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SAN FRANCISCO– The end feels near for Jonathan Kuminga and his time with the Golden State Warriors. With his trade restriction expiring on January 15th and him being firmly outside of Steve Kerr’s rotation, all signs point to the inevitable split that loomed over both parties when they inked his contract last summer. But for […]

For the first time in a while, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr did not go to the podium post-game, and for a good reason, according to assistant coach Terry Stotts. “I’m up here because I’m saving Steve some money,” Stotts said with a sly smile. “That’s the only reason I’m here.” Kerr was […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Amid trade rumors and DNPs, it just feels like the Jonathan Kuminga saga is barreling towards yet another inflection point. In the Golden State Warriors’ 123-114 win over the Utah Jazz, Kuminga suffered his 10th DNP-CD in the last 12 games. With the young forward on the outskirts of the Dubs’ rotation […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Nights like these are just a part of the Draymond Green tax. The Golden State Warriors forward was tossed in the second quarter of their 123-114 win over the Utah Jazz. Green picked up back-to-back technical fouls in quick succession after arguing with the officials about what appeared to be an uncalled […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was ejected late in the second quarter of the Dubs’ Saturday night affair with the Utah Jazz, picking up back-to-back technical fouls after arguing with the officials about a no-call. Green had Jazz big man Kyle Fillipowski walled off under the basket and appeared to be […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – When you lose by 37 points to the Oklahoma City Thunder, with Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green sidelined, the takeaways are slim. An ugly Golden State Warriors offense without the main engine to power it forward. The best team in the league’s star power and depth on full display. […]

It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for the Golden State Warriors as they approach the halfway mark of the season. They’ve dealt with injuries, age, inconsistency, trade rumors– almost everything under the sun an NBA team can experience. But with the 132-125 New Year’s Eve win over the Charlotte Hornets, the Dubs will head into […]

The good tidings from Christmas have come and gone for the Golden State Warriors as they suffered another loss in the clutch in their 141-127 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors. Despite getting a 39-point performance from Stephen Curry, his eighth +35-point game this season, and despite holding a 12-point lead heading into the fourth […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Like Santa Claus delivering presents to everyone in the world, the Golden State Warriors did their job and took care of business in their Christmas Day clash with the Dallas Mavericks, claiming a 126-116 for their third win in a row. Led by Stephen Curry and his 23 points, the Warriors […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Steve Kerr and Draymond Green have always been able to move forward whenever their emotions boiled over and regrettable words were exchanged. The proof of that is etched in the four championships they’ve won together. It’s etched in the hundreds of wins they’ve earned together, it’s etched in the love they’ve each […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– The Golden State Warriors are poised to receive a much-needed gift on Christmas Day in the form of Al Horford. The veteran center, who has missed the last seven games due to a right sciatica nerve issue, is expected to be available for the Dubs’ holiday matchup with the Dallas Mavericks, according […]

Even if he can’t exactly hit an ollie or a kickflip, Gary Payton II has always had an affinity for skateboarding. Whether it was spending hours on his video game console grinding Tony Hawk Pro Skater, or riding to the skate park with his buddies back in high school, skateboarding has always called out to […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– While the Golden State Warriors cruised to a 120-97 victory over the Orlando Magic, in maybe their cleanest win of what’s been a rocky season thus far, it wasn’t completely smooth sailing for a team trying to get their act together. Midway through the third quarter, with the Warriors trailing 71-66, Steve […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– The Golden State Warriors secured a much-needed 119-116 win over the Phoenix Suns to snap a three-game losing streak. And they had to do so without Draymond Green, who was tossed early in the second quarter after receiving back-to-back technical fouls for shoving Suns guard Collin Gillespie and arguing with the officials […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Safe to say, there’s no love lost between Dillon Brooks and the Golden State Warriors. After the Dubs’ narrow 119-116 win over the Phoenix Suns, in a heated rematch full of technical fouls and a Draymond Green ejection, Steve Kerr blasted Brooks over his history of dirty plays, two nights after Brooks […]

Turnovers have always been the Achilles’ heel of the Golden State Warriors dynasty– the small sacrifice to pay in exchange for all the good that comes from the intricate, controlled chaos required to maximize the attention Stephen Curry’s gravity attracts. But amid a rocky 13-15 start to the season, the turnovers have done the Warriors […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t play a perfect game, by any means, in their narrow 99-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns. But it did not make it any easier to swallow a debatable foul call in the final seconds of the game that helped Phoenix secure the win. On the final possession of regulation, with […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– The two words lingering around the Golden State Warriors right now are frustration and continuity. Nobody on the team is happy about the underwhelming, tepid 13-14 start to the season, given the expectations, the star power, and proof from last season’s 23-8 record after the Jimmy Butler trade that they are capable […]

As things currently stand, the Golden State Warriors don’t look like the team that went 23-8 to close last season. Those ultra-motivated, highly connected Dubs who played with juice and energy following the blockbuster Jimmy Butler trade have only shown flashes of themselves this season. They’ve been inconsistent on defense, disorganized on offense, and have […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– The NBA is a make-or-miss league. You can play well, find good performances up and down the rotation, get a vintage 39-point Steph Curry performance in his first game back, and still have nothing to show for it all because of a couple of bad stretches of basketball at inopportune times. The […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Things could have looked a lot more dire if the Golden State Warriors weren’t able to hold down the fort without Stephen Curry. But instead of returning home from their three-game road trip, looking to their all-encompassing star coming off a quad contusion to save them from sinking, the vibe feels like […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Everything about the Jonathan Kuminga situation is complicated. And layered. And difficult. We’re at a moment in the saga, a tumultuous and turbulent five-year saga, that feels ever-so familiar to the other contentious moments that have taken both sides for a rollercoaster. Trade rumors swirling. Kuminga on the outside of the rotation, […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA– While Stephen Curry has missed the Golden State Warriors’ last five games due to a left quad contusion, Steve Kerr provided some positive news on the star guard’s status for Friday night’s matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Steph did everything in practice. We scrimmaged; he took part in the whole thing,” Kerr […]

It’s never a dull moment in the ongoing saga between Jonathan Kuminga and the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors’ fifth-year forward received his first DNP-CD (Did Not Play — Coach’s Decision) of the season in the Dubs’ 123-91 win over the Chicago Bulls, just 24 hours after starting in the win against the Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

It’s Pat Spencer’s world, and we’re all just living in it. Coming off a heartbreaking buzzer-beater loss in Philadelphia 48 hours earlier, expectations were low for the Warriors against the star-studded Cleveland Cavaliers. With six players inactive due to injury, including Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler, it seemed like the Dubs were saving their health […]

The Golden State Warriors were quite literally less than a second away from completing a scrappy 24-point comeback on the road, without Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler and with Draymond Green having left with a right foot injury. The Dubs were nine-tenths of a second away from walking out of Philadelphia with a win led […]

SAN FRANCISCO–  It has been a whirlwind last eight months for rookie Will Richard. He led the Florida Gators to their third-ever National Championship in April. Two months later, the Golden State Warriors selected the 22-year-old shooting guard with the 56th pick in the NBA Draft.  By November, on an unsuspecting rainy night on the […]

SAN FRANCISCO– As Draymond Green made abundantly clear, there are few moral victories to take away from Golden State’s 124-112 loss to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, especially when the loss brought them back to .500 at 11-11 on the season. But if there was one silver lining to take away from the Stephen […]

SAN FRANCISCO– While Stephen Curry continues to recover from the right quad contusion he sustained in the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Houston Rockets, the Dubs will still have a Curry active for their rematch with the Oklahoma City Thunder. After finally signing Seth Curry to a contract for the remainder of the season, […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Most of the Golden State Warriors’ 104-96 victory over the rudderless New Orleans Pelicans was ugly. Very ugly. Without Stephen Curry, who will miss the next couple of games with a left quad contusion, the Dubs shot 2-of-22 from beyond the arc in the first half and only 25.5% from there for the […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Former Golden State Warrior and three-time NBA Champion Kevon Looney returns to the Bay Area after his departure in free agency this past offseason. Ahead of the matchup between the Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans, the center beloved by his old teammates, coaches, and Dub Nation spoke to the media about his […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Somehow, the Golden State Warriors’ narrow 104-100 loss to the Houston Rockets was not the worst thing that happened to them on Wednesday night. Stephen Curry suffered a right quad contusion, the team reported, an injury he sustained around the 4:21 mark in the fourth quarter when he collided with Alperen Sengun […]

SAN FRANCISCO – The Golden State Warriors’ narrow 104-100 loss to the Kevin Durant-less Houston Rockets covered familiar territory for them. It was another game in which the Warriors got destroyed on the boards. Another game in which they allowed a score-first guard to burn them every which way, in this case, it was Reed […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Jonathan Kuminga’s bilateral knee patellar tendenitis and his timeline for return have been a bit of a mystery as of late. But while Kuminga is set to miss his seventh straight game in Golden State’s upcoming matchup with the juggernaut Houston Rockets, there seems to be a plan in place to clear his […]

SAN FRANCISCO– It might have taken an animated conversation from Steve Kerr early in the first half to light a fire under the Golden State Warriors, but all is well that ends well as the Dubs took down the Utah Jazz in a comfortable 134-117 win. “It was really just the start, I thought our defense was pretty […]

SAN FRANCISCO– The Golden State Warriors have caught the bit of the injury bug right as they start their important extended homestand. Veteran center Al Horford, who left midway through the narrow loss to the Portland Trail Blazers with a right hamstring injury, will miss at least the next three games with a sciatic-related injury, […]

SAN FRANCISCO– The Golden State Warriors felt good coming back home to the Bay after surviving an arduous six-game road trip, especially with five straight home games and far more rest in between games than they’ve had all season. But the flow they found in San Antonio, the good vibes and effort they rediscovered on […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has been sidelined for the past four games with bilateral knee patellar tendentitis and will miss his fifth game as the Dubs square off against the Portland Trail Blazers. Ahead of the Warriors’ third NBA Cup group matchup, head coach Steve Kerr provided an update on Kuminga’s […]

There’s just something about the Golden State Warriors losing to teams missing their star player. The Dubs’ three-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of Paolo Banchero-less Orlando Magic, falling 121-113 in their fifth game of a six-game road trip. While Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler combined for 67 points, the Warriors’ […]