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NEW YORK– Golden State Warriors veterans Al Horford and Seth Curry each underwent MRIs after exiting midway through the Dubs’ 127-117 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The examination revealed a left mild calf strain for Horford and a left abductor strain for Curry. Both players will be reevaluated in a week, taking them out of […]

SAN FRANCISCO – If the Golden State Warriors’ situation couldn’t get worse, a team already without stars Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler, it just did in their 127-117 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Al Horford, Quinten Post, and Seth Curry all exited midway through Golden State’s fourth loss in a row. And […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr could not believe there was discourse surrounding Bam Adebayo’s historic 83-point game against the Washington Wizards, the second most in NBA history. “That’s a thing? People aren’t giving him credit for getting 83 [points],” Kerr asked the room when told how a good portion of fans, reporters, […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will miss another 10 days due to the ongoing patellofemoral pain syndrome and bone bruising he has been experiencing since Jan. 30 in his right knee, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon. The team said Curry has been “working individually on the court in recent days,” with the aim […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Back-to-back losses to two teams that are actively tanking is a tough pill to swallow. But that’s what the Golden State Warriors are going to have to do after falling 130-124 to the Chicago Bulls in overtime. The Warriors led by eight with 91 seconds left in regulation, but bungled their end-of-game execution […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Every day Kristaps Porzingis is able to play basketball is a step in the right direction. While the Golden State Warriors suffered a bad 130-124 overtime loss to the tanking Chicago Bulls, Porzingis made his third appearance in a Dubs uniform since the team acquired him for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield at […]

Just about the only good thing to come of the Golden State Warriors’ 119-116 loss to the tanking Utah Jazz was the fact that Seth Curry was able to play in his first game back since early December. Curry, the younger, sharpshooting brother of Dubs’ star Stephen Curry, returned after missing the past 40 games due to […]

It hasn’t been the cleanest season for Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green. The decline has set in for the 36-year-old future Hall of Famer as the Warriors’ season has see-sawed above and below .500, with injuries to Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler derailing their championship aspirations. You can see it in his diminished effect […]

While the Golden State Warriors fell just short of the Oklahoma City Thunder, in a narrow 114-107 loss on the road, the fact that they got Kristaps Porzingis back on the hardwood is enough to soften the sting of the defeat. After Porzingis missed the past six games due to a mysterious illness, the big […]

With how depleted the Golden State Warriors are right now, every win as of late has felt like a miracle. But this latest one might take the cake. With seven players sidelined, including Stephen Curry, and three of the 10 active players who got playing time on two-way contracts, the Warriors mustered up some feisty […]

Golden State Warriors’ Kristaps Porzingis is set to miss his sixth straight game, with an illness continuing to plague the center. After trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks at the trade deadline, the Warriors have only gotten a single game out of Porzingis, a guy they envisioned fitting in perfectly next […]

SAN FRANCISCO– It’s hard to say when Kristaps Porzingis will return to the floor for the Golden State Warriors. After debuting against the Boston Celtics, the Dubs’ trade deadline acquisition has missed the last five games due to an illness that the team has not publicly classified or defined, with details sparse regarding what Porzingis […]

SAN FRANCISCO – While the Golden State Warriors got stomped by the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, there was still plenty of reason to celebrate for Gui Santos and the Dubs. Santos and the Warriors agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $15 million, with a player option in 2028-29, according to ClutchPoints’ Brett […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Kristaps Porzingis’ health situation grows murkier by the day for the Golden State Warriors. Ahead of the Warriors’ primetime matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, Steve Kerr had to walk back comments he made about Porzingis’ POTS diagnosis the previous day in a radio interview with 95.7 The Game. “It was a […]

SAN FRANCISCO– It’s been a career year for Gui Santos, and the Golden State Warriors have rewarded him as such. Santos and the Warriors agreed to a contract extension, the team announced Saturday morning– a three-year, $15-million deal with a player option for 2028-29, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. Santos was set to be […]

SAN FRANCISCO– After missing the last three games due to illness, Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis is trending in the right direction ahead of the Dubs’ matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. After the Warriors’ Friday afternoon practice, Steve Kerr gave a positive update on the big man’s status. “Kristaps was feeling better in […]

One way to bounce back after a letdown like the one the Golden State Warriors had in New Orleans is to put up 133 points with eight of your nine players scoring double figures. And that’s exactly what the Dubs did in Tennessee as they dispatched the lottery-bound Memphis Grizzlies 133-112 on the backend of […]

If there was any hope that the undermanned, scrappy Golden State Warriors could muster up some momentum following their upset win over the Denver Nuggets, it just came crashing to a halt in the Bayou. The Warriors fell 113-109 to the New Orleans Pelicans in ugly fashion. Though the close score indicates a highly contested, […]

SAN FRANCISCO– What Brandin Podziemski and Moses Moody did in the Golden State Warriors’ 128-117 upset over the Denver Nuggets is kind of what the Dubs have long been dreaming about. No Stephen Curry again as he continues to heal his runner’s knee. Kristaps Porzingis ruled out with an undisclosed illness. Draymond Green was a […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Of all the stars the Golden State Warriors get credit for developing, Macklin Celebrini, a hockey player of all things, might become one of the brightest of them all. Son of Rick Celebrini, the Golden State’s heralded Vice President of Player Health and Performance, 19-year-old Macklin has risen to superstar status both in […]

SAN FRANCISCO– If we’re grading on a curve, it wasn’t an awful debut for Kristaps Porzingis, the Golden State Warriors’ headline trade acquisition at the deadline. Given the rust inherent from weeks of rehabbing an injury like Achilles tendinitis and difficulties of integrating a player midseason, the big man was bound to need a runway […]

SAN FRANCISCO – If you’d told Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis, during their championship run with the Boston Celtics, that they’d find themselves together on the Golden State Warriors, they would not have believed you. “If somebody said while we’re in Boston, that this was going to be the scenario,” Porzingis said. “Who would believe […]

SAN FRANCISCO– The Golden State Warriors got a mixed bag of injury updates ahead of their first game back from the All-Star break against the Boston Celtics. Stephen Curry will miss his sixth straight game with patellofemoral pain syndrome, otherwise known as runner’s knee. The Warriors had hoped the All-Star break would have given Curry […]

SAN FRANCISCO– With the hope that the Golden State Warriors can get trade deadline addition Kristaps Porzingis back after extended timeoff post-All-Star break, Steve Kerr provided an encouraging injury update for the big man. “Kristaps has been here the last handful of days, and practiced today with the team,” Kerr said, an improvement from the […]

SAN FRANCISCO– A breeze of relief could be felt through every corridor of the Chase Center after the Golden State Warriors’ 126-113 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, their final game before the All-Star Break. The Dubs have had their share of losses this season but this one felt acceptable. They fought tough against the […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Opportunities in the NBA are few and far between, especially for the guys fighting on the fringes. And for the 14th and 15th men at the end of the bench, the players on two-way deals fighting for a guaranteed contract, it’s on them to be ready when those rare moments arise. But when […]

LOS ANGELES – The Golden State Warriors formally introduced trade deadline acquisition Kristaps Porzingis ahead of Saturday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. The championship-winning stretch five expressed his excitement for the new opportunity in the Bay Area. “Excited as always, you know, especially once I found out where I’m going,” Porzingis said. “Then also […]

LOS ANGELES– There is a lot to unpack from Golden State Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy’s loaded press conference following the NBA trade deadline, which makes sense in the context of how active the team was at the deadline, how important it was for their short and long-term future, and the moves they made and […]

With two roster spots freed up by the Kristaps Porzingis-Jonthan Kuminga, Buddy Hield trade, and Trayce Jackson-Davis transaction, the Golden State Warriors are converting two-way guard and fan-favorite Pat Spencer to a standard NBA contract, per Shams Charania of ESPN. Spencer has emerged this season as a solid floor general off the bench, after years […]

The Golden State Warriors struck out in their bid for Giannis Antetokounmpo as the Milwaukee Bucks decided to wait for the summer to deal the superstar in the hopes they can command a better return or even convince the waivering Antetokounmpo to stay. Ultimately, the package of Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski, four unprotected […]

The Jonathan Kuminga saga in Golden State has finally concluded. The Warriors are trading Kuminga and guard Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for stretch big Kristaps Porzingis, as first reported by ESPN. The trade marks an end to a tumultuous and tenuous five-years between Golden State and the 23-year-old forward. Disagreements about the 2022 […]

SAN FRANCISCO– A sudden and harsh reality rushed to the surface when Draymond Green checked out around the 4:36 mark in the fourth quarter, with his team down 18 to the Philadelphia 76ers– this could be Green’s final moment as a Golden State Warrior. With Green at the center of a potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Given where the Golden State Warriors are at right now, it feels like everything hinges on them acquiring Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. When you put it all together– where Stephen Curry is at in his career, Jimmy Butler’s season-ending ACL injury, the middling roster the Dubs are currently rocking with, and Steve […]

SAN FRANCISCO– This has been a difficult trade deadline for everyone on the Golden State Warriors, not named Stephen Curry. With the possibility of obtaining superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on the table, and the Warriors’ warchest offer on the Milwaukee Bucks’ table, the Golden State locker room waits in purgatory for the potential blockbuster move that […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Golden State Warriors fans can breathe a small sigh of relief as Stephen Curry avoided anything concerning following his midgame exit in the Dubs’ narrow 131-124 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Curry underwent an MRI on his right knee, which revealed patellofemoral pain syndrome, otherwise known as “runner’s knee.” Runner’s knee causes pain […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Stephen Curry went to the locker room late in the third quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ narrow 131-124 loss to the Detroit Pistons, with the team later ruling him out with “right knee soreness.” With Jimmy Butler already lost for the season due to a torn ACL, fear arose that Curry’s knee […]

SAN FRANCISCO– Draymond Green was not happy with how the officials interacted with him in the wake of the Golden State Warriors’ 131-124 loss to the Detroit Pistons. After the game, Green blasted referee J.T. Orr for putting a hand in his face as he argued about a missed call on Isaiah Stewart holding him […]

The long-awaited day has arrived for both the Golden State Warriors and the NBA at large. Giannis Antetokounmpo is officially on the market, as the Milwaukee Bucks have finally begun to listen to aggressive offers for the franchise-altering superstar. With Shams Charania’s tweet in the wind, the media is in a frenzy to decipher potential landing […]

After the Golden State Warriors’ 111-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, following the NBA rescheduling the game in the wake of Alex Pretti’s killing at the hands of federal immigration officers, Stephen Curry expressed his support for the protests happening in Minneapolis as a result of the turmoil. “In negative 10-degree weather, it was beautiful […]