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Golden State Warriors teammates Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry have proved to be every bit of the sure-shot snipers they’ve been thought to be throughout their careers, combining for a season-high 41 points (per ESPN Stats & Info) in the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The two […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted the team is more nervous in advance for tonight’s Game 5 than it was prior to Game 4. They had a chance to make history and close it out at the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ home court. The man at the helm expressed that nerves prior to an 18th meeting between […]

Game 4 of the NBA Finals was just about everything the first two games hadn’t been — physical, gritty, and even choppy at times — a tempo the Golden State Warriors didn’t find too comforting, falling behind by 16 points after a record-setting 49-point first quarter by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. That quarter saw […]

While many high-profile point guards now have a signature shoe in the NBA, expected lottery pick De’Aaron Fox isn’t wearing Russell Westbrook‘s Jordans, James Harden‘s adidas, or even Stephen Curry‘s Under Armour sneakers — rather opting for a player who no longer graces the hardwood, but has left his legacy on his shoes — Kobe Bryant. […]

Despite a resounding 137-116 Game 4 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, the Golden State Warriors were in a much lighter mood during Sunday morning shootaround, as Kevin Durant bragged about a narrow win over teammate Stephen Curry in one of their usual shooting competitions. During his media session, Durant was informed that […]

Stephen Curry and company have 43 reasons to win the championship tonight in front of a packed home crowd at Oracle Arena during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Golden State Warriors will look to be the first Bay Area team to win a championship in front of their fans since a Rollie Fingers-led 1974 Oakland […]

Following the Cleveland Cavaliers Game 4’s barrage of trifectas, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant assured that it wasn’t lady luck sitting courtside with them, but rather a performance they can repeat if his team makes the same defensive mistakes at home on Monday. “They can do that again,” Durant told Michael Grange of Toronto […]

We talkin’ bout practice? — Oh yes, we are. Allen Iverson was back on the gym ahead of his debut with his team, 3’s Company, getting himself in shape before the long-awaited BIG3 league tips off in June 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The 2001 NBA MVP and four-time scoring champion is seen […]

Friday night’s record-breaking three-point barrage didn’t come without its share of admonishment from Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, who knows the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ 24 treys didn’t come from just an otherworldly shooting display, but plenty of uncharacteristic open looks given throughout Game 4. Durant wasn’t happy with the Warriors’ effort at the defensive end […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were “very impressed” with North Carolina State point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and have been reportedly “hopeful” to bring in University of Washington standout Markelle Fultz for a workout this week, per Adam Zagorida of ZagsBlog. The purple-and-gold have been heavily linked to lottery prospect Lonzo Ball, but are still exploring their options, […]

The Golden State Warriors‘ famous “death lineup” which memorably changed the team’s fortune during the 2015 NBA Finals, was torched last year with the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ prowess at the offensive glass during the last four games of the series — but so far in these 2017 NBA Finals, it has been nothing short of unstoppable. […]

Numerous clouds of smoke have formed upon the opinion the Los Angeles Lakers have of UCLA standout Lonzo Ball — some say they love him, others not so much. The projected No. 2 prospect of this year’s draft did impress during his June 7 workout with the purple-and-gold, but some present during his run claimed […]

Despite the last three years of NBA Finals action being dominated by two powerhouses in the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, the possibility for a new challenger isn’t completely out of the question. A few teams in both conferences are a player away from making a run at the throne, something forward Andre […]

Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard and two-time dunk champion Zach LaVine played one awesomely elaborate prank on his fellow Seattle area star, L.A. Clippers sixth man Jamal Crawford, in efforts to get it in camera for a segment on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! LaVine asked Crawford to come through to help with a charity event, to which […]

Draymond Green has been showered with boos and chants in every road arena in the NBA this season, but none is more intently passionate than Quicken Loans Arena, which will not hesitate to let the Golden State Warriors forward hear it every chance it’s given. But to Green it isn’t a reason of doubt or […]

The NBA will not enforce any additional discipline on Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia after swiping at Iman Shumpert‘s groin during a loose ball tussle in the third quarter of Friday’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals, according to Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports. Pachulia went to the ground after losing the ball […]

Game 4 of the NBA Finals wasn’t short of drama despite the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ 137-116 blowout win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Draymond Green earned his second technical of the series and his fourth of the postseason after arguing with an official in the third quarter; but in a high-stakes game of this […]

The Golden State Warriors ran into a myriad of problem in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, facing a Cleveland Cavaliers team that had the resolve to defend their home court and put up a historic shooting performance to do so in a 137-116 win. But if there is something Warriors forward Draymond Green is […]

During an intense Game 4 of the NBA Finals, tempers and emotions were running high all around, but that didn’t stop the 6-foot-3, 175-pound head coach Steve Kerr from flinching upon seeing a hulking referee Marc Davis suddenly turn around to face him. Steve Kerr scared of ref hitting him pic.twitter.com/66s2yg6hLC — letsgobrowns (@CraigWaikem) June […]

The strangest moment of a heavily refereed Game 4 that saw a whopping 22 free-throw attempts by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first quarter and a total 67 combined trips to the line for the game (including seven technical fouls called), was what seemed to be a second technical foul on Golden State Warriors forward Draymond […]

Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were every bit of the one-two punch that they weren’t during Game 4 of the NBA Finals, stuffing a reporter’s question when inquiring about Curry’s squatting after a technical foul was erroneously assessed at the scorers table. Here is the exchange: Reporter: “Steph, I’m sorry we keep asking you about […]

It didn’t take long for the ABC cameras to zoom in on Chicago Bulls shooting guard Dwyane Wade cheering on his friend LeBron James in the front row of Game 4 of the NBA Finals as the Cleveland Cavaliers took down the Golden State Warriors 137-116 on Friday night. But on a record-filled night, the only […]

In a lopsided start to Game 4 of the NBA Finals after the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ record-setting 49-point first quarter, many plays demanded a heated back-and-forth, but none caused more controversy than a face-to-face encounter between LeBron James and Kevin Durant, the two alpha dogs from each respective squad. The two were seen in a heated argument in […]

Only hours away from Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, sixth man Andre Iguodala offered a tease to a potential weakness that his Golden State Warriors still have. “We do have a weakness,” Iguodala told reporters this morning. “Steve Kerr, he knows what it is and I feel like I know […]

If being the first team across three different sports (NBA, MLB, NHL) to win 15 straight games in a postseason wasn’t enough, the Golden State Warriors have done so while maintaining a high-octane scoring assault, scoring 100-plus points in each of their playoff wins this season. Everyone knows the Warriors' 15-0 start is a record. […]

Three games into this year’s NBA Finals, Kevin Durant‘s name reigns atop a mountain of storied players, logging the best average game score in The Finals since 1984, per Basketball-Reference. Durant logged a game-score high of 30.8, a whisker above some of the legends of the sport — Shaquille O’Neal from 1999-2002, who owns the […]

Steve Kerr spoke about the frequent callouts by former NBA players claiming their championship teams could beat this year’s Golden State Warriors‘ lineup, applying his signature sarcasm as a way to get his message across. “They’re all right. They would all kill us,” Kerr told reporters sarcastically, according to Jimmy Durkin of the San Jose Mercury […]

A day prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Wayne Pratt took the ball in his hands from an inbounds pass, took a couple of dribbles, gathered the ball and lofted a jumper from well behind the three-point line of the left wing — calling “game” snappily after his opponent yelled “he ain’t gonna do […]

Throughout the course of the NBA season, many former players of the league (whether recent or longtime-retired) have chimed in about Kevin Durant‘s move to the Golden State Warriors this past offseason — often claiming how they couldn’t fathom going to another team or just being too competitive, or “not wired that way” to make such a […]

While the Golden State Warriors haven’t celebrated an NBA championship at home since 1956, forward Draymond Green is more than okay with making it more than a 61-year wait for fans in the Bay Area, as long as they get to go back for a parade. The Warriors beat the Detroit Pistons 4-1 back in […]

The Miami Heat have surfaced as the latest suitors for Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, who is expected to opt out of his contract and seek a long-term deal. With a solid core within the starting lineup and plenty of cap space with $89.8 million in the books for next season, the Heat is reportedly worrying the […]

Prior to a 3-0 Golden State Warriors start to these NBA Finals, much has been made about a lack of parity between teams in the league and the consequent sweep of the Western Conference Finals to get to where they are. Forward Draymond Green was asked if the signing of Kevin Durant was fair to the NBA, […]

Hall of Famer and Golden State Warriors consultant Jerry West played more than just a minor part in the organization acquiring forward Kevin Durant this past offseason. The 14-year NBA veteran and longtime front office executive was in Alaska during Game 3 of the NBA Finals, but was able to catch the entire game. His […]

Soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Andre Iguodala hinted at staying with the Golden State Warriors after talking to reporters on Thursday morning. The former Sixth Man of the Year is one of the key pieces the Warriors will need tonight to close out the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers and in the future to make another crack […]

Draymond Green offered a simple answer when he was asked about the shouting match that his mother, Mary Babers-Green, was involved in during Game 3 of the Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night. “It happens every year. Fans here are just rude,” Green told reporters. “My mom can hold her own though, she’s good.” […]

After a shocking Golden State Warriors come-from-behind win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the mothers of two of the game’s biggest stars, Sonya Curry and Wanda Durant, met each other in the bowels of Quicken Loans Arena, embracing in disbelief of what had just taken place in the last 2 […]

Kevin Durant put a grand start to his legacy as a Golden State Warrior on Wednesday night, draining a chilling three-point pull-up jumper over LeBron James with 45 seconds left. The shot put his team up for good, as the Warriors stole the show at the last minute and put the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 3-0 […]

Andre Iguodala had one of the most important defensive plays of Game 3, stifling LeBron James‘ three-point shot on the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ last possession of the game and forcing a consequent turnover — but he didn’t walk away without a painful kick to the groin as James flailed in the attempt. Former teammate Marreese Speights […]

Following a rampant 11-0 run in the last 2 minutes and 18 seconds of the game, the Golden State Warriors secured one of their biggest wins of the season in a come-from-behind 118-113 Game 3 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, who nailed the final two free throws […]