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The Golden State Warriors aren’t only entering the playoffs playing by far their best basketball of the season. As the defending champions gear up for another title run, their veteran core is also poised to be as healthy and rested as possible—all Draymond Green needs to give him full confidence the Dubs will come out […]

The postseason is the battle between the best teams in the NBA, as they compete for the coveted NBA championship. While eyes are often focused on the stars, there are moments when a role player does his job well enough to give his team a great advantage. For this piece, let’s take a look at […]

Warriors forward Draymond Green added a bit of fuel to the fire in his ongoing beef with Memphis Grizzlies man Dillon Brooks. The pair have gone back-and-forth in recent months with Green essentially annihilating Brooks on his podcast last month in response to the latter’s criticism of him. Brooks would get his revenge on the […]

The Golden State Warriors head into the playoffs as the league’s reigning champions. Over the better part of the past decade, this has become a rather common occurrence for the franchise. Now, as they look to defend their crown, Dubs star Draymond Green has sent a message to the rest of the association. The big […]

It’s time for war. After an up-and-down regular season, the Golden State Warriors achieved the first goal in defending the title: making it to the NBA playoffs. Sure, they would prefer to be higher than the sixth spot they’re in. However, considering how the rest of the year went, Golden State feels happy skipping the […]

Having not made the playoffs since the 2005-06 season, the Sacramento Kings appeared to have their work cut out working their way into the postseason after winning just 30 games last year, even with De’Aaron Fox, AKA ‘Mr. Clutch’, and Domantas Sabonis leading the charge. Throughout the course of this season, however, they’ve proven their […]

With the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings set to face each other in the first round of the 2023 playoffs, fans and experts alike couldn’t help but compare the two teams. For Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma, however, the comparisons are starting to get ridiculous. Kuzma revealed as much after seeing a take from […]

The Rudy Gobert punching incident has been a content gift for Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. In a recent episode of his podcast, Dray said that Gobert’s reaction to Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Kyle Anderson actually got him to respect the Stifle Tower a little bit more. “There are just some words, as men, you […]

There have been a lot of comparisons between Trae Young and Stephen Curry through the years. Admittedly, these two stars do have some things in common with regard to their respective games. John Collins, however, believes that his Atlanta Hawks teammate deserves more credit than just being a comparison point for the greatest shooter of […]

Just because the Golden State Warriors, unsurprisingly, open as clear favorites in the first round of the playoffs hardly means the Sacramento Kings are pushovers. Mike Brown’s squad put up the highest offensive rating ever in 2022-23, its 118.6 points per 100 possessions racing past the rest of the league. DeAaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are expected to beat the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the playoffs. But just how much are they favored to win? Well, let’s just say their odds have never been in more than three decades. The Warriors, despite being the no. 6 seed, are heavy favorites […]

Ticket prices are unsurprisingly high for the Sacramento Kings’ first round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors. The Kings will have home-court advantage against the Warriors as Game 1 takes place April 15 at the Golden 1 Center. And according to TickPick, it will be the most expensive first round NBA playoff game on […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season officially ended on Sunday, and so most of the league’s playoff bracket is already set in stone. One of the most highly anticipated first-round series is the Western Conference’s 3-6 matchup between the Sacramento Kings and the defending champion Golden State Warriors. While the Warriors have loads of playoff success […]

Get ready with your favorite gameday snacks and make sure you’re ready to monitor social media, because the NBA playoffs are about to begin! As the regular season comes to a close, it’s time to take a closer look at the league’s top teams and determine who’s got the skills to take home the Larry […]

If there’s one thing we have learned about Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, it’s the fact he doesn’t forget things said about him. In fact, there probably isn’t many who keeps more receipts than the former Michigan State standout. So when Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was caught punching his teammate, guard Kyle Anderson, […]

The Golden State Warriors ended 2022-23 on a ringing high note Sunday, blowing out the tanking Portland Trail Blazers 157-101 to clinch a playoff berth. The defending champions have avoided the play-in tournament despite a topsy-turvy regular season, setting the stage for a highly anticipated battle with the Sacramento Kings in the first round of […]

The Golden State Warriors needed a win in the regular-season finale to clinch a playoff spot in the Western Conference. Just 12 minutes into Sunday’s matchup with the tanking Portland Trail Blazers, the defending champions had already made sure they’d be finishing 2022-23 with a victory—even making NBA history in the process. The Warriors exploded […]

Klay Thompson entered Sunday’s regular-season finale needing five three-pointers to make more NBA history. His team facing the tanking Portland Trail Blazers, the Golden State Warriors star didn’t even need half of a full quarter before etching his name in league record books once again during the team’s 157 – 101 win. Thompson came out […]

Andrew Wiggins is still working toward his long-awaited on-court return to the Golden State Warriors. As the postseason finally dawns, though, the importance of Wiggins getting some additional practice time by his team avoiding the play-in tournament still looms large. Steve Kerr updated Wiggins’ status on Sunday before his team’s regular-season finale against the tanking […]

The Golden State Warriors (43-38) hit the road as heavy favorites with playoff implications on the line against the Portland Trail Blazers (33-48) as the 2022-23 NBA regular season comes to a close. Tip-off is set for Sunday at 12:30 (PT). Let’s continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Trail Blazers prediction, pick and information […]

On the final day of the NBA’s 2022-23 regular season, there’s still a lot on the line for the Golden State Warriors. They face off against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 82. The question: Is Stephen Curry playing vs. the Blazers? *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free trial)* Stephen Curry […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are lightyears ahead of where they were earlier in the season. Now with the postseason in sight, there’s still some final housekeeping to determine who LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the rest of the Lakeshow will end up playing after the regular season ends. Given how the tiebreakers have shaken out, […]

The Golden State Warriors are looking to defend their title this year, but the road is looking a little tough for them. Amid all the injuries and inconsistency, they face the very real possibility to going to the Play-In Tournament. However, not all hope is lost for the Warriors’ playoff chances. There’s still a way […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green certainly feels that he is not being officiated by NBA referees as fairly as others. Green revealed as much when he questioned the NBA officiating on Twitter. Out of nowhere, the Warriors forward tweeted that it still baffles him how he’s taking “elbows to the face and head” and […]

The Golden State Warriors have more work to do before clinching a spot in the playoffs. If the defending champs beat the tanking Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, though, they’ll have survived a wild, up-and-down regular season to avoid the play-in tournament, finishing fifth or sixth in the Western Conference. The LA Clippers will decide […]

The Golden State Warriors have accomplished too much to be intimidated by the moment. They have the experience and championship pedigree in addition to Hall of Fame talent and coaching. Making the transition from regular season basketball to postseason basketball is muscle memory at this point. Their challenge will not be mental but instead lie […]

The Golden State Warriors still need to beat the Portland Trail Blazers in the season finale to clinch a playoff berth. Even if they somehow fall to the league’s most brazenly tanking team, though, relegated to the play-in tournament, Steve Kerr knows the defending champions must take better care of the ball come the postseason. […]

The Golden State Warriors’ 119-97 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night wasn’t the potential postseason preview northern California basketball fans had been long anticipating after all. Essentially locked into the third seed in the West pre-tipoff, Sacramento sat its stars at Golden One Center, giving DeAaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and company some extra […]

A lot will be riding for Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Friday when they take on a depleted Sacramento Kings side. In fact, the Dubs can actually secure a guaranteed spot in the playoffs with a win on Friday, but they will need some help from LeBron James and the Los Angeles […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have to win Friday’s matchup against the Phoenix Suns if they want to keep their hopes of securing a playoff spot alive. A loss for LeBron James and Co., however, could seal their fate in the Play-In tournament. At this point, Lakers fans will also want to keep a keen eye […]

The Sacramento Kings already booked their ticket to the playoffs, ultimately snapping their postseason drought. Sacramento is still trying to finish the season strong, but earning a victory against a motivated Golden State Warriors team on Friday night could prove to be a challenge. It will be even more difficult if Kings’ stars De’Aaron Fox […]

Draymond Green deserves a ton of respect. He was instrumental in all four Golden State Warriors championships over the past eight seasons. It’s gotten to the point that his outspoken personality has made him underrated given that people love to hate on him, sort of like Paul Pierce. But love him or hate him, he’s […]

The Sacramento Kings still have a shot at the No. 2 seed in the West, but at this point, they will need Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies to do them a big favor in order for this to come to fruition. As such, it isn’t surprising that De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, and pretty much […]

Andrew Wiggins won’t be back for the Golden State Warriors for the regular season. The former All-Star, however, is expected to return to the lineup once the Dubs kick off their title defense in the playoffs. Wiggins has been taking part in Golden State’s recent practices, which include full 5-on-5 scrimmage on Wednesday and Thursday. […]

Andrew Wiggins won’t make his long-awaited on-court return for the Golden State Warriors until the postseason tips off. Tough as it may be for him to quickly acclimate to the speed, physicality and overall intensity of playoff basketball after two months away from game action, Wiggins’ baseline level of conditioning sure seems like it won’t […]

The best eight-game stretch of the Golden State Warriors’ season still hasn’t guaranteed them a playoff spot. As the last weekend of 2022-23 dawns, the defending champions’ postseason seed remains subject to change, not even a much-needed 6-2 push over the last two weeks cementing their status in the tightly packed Western Conference standings. Golden […]

The Toronto Raptors won their lone title four years ago when they beat the high-flying Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals. But, there was a moment when the Raps believed the series was going to totally shift. Pascal Siakam recently made an appearance on Draymond Green’s podcast and explained how Toronto was panicking […]

The NBA has come to a final verdict on the Dallas Mavericks‘ protest of their recent 127-125 loss to the Golden State Warriors. In a statement released by the association, the NBA officially denied the protest, per NBA reporter Marc Stein. “Dallas was not able to show — as required by under the standard for […]

Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green came out with a hot take on the NBA’s new 65-game rule for the annual end-of-the-season awards. That is, that players will have to play at least 65 games in order to qualify for the All-NBA team as well as for the individual awards. Green said that while he […]