SFGate confirmed through Warriors Senior Vice President of Communications Raymond Ridder, actually replied to the fan’s email two minutes after Dutari sent it, and relayed his shared frustration while stating he was “working on it.”

“You can’t be as frustrated as me,” Lacob wrote. “I am working on it. It’s complicated. Style of play. Coaches desires regarding players. League trends. Jimmy is not the problem.

Joe”

It’s no secret that Lacob cares deeply about the current state of the Warriors, and reportedly has not been shy about sharing his input on or even pushing for certain moves to be made in the past in order to continue contending for championships.

And it appears that still is the case.

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