Warriors vs. Trail Blazers GameThread: Golden State coach Steve Kerr tries to butter up Damian Lillard before the game

The Golden State Warriors will host Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at 7:30 p.m. PST at Oracle Arena.

Thankfully, the Warriors are taking steps to avoid another career-high performance from Lillard tonight.

Steve Kerr made sure to go on the record that he voted for Damian Lillard as an All-Star about 90 minutes before GSW plays POR.

— Rusty Simmons (@Rusty_SFChron) March 12, 2016

An understandable, though likely insufficient, statement given Lillard's objection to Steve Kerr comparing him to Stephen Curry (h/t UnRec'able for posting the FanShot first).