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Jordan Poole scored seven points on 10 shots and missed each of his three tries from deep in his team’s Game 6 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, ending the Golden State Warriors’ brief playoff run struggling to the same damning extent he did throughout it. He averaged 10.3 points and 3.5 […]

The Golden State Warriors crumbled against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, their dreams of winning back-to-back titles forcefully dashed with a 122-101 loss in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Here are three reactions from the Dubs’ all-too-familiar season-ending defeat to LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. These […]

Daniel and Tanya Snyder have officially entered into a sale and purchase agreement of the Washington Commanders with a group led by Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Josh Harris, the parties announced on Friday. “We are very pleased to have reached an agreement for the sale of the Commanders franchise with Josh Harris, an area native, and […]

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder is reportedly urging the NFL to limit the public release of a third-party report into allegations of sexual misconduct and financial improprieties against him, according to ESPN. “Dan Snyder and his lawyers are lobbying the NFL to limit the release of attorney Mary Jo White’s report into sexual misconduct allegations […]

It’s still likely Andrew Wiggins suits up for his team’s do-or-die Game 6 matchup the Los Angeles Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Considering his official injury designation and limited participation in a morning shootaround, though, it’s at least fair to wonder how effective an injured Wiggins will be for the Golden State Warriors with their […]

The Golden State Warriors staved off elimination with a 121-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ invigorating and season-saving Game 5 win at Chase Center. Andrew Wiggins does it all Remember around this time last year, when Wiggins began emerging as the Dubs’ clear-cut second-best […]

Andrew Wiggins still relishes going head-to-head with LeBron James. Nearly a decade past his career-beginning trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, though, it’s not because Wiggins is clinging to any resentment toward James. The Golden State Warriors wing just always appreciates the opportunity to battle with the best. Barely two weeks after Cleveland took Wiggins with […]

Heads rolled across the NFL in January when Aaron Donald changed his Twitter bio to “former NFL D Lineman.” Was the Los Angeles Rams superstar defensive tackle hinting at imminent retirement following a disappointing season marred by injury? Donald, thankfully, set the record straight shortly thereafter, putting retirement rumors to rest by clarifying he’d be […]

The Golden State Warriors were on the wrong side of the most notable 3-1 comeback in NBA annals. Just one round before LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers made history in the 2016 Finals, though, the Dubs came back from that same deep hole against Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder—setting the […]

The Golden State Warriors scored 17 points on as many field goal attempts in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s loss, a whopping six turnovers doubling their amount of assists and free throw attempts as Game 4 hung in the balance. Even those ghastly numbers aren’t an accurate portrayal of just how impossible it proved […]

Jordan Poole’s playoff-long struggles reached a nadir at exactly the wrong time. The Golden State Warriors guard went scoreless in his team’s nail-biting Game 4 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, on the bench for the fourth quarter’s duration en route to a season-low 10 minutes of playing time. The defending champions […]

Michael Mayer was among the biggest fallers in the 2023 NFL Draft. A projected first-round pick throughout his stellar collegiate career at Notre Dame, the talented tight end’s surprising slide was ended when the Las Vegas Raiders snapped him up early in the second round with the No. 35 overall pick. Don’t take Mayer’s ultimate […]

Stephen Curry was the only member of the Golden State Warriors able to muster reliable offense on Monday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. If only his relative disappearing act for the game’s vast majority had chipped away at Klay Thompson’s confidence when his team needed scores most. The veteran sharpshooter addressed his questionable shot […]

The Los Angeles Lakers stunned Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The Lakers roared back late to take Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals 104-101. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ second straight loss at Crypto.com Arena, putting them on the brink of elimination as this series shifts […]

The Golden State Warriors have a lot of work to do in wake of a wholly dispiriting Game 3 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. As the most pivotal contest of the Western Conference Semifinals fast approaches, though, Stephen Curry seems fully confident his team will respond like a defending champion. Curry addressed the Dubs’ […]

D’Angelo Russell scored his team’s first 11 points in front of a fawning Crypto.com Arena crowd on Saturday night, playing a key role in the Los Angeles Lakers’ blowout Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers now hold a 2-1 lead over the defending champions in the Western Conference Semifinals, owning home-court […]

Russell Westbrook found a home with the LA Clippers after the trade deadline, playing some of the best basketball he has in years. The former MVP was especially effective during his new team’s short-lived playoff run, ably picking up ample offensive slack left by injuries to Paul George and Kawhi Leonard while serving as a […]

The Golden State Warriors’ all-encompassing road struggles returned Saturday in a 127-97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ ugly performance in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Anthony Davis out-duels Draymond Green The biggest harbinger of this vexing second-round series through its first three games? Free […]

Stephen Curry is vying for an unprecedented fifth title in nine seasons as the Golden State Warriors’ playoff run continues. Before Saturday’s pivotal Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the realest hoopers of the modern era assessed Curry’s standing in the league’s all-time individual hierarchy—insisting he’s already […]

Perhaps no player in the NBA speaks more directly and aggressively to teammates and coaches than Draymond Green. Unlike some who engage in that boisterous, brash style of communication, though, the Golden State Warriors’ veteran leader can take the type of constructive criticism he so often doles out—even when it’s laced with profanity and coming […]

The Golden State Warriors blew out the Los Angeles Lakers 127-100 on Thursday night, roaring back from a disappointing loss to even the Western Conference Semifinals at one game apiece. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ authoritative Game 2 victory at Chase Center. Dubs commit to JaMychal Green, small ball The Warriors have […]

Don’t count Steve Kerr among the many, many Golden State Warriors partisans incensed by their team’s massive free throw discrepancy in Tuesday’s Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Just because he understands why the Dubs were so egregiously out-shot at the charity stripe, though, doesn’t mean Kerr is satisfied with that losing numbers […]

Anything is possible amid day-to-day variability of the postseason microscope. As the Golden State Warriors’ playoff run continues with Thursday’s crucial Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers, though, it still seems like Jonathan Kuminga is on the outside looking in at playing time. The sophomore forward didn’t play in the Warriors’ series-opening loss to […]

Playing smaller doesn’t exactly seem a prudent way for the Golden State Warriors to even this series after Anthony Davis’ monstrous Game 1. His real impact extended even further than ridiculous numbers of 30 points, 23 rebounds, five assists and four blocks—a playoff line only accomplished by Tim Duncan back in the 2003 Finals before […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 117-112 in a Game 1 thriller on Tuesday, surrendering home-court advantage to Anthony Davis, LeBron James and their Southern California rivals. Here are three in-depth reactions from the defending champions’ hard-fought, frustrating loss at Chase Center. Warriors shrink inside the arc Golden State shot 21-of-53 […]

The Memphis Grizzlies’ decision to part ways with Dillon Brooks this summer was met with laughs and praise from most corners of the NBA world. One flamboyant former player, though, has been left unnerved by Brooks’ pre-free-agency exile from Memphis—at least if it’s related to his headline-grabbing trash talk about LeBron James. Nick Young voiced […]

The Golden State Warriors will score enough to beat the Los Angeles Lakers of Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole shoot like we know they can. Reliable contributions from Gary Payton II, Donte DiVincenzo and Moses Moody would finally fortify the defending champions’ bench, a debilitating weakness as they scraped by the Sacramento Kings. Jonathan Kuminga’s […]

Both the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers are at their best in the open floor, but it’s not like either team is the Sacramento Kings. They’re more opportunistic transition attackers than relentless ones, running most off forced turnovers and improper floor balance from the opposition. As long as Golden State and Los Angeles […]

The Golden State Warriors barely have time to celebrate surviving the Sacramento Kings before turning their attention to the Los Angeles Lakers. Good thing Stephen Curry and the defending champions’ dynastic core are intimately familiar with facing LeBron James this time of year. After dropping 50 points to lead the Warriors to season-saving victory on […]

The Golden State Warriors routed the Sacramento Kings 120-100 on Sunday, keeping their hopes of back-to-back titles alive behind Steph Curry’s all-time Game 7 performance. Here are three reactions from the defending champs’ season-saving win. Stephen Curry refuses to lose This probably isn’t the best performance of Curry’s legendary career. Considering the championship stakes at […]

Steve Kerr is reverting to the starting lineup he knows best for Game 7. Draymond Green is back in the Golden State Warriors’ opening five on Sunday against the Sacramento Kings, replacing the struggling Jordan Poole as a starter. Green has come off the bench last three games after missing Game 3 of the first […]

Dillon Brooks poked the bear, and LeBron James punched back. In the aftermath of his team’s ugly defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, though, the Memphis Grizzlies’ brash, confident wing doesn’t regret his inflammatory comments about the four-time champion. Brooks, in fact, has no plans on changing his […]

Stephen A. Smith saw what every other NBA die-hard did while watching the Denver Nuggets dismantle the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. With Jamal Murray reaching his established playoff peak and the Nuggets confidently firing on all cylinders, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and company might be in trouble. Before the […]

Perhaps the most highly anticipated potential matchup of the postseason has come to fruition. Unfortunately for the Philadelphia 76ers and basketball fans across the globe, though, their second-round tilt with the Boston Celtics has been marred by an injury to Joel Embiid even before the series tips off. The MVP frontrunner is still suffering from […]

The Golden State Warriors face a do-or-die Game 7 at Golden 1 Center with potentially much more at stake than hopes of winning back-to-back titles. If the defending champs fall to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday afternoon, the NBA’s defining dynasty of the modern era could suddenly go up in flames. No pressure. Here are […]

The Golden State Warriors squandered an opportunity to vanquish the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, getting routed 118-99 on their home floor. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ stunning Game 6 loss. Warriors barely come to play It seems backwards pointing to effort and engagement as the driving factors behind the Dubs’ blowout […]

Outside the Bay Area, at least, Steph Curry sits one rung below the tier of all-time legends reserved for Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Just because he’s not in realistic running for the title of greatest player ever right now, though, hardly means Curry isn’t a GOAT in his own right. Discussing his longtime teammate’s […]

Persistent ankle injuries aren’t the only factor that prevented Steph Curry from reaching immediate stardom early in his NBA career. As he now chases a fifth championship with the Golden State Warriors, the 35-year-old has all of the singular self-assurance he lacked before cementing himself as an all-time great. The reigning Finals MVP and consensus […]

The Philadelphia Eagles weren’t done working the phones after trading up to No. 9 in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft to select defensive tackle Jalen Carter. With Carter’s Georgia teammate Nolan Smith somehow still available when Philadelphia got back on the clock at No. 30, though, Howie Roseman and Nick Sirianni decided […]