"You'll be better at basketball if you go play golf.' It's true."

Okay maybe not all of us, but if you're Steph Curry and Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors, it's to have a golf-loving coach in Steve Kerr.

Tim Kawakami with the instructions from Kerr to two of his stars to hit the links between games with Memphis. They found Justin Timberlake's Mirimichi and refreshingly talked openly about how golf helped their game.

-Q: Steph and Andre went out to play golf in Memphis on that day off. Is that something that’s easy for you to approve?

-KERR: Oh, I encourage it, for sure. I think sometimes the best thing to do is to get away from the gym and do whatever it is you do that relaxes you.

For those guys, I know it’s golf. The other guys, it might just be, go out to dinner, see a movie, whatever. But you’ve got to do that.

-Q: So when Steph asked you if they could go play golf, you’re…

-KERR: I encourage it. Like, there have been times this year where I’ve just told them, ‘Go take tomorrow off and you guys go play golf.’

The first time I think Andre kind of looked at me, ‘Really?’ ‘Yeah, go play golf. You’ll be better at basketball if you go play golf.’ It’s true.

-Q: With Steph, I can see how important it is.

-KERR: You need an outlet.

-Q: And you’re still competing.

Curry is currently entered in the California State Amateur qualifying, but there are questions about his amateur status and his schedule, reports Sam Weinman.

The Warriors open the Western Conference Finals this week against the Houston Rockets.