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The 2020 NBA Conference Finals were scheduled to start on May 19 (with a possible move up to May 17) had the league not suspended the 2019-20 campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic. The NBA has seen plenty of amazing conference finals series over the years. The stakes are even higher when it goes the […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley shared his two cents on the never-ending debate as to who will win in a hypothetical NBA matchup between the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors and the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. The iconic Bulls squad was headlined by all-time greats Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. Meanwhile, the Warriors squad […]

When Stephen Curry’s current contract with the Golden State Warriors expires, the sharpshooter will have made $257,250,833 in NBA money, per Spotrac. Not bad for a guy who some pundits thought was going to be a bust in the league. The Warriors selected Curry with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 draft out of […]

Most people know that Michael Jordan’s father was murdered during the peak of his son’s career. For those who may have not known previously, ESPN’s “The Last Dance” made sure that this became common knowledge by featuring this pivotal moment in Jordan’s career. What not many know is that similar to Jordan, former Chicago Bulls […]

Golden State Warriors president Bob Myers recently stated there “wasn’t joy” when the Dubs won the 2018 NBA title with Kevin Durant. In true KD fashion, it did not take long for Durant to fire back at his former employer. Below is a screenshot of the former back-to-back Finals MVP commenting on an image containing Myers’ […]

The Golden State Warriors are a great side because despite the presence of multiple stars within the team, there has never been a power struggle among them. Dubs All-Star forward Draymond Green, who himself is one of the most vocal among the team, confirms that Stephen Curry is the unbridled leader on their squad. Green […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has revealed one of the biggest challenges the Dubs have faced throughout the coronavirus pandemic. According to the two-time NBA MVP, the lack of face-to-face interaction with his teammates has become problematic in terms of building proper chemistry. “We’re in a very unique situation, we’re so new to each […]

Draymond Green is a three-time champion, three-time All-Star and one-time Defensive Player of the Year because of hard work and dedication. However, the Michigan native has been blessed with Hall of Fame teammates during his time with the Golden State Warriors. Even Green would tell you his NBA career wouldn’t be as successful as it […]

Steve Kerr won titles as head coach of the Golden State Warriors and as a member of the second Chicago Bulls dynasty. He spoke on what “The Last Dance” has validated about the Warriors’ run from 2015-2019, which included three championships and five consecutive trips to the NBA Finals. Specifically, Kerr pointed out the exhausting […]

Loyal fans of NBA teams have opposing players and squads which they absolutely despise. Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers die-hards share a mutual hatred for each other. Chicago Bulls had heated battles with the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons back in the day. The Cleveland Cavaliers only saw their most successful run […]

Golden State Warriors president and general manager Bob Myers has spoken out about the Dubs’ last title-winning run in 2018. According to the high-ranking executive, the sense of accomplishment brought about by that championship just wasn’t the same as compared to their other two titles. As a matter of fact, Myers even went as far […]

Everybody has their bad games. As a role player, Steve Kerr certainly had his fair share. While speaking at The Ringer podcast, the Golden State Warriors head coach admitted he found a very creative way to get out of his funk: by being Jeff Hornacek for practice. “I always tried to pick guys in the […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011, Klay Thompson has won three championships and made five All-Star teams. He’s also established himself as one of the best shooters in NBA history. In 615 career games with the Golden State Warriors, Thompson has averages of 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists. The sharpshooter has had […]

Before the 2019-20 NBA season was suspended, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors were scheduled to host the Brooklyn Nets in a fanless game at the Chase Center. It would have been one of the weirdest games in NBA history if the season wasn’t suspended a day before. If games are resumed in the […]

During an interview with ESPN’s Doris Burke for the Jr. NBA Leadership Conference, Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry discussed how power forward Draymond Green’s leadership approach differs from his. While Curry is the best player on the Warriors, a case can be made that Green is the most important piece on the […]

Apparently, Kendrick Perkins and Stephen Curry had/has some beef rooting from an incident from the 2018 NBA Finals when the Golden State Warriors faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers — at least according to Perkins. The retired 6-foot-10 big man recently talked about this incident on ESPN’s “Hoop Streams” on Thursday, and Perkins continued to […]

It was earlier revealed that the Golden State Warriors actually had a chance to do a “The Last Dance”-style documentary featuring their fifth Finals run in 2019 — something that head coach Steve Kerr said that they rejected because they did not want to imbibe a “sense of finality” last season. Dubs superstar Stephen Curry […]

“The Last Dance” highlights Michael Jordan’s overwhelming fame, and the Chicago Bulls of the 1980s and 1990s had no choice but to keep their identity protected due to this phenomenon. Steve Kerr, who joined the team for the 1993-94 season and won three titles with Jordan, had some fun with his alias, opting for a […]

Stephen Curry entered the NBA in 2009 as the seventh overall pick of his draft. Since then, he’s won three championships, two MVP awards, and established himself as the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry has career NBA averages of 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 6.6 assists. His second MVP award in 2015-16 was in […]

After proclaiming how easily he’ll dominate Draymond Green had they matched up during the day, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal also bared how his 2000’s Los Angeles Lakers team could have handled the Golden State Warriors’ sharp-shooting superstar Stephen Curry. The retired 7-foot-1 center, who now works as an analyst for TNT, shared a hypothetical […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry is reportedly the dominant reason Giannis Antetokounmpo would consider joining the Dubs in free agency, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic. The Milwaukee Bucks can offer Antetokounmpo the supermax extension whenever the 2020 offseason begins. If the former MVP declines that extension, he can become an unrestricted […]

With the NBA season at a standstill, there have been rumblings of a potential play for big names like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bradley Beal to restore the Golden State Warriors’ superteam feel. Yet many of those scenarios would mean parting ways with the newly acquired Andrew Wiggins. According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, the […]

Enes Kanter has spent his time away from basketball thinking about some of the what-if moments of his career. Among them is that infamous 2016 Western Conference Finals, which his Oklahoma City Thunder lost after holding a 3-1 lead against the Golden State Warriors. The Boston Celtics center claims that Thunder team could have defeated […]

The Golden State Warriors have done extremely well in recent years making the most of a certain night on the league’s calendar, creating superstars out of NBA Draft steals. The current core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were all drafted by the team and with none of the three being top-five draft […]

Mark Stevens, a Golden State Warriors minority owner who engaged in a shoving and cursing match with Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, is set to return to his role at the end of the season. In a report by Tim Kawakami of The Athletic, according to Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob, Stevens “had a momentary […]

Shaquille O’Neal has no problem with Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. He just does not believe Green would stand any chance of guarding him, especially in his era. Dray previously said during an appearance on Showtime’s “All The Smoke” podcast that he and Warriors point guard Stephen Curry would have caused Shaq tons of […]

After running the NBA for half a decade, the Golden State Warriors became the laughingstock of the league this season. It’s easy to forget that they’re not far removed from being the best team in the league, and even one of the best teams ever assembled. This is something that Warriors superstar Stephen Curry wants […]

Andre Iguodala has had a lengthy NBA career with a lot of accomplishments. He has three NBA championships attached to his name, along with a Finals MVP in 2015 and an All-Star nod in 2012. Even though he’s nearing the end of his career, Iguodala is still valuable to any team looking to contend for […]

Jeremy Lin is the owner of one of the most compelling narratives in the history of the NBA. From a virtually unknown player, the 6-foot-3 point guard became a household name practically overnight. He made such a tremendous impact during his time with the New York Knicks, that his amazing rise to fame even earned […]

Much has been made about the alleged feud between Kevin Durant — now with the Brooklyn Nets — and his former teammates with the Golden State Warriors. As it turns out, however, the two-time Finals MVP actually considers his time with the Dubs as an “incredible” experience, per his manager, Rich Kleiman. According to Kleiman, […]

This past week, Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown appeared on the “Runnin’ Plays” podcast and talked about a number of topics relating to the Warriors. Brown also revealed that  Klay Thompson is the only player on the team that hasn’t been answering his phone calls. Brown does check-ins with his players almost […]

Last April, Draymond Green spoke out on the situation of how Kevin Durant handled his final season with the Golden State Warriors. Green was upset with Durant about not committing to either staying or leaving the Dubs and referred to the situation as the “elephant in the room.” Now, in a recent interview with The […]

In Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Klay Thompson tore his ACL, ending his season. The injury crippled both the Warriors’ hopes at a three-peat, and their dominant, dynastic run. Thompson’s recovery caused him to miss the entire 2019-20 season. On May 6, 2020, fans were given a rare glimpse into Thompson’s recovery process […]

May 12, 2020 marks the 35th anniversary of the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery, which saw rejiggered odds vault the New York Knicks to the number one overall selection, later taking Georgetown center Patrick Ewing. However, on the anniversary of the controversial lottery, Ewing opened up about wanting the Golden State Warriors to win it and […]

Shawn Marion has an NBA championship, four All-Star games and two All-NBA selections on his resume, but he believes his defensive impact went unjustly unrecognized. “Think about it, though. I never made an all-defensive team. I never was defensive player of the year, which I should have been, couple years, honestly,” Marion told Michael Lee […]

Monta Ellis was one of the biggest names on the Golden State Warriors during the late 2000s and into the early 2010s. Recently, the former Most Improved Player of the Year winner opened up about the 2012 midseason trade that sent him to the Milwaukee Bucks and brought Andrew Bogut to the Dubs. According to […]

A debate has been raging on as to who would win between the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors and the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls ever since the former broke the latter’s 72-win season record. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who was part of the ’96 Bulls team as a player, finally settled it once and for all. […]

Mark Jackson had the privilege of presiding over the rise of the Golden State Warriors at the start of the 2010s. Jackson also had the misfortune of watching the Warriors win the NBA title the year after he was fired. But while he was not able to help lead the Warriors to a championship, Jackson […]

Stephen Curry was the seventh overall pick in the 2009 draft out of Davidson. When the Golden State Warriors drafted Curry, no one saw the kind of success he has had coming. Not only has Steph established himself as the greatest shooter in NBA history, but he’s also made $168,463,505 from his contracts with the […]