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The betting line for the NBA Finals is quite steep, but for an All-Pro running back like LaSean McCoy, there’s nothing wrong with putting a little money on the line to make some pocket change. The 28-year-old Buffalo Bills tailback put a whopping $200,000 on the Golden State Warriors beating the Cleveland Cavaliers on a straight bet […]

Despite two blistering 30-plus-point performances in the first two games of the NBA Finals, Kevin Durant is still looking forward to the Golden State Warriors putting their full potential together in this series. The Warriors won Game 1 with an excellent display of discipline at the defensive end, staying home on the Cleveland Cavaliers outside […]

Steve Kerr took on his first post-game press conference since late April and did so with his characteristic sarcasm riding side by side with him. When asked if he had a plan to stop LeBron James going on the road for Thursday’s Game 3 at Quicken Loans Arena, the Golden State Warriors head coach couldn’t […]

Through a swap in the small forward spot of the starting lineup, the Golden State Warriors have already proven their offseason acquisition to be the right move, as Kevin Durant has outscored Harrison Barnes‘ offensive output of last year’s seven-game finals through only two games in this year’s NBA Finals. Per @ESPNStatsInfo: Durant's 71 pts […]

One of the biggest problems that teams face when facing these juggernaut Warriors is that even when you whether the storm of their amazing attack, they will hit you with excellent defense. With defensive players in Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala in particular, it was easy for coach Steve Kerr to set […]

Stephen Curry starred in one of the best plays of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, drawing a much-desired one-on-one isolation matchup against LeBron James — first seemingly caught up in a world of trouble, then gathering himself to put his opponent on skates and finish between him and Kevin Love at the rim with […]

The Golden State Warriors rolled to another convincing win in the NBA Finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 on Sunday night. One of the signature plays from the contest featured Stephen Curry getting past LeBron James for a contested bucket at the rim. However, it appears that the two-time defending MVP may have gotten away […]

The Golden State Warriors are riding high through the first two games of the NBA Finals after cruising past the Cleveland Cavaliers to hold a commanding lead in the series. Following Game 2 on Sunday night, Draymond Green was asked about playing alongside both Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant to which Green brought up a […]

Game 2’s matchup of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers did not disappoint — or not initially anyway. There were certainly apparent adjustments made to correct the mistakes in Game 1 from both teams, and they didn’t come without their rewards. The Cavs played much better than in Game 1, although […]

Following yet another convincing loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, LeBron James was one of the first to try and head to the visitors’ locker room, but was ultimately impeded by security due to a fan brawl taking place in the stands. Watch the video below: Fans started fighting near […]

Chef Stephen Curry was back in the kitchen, this time cooking on one of his biggest foes, taking LeBron James off the dribble and finishing with a smooth layup in the middle of traffic. Seemingly trapped near the sideline, Curry kept his poise and took a few dribbles before taking King James head on and […]

Draymond Green‘s seventh and last technical foul of the 2016 playoffs was perhaps the pivotal moment that change the entire scope of the NBA Finals, turning a sure-shot 3-1 lead in the series to an unforeseen comeback for the ages for the Cleveland Cavaliers, taking the last three games in a row to earn their first-ever […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady took to Instagram to show his hometown Golden State Warriors some love, including point guard Stephen Curry and his “dad shoes” — but couldn’t help getting a bit conscious of his other acquaintances in the league, including LeBron James in the post. Brady posted a photo of the Curry 2.5’s […]

Kevin Durant‘s game-high 38 points in Game 1 was largely aided by the many uncontested dunks he was able to get early in the first half, rocking the rim continuously getting through the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ matador defense. But after a convincing 22-point win, the Golden State Warriors‘ prized free agent signing is convinced those same […]

One of the minor storylines around the 2017 NBA Finals is Golden State Warriors interim head coach Mike Brown‘s personal history with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He had served as their head coach on two different occasions with the latter lasting just a year after he was rehired by the organization. According to Brian Windhorst of […]

Following Game 1’s alignment of stars in the front row of Oracle Arena, much was made about pop star Rihanna and her loyal support for Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James during Thursday’s 113-91 loss. Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was asked about the evident exchange between her and forward Kevin Durant, which he […]

Stephen Curry isn’t getting ahead of himself prior to Sunday’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals despite a convincing 22-point win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. During his pre-game press conference, Curry explained what the team needs to do in order to take a 2-0 lead in the series come Sunday. “If we […]

Despite a brilliant first quarter by LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t come close to making Game 1 of the NBA Finals a real dispute for the remainder of the game as Kevin Durant took over and exploited James defensively like no other player has this postseason. Hailed by his athletic prowess, a mix of […]

When we think about Ricky Davis, we usually think about the triple-double incident. However, because of that one mishap, we tend to forget that Davis actually had some pretty decent seasons in the NBA, including playing with rookie LeBron James and putting up solid scoring numbers in his stints in Boston, Cleveland and Minnesota. Davis, […]

One of the biggest storylines during Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night was Rihanna‘s presence and actions that went viral all over social media. When Rihanna was leaving the floor, she happened to head down to the tunnel behind NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. With that in mind, it was only a matter of […]

Following Game 1 of the NBA Finals, there has been much talk about the repeated interactions between Kevin Durant and Rihanna during the contest. One of the sticking points was on the premise that she had yelled brick on a free throw attempt from Durant. However, that doesn’t appear to be the case as another […]

Despite the Golden State Warriors‘ grabbing a win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night, there are growing rumblings that All-Star guard Klay Thompson could be unhappy with his role on the team. It didn’t take long for this chatter to come around to his father and former NBA […]

The Golden State Warriors have cruised through the playoffs behind an unblemished run to the NBA Finals that was added with a dominating 113-91 win in Game 1 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Kevin Durant has played a major part of that tremendous amount of success as one of the team’s leading scorers. […]

The Boston Celtics last week came up short of reaching their first NBA Finals appearance in seven years after falling in five games to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. One of the prominent storylines during the series involved Isaiah Thomas being forced to miss the rest of the playoffs due to a […]

To Golden State Warriors fan Ronnie Reyes, his infamous signed toaster is the sole reason his team has gone “undefeated” throughout the past 13 games, and a red-hot 27-1 since he had it autographed by shooting guard Klay Thompson. Prior to Game 1’s victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, the Warriors had gone […]

Beyond the Golden State Warriors‘ utter dominance in this year’s playoffs, All-Star guard Klay Thompson has dealt with notable offensive struggles. Thompson has experienced much difficulty in finding any consistency with his shot at any point in this postseason. However, interim head coach Mike Brown doesn’t appear to be too concerned with the 27-year-old’s offensive woes. […]

A year removed from one of the greatest letdowns by an NBA title frontrunner, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green took the blame for his team’s fall from a 3-1 series lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers and talked in-depth about the Game 4 incident which sparked his consequent Game 5 suspension. Following a play in […]

Despite a great showing by the Golden State Warriors‘ stars in a 113-91 Game 1 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, their leading scorer, Kevin Durant, believes his team can perform a lot better than they did during their 22-point win on Thursday night. The new addition to the team led all […]

While Klay Thompson‘s postseason shooting struggles continued during the Golden State Warriors‘ 113-91 Game 1 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, his impact on the team went beyond the 13 missed shots he had throughout Thursday night. As one of the league’s best two-way players, Thompson made up for his offensive woes with his unconditional defense, […]

The Golden State Warriors continued their dominance in the NBA playoffs with a 113-91 drumming of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. According to the Warriors’ PR, the convincing victory put the team alone in NBA history with an impressive all-time feat. Warriors are the first team in […]

The Golden State Warriors have been without their man at the helm in Steve Kerr for over a month as he deals with recurring pain in his back due to complications from back surgery almost two years ago. Ahead of the start of the NBA Finals, head coach Kerr told members of the media that […]

The Golden State Warriors cruised to a blowout 113-91 win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kevin Durant played a huge part in the victory posting a near triple-double with a game-high 38 points on 14-of-26 shooting from the field along with eight rebounds, eight assists, and zero turnovers. However, […]

Following the announcement of Kyrie Irving becoming the cover athlete of 2K Sports’ famed video game NBA 2k18, Bleacher Report couldn’t help but make fun of the Cleveland Cavaliers guard after a convincing 113-91 defeat to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The adapted cover now features his counterpart Stephen Curry with […]

Stephen Curry wasted no time breaking into his brand new Curry 4s, which he debuted in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, coasting to an 113-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers with plenty of fireworks to boot. The long-range sniper found his range in the second half, pulling up on a dime from well beyond the […]

Heading into Game 1 of the NBA Finals, one of the minor storylines about Stephen Curry concerning the persistent swelling around his right elbow that led to him a wear a shooting sleeve. The Golden State Warriors All-Star guard once again donned the sleeve to protect his shooting elbow on Thursday night, but quickly changed his […]

As the start of the NBA Finals is here, more and more fans are getting into it and highly anticipating the highly entertaining third consecutive meeting between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. After Taiwanese animators came up with a hilarious parody video about it, another clip has surfaced, this time depicting a love […]

The Golden State Warriors will have acting head coach Mike Brown at the helm for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News. While there’s been reports about head coach Steve Kerr feeling a bit better than he did in previous series, the […]

For the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, their third straight finals meeting goes to show how dominant they have been in their respective conferences the past three years. It also proves and that their opponents will need to step up their games and add more talent to their rosters in order to beat them. […]

As soon as the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, a lot of people were already talking about who they think will win the NBA Finals this season. In the third consecutive year the two same teams will contend for the title, fans have divided opinion on […]