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Draymond Green is one of the best forwards in the NBA. He can do plenty of things with the basketball whenever he’s playing. He’s a key component to the Golden State Warriors with his unique skillset. However, he’s not good at hiding his emotions. This weakness of his reared its ugly head when he played […]

Although he has said that his decision to join the Brooklyn Nets this offseason was a relatively easy one, two-time champion NBA Kevin Durant noted that he considered other teams, including the Golden State Warriors, L.A. Clippers and New York Knicks. In the end, though, the Durantula says he just wanted to be in Brooklyn: […]

Kevin Durant took a major decision by choosing to leave the Golden State Warriors and look for a future with the Brooklyn Nets. The former MVP noted his reasons in a few interviews over the summer, but chose to sum it down to him choosing to do what’s best for himself. “I just did it,” […]

As part of his media availability on Friday morning, Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving claimed that his new teammate, Kevin Durant, wasn’t recovered enough to play in the 2019 NBA Finals with the Warriors. Durant went down with an Achilles injury in the second quarter of Game 5. The Warriors rallied to win that game […]

The Golden State Warriors are now preparing for the most open season in recent memory. They’re no longer the favorites to win the NBA title after losing a number of key personnel this offseason. Moreover, there are a good five teams in the Western Conference who can possibly win it all. However, Steve Kerr doesn’t […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney was rewarded for his loyalty to the team with a three-year, $15 million contract in the summer, coming off a year in which he signed for the minimum as one of the last players to be signed back into the roster. Yet the big man admitted he had to […]

Shaun Livingston has called it quits in his career, but it will take a while before the tributes for his incredible career stop. One of the latest players to pay tribute to his career is Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley. Beverley gave tribute to the point guard who became an important player for the […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and former teammate Andre Iguodala have been in touch as usual through the offseason, despite the latter being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this summer. The two developed a true friendship and a love for golf during their six years together, a bond that is nearly unbreakable even […]

As brash and outspoken as he is now, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green always remembers that he came from humble beginnings. Green just unveiled his second gym chain business in his hometown of Saginaw, MI at Redford Township after recently partnering with “Blink Fitness” gyms. “Blink Fitness” is meant to be a cost-friendly alternative […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has a corner locker in the Dubs’ new locker room after not responding to owner Joe Lacob’s text. The Warriors, who are playing in the Chase Center in San Francisco this upcoming season, gave a tour of the new Biofreeze Performance Center earlier this week, where Connor Letourneau […]

The NBA and its affiliates have sure been busy concocting new rule changes and processes in the past couple of days. Earlier this morning, the league announced that they would mandate that all teams submit the exact heights and ages of their players within the first week of training camp. On Thursday afternoon, ESPN NBA […]

An orthopedic surgeon thinks Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson should be back by the 2020 playoffs. Thompson tore his left ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 Finals. “Again, nine to 12 months is the return window if there aren’t any setbacks,” Dr. Beyer told CBS Sports. “Thompson was injured in June, that […]

Golden State Warriors big man Kevon Looney showed his mettle in last season’s NBA Finals when he carried on for his side despite a costal cartilage fracture in his rib cage. Looney looked back on what was a very memorable series for him, as he recounted how things transpired after he sustained the injury in […]

Golden State Warriors big man Kevon Looney recently joined Anthony Slater of The Athletic for a wide-ranging interview. Amid their discussion, Looney noted that he is planning to shoot more three-pointers in the coming season. The Athletic: Think you’ll take 3s this year? Looney: That’s the plan. The Athletic: Well, that’s kind of been the […]

Golden State Warriors big man Kevon Looney played through a brick wall of pain during his stint in the NBA Finals upon suffering a costal cartilage fracture, which kept him from a few games down the stretch. The trusty backup admitted he has had to let his injury heal through the summer, recently getting cleared […]

Golden State Warriors big man Kevon Looney stayed true to the franchise’s name after battling to stay on the court during an important NBA Finals run despite a collarbone fracture. While he worried for his health during that stretch, he soon worried about his livelihood in free agency, as the sign-and-trade for D’Angelo Russell and […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was having a ball — literally — in a recent appearance in a golf tournament, where he was paired with no less than golfing legend Phil Mickelson. Curry couldn’t escape basketball even while on the golf course, as a basketball hoop was conveniently hanging around near one of the […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was by no means surprised to see Kevin Durant walking out that door in free agency. The 53-year-old told Howard Beck of Bleacher Report as much during their conversation on The Full 48 podcast. Via Michael Lee of The Athletic: Beck: “On a scale of 1 to 10, […]

The Golden State Warriors signed Marquese Chriss to a one-year deal on Tuesday. However, Anthony Slater of The Athletic feels that the former No. 8 overall pick will have a hard time making the team’s final roster for the coming season, as his deal is non-guaranteed. As part of his argument for Chriss not making […]

Head coach Steve Kerr lived and breathed the melodrama surrounding Kevin Durant in his last year with the Golden State Warriors. In light of all the speculation that surrounded his eventual exit, many thought the heated exchange with Draymond Green was an incident that would re-surface if Durant was to leave. Kerr thought very differently […]

There’s no love lost between new Los Angeles Lakers recruit Dwight Howard and Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green. In a recent interview with NBA Insider Shams Charania of The Athletic, Howard did not hold back when he opened up about how he used to feel about Green. However, Dwight has now developed an […]

The Golden State Warriors have honored franchise legend Al Attles by naming their newly inaugurated practice court at the Chase Center after him. This report is via Monte Poole of NBC Sports: The Warriors unveiled another component of Chase Center on Tuesday, this one their practice court. Which officially shall be known as “Alvin Attles […]

The Golden State Warriors made a big-for-big trade earlier this summer, giving up Damian Jones for a younger Omari Spellman, despite the risks of his weight becoming an obstacle for his contributions. Head coach Steve Kerr is optimistic about his potential role in the team, but argues Spellman must be disciplined with his eating regimen […]

Omari Spellman finds himself in a different situation now that the Golden State Warriors traded to get him earlier in the summer. Yet he still finds himself in a big man logjam with Draymond Green, Kevon Looney, and new addition Willie Cauley-Stein already en route to strong minutes. Head coach Steve Kerr, however, thinks Spellman […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says he has not talked with Kevin Durant about how KD came back from a calf injury for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Durant tore his Achilles in Game 5 of the Finals and is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season. Marks says he has […]

Power forward Marquese Chriss has agreed to a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Chriss split time last season with the Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers. He was the eighth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. Free agent forward Marquese Chriss — […]

Draymond Green and Kevin Durant’s brother are not friends. Earlier in the 2018-19 NBA campaign when Green and Durant had a heated verbal exchange on the court that carried over into the locker room after the game, Durant’s brother, Tony, took some shots at Green, saying that his “true colors” were revealed. Well, as evidenced […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had an eye-opening experience during his first time coaching international basketball as Gregg Popovich’s right-hand man during Team USA’s FIBA World Cup stint. The Americans placed seventh in the recent competition, the worst finish by a United States team since NBA players were allowed to participate. Kerr insists […]

The Golden State Warriors will look starkly different during this 2019-20 season, having hollowed out a large part of their roster after the departure of Kevin Durant and the hard cap that put them in a strenuous situation this summer. Head coach Steve Kerr is aware that only bringing back six players from last year’s […]

The 2019-20 NBA season will be a test of fortitude for the Golden State Warriors — not only for the players that now take part on this roster, but also the front office, which was tasked with retooling the team after the departure of Kevin Durant. The injury to Klay Thompson and a big-time move […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has “no update” on shooting guard Klay Thompson, who is recovering from a torn left ACL. In fact, Kerr says he doesn’t even talk to Thompson in the summertime. “No update. I never talk to Klay in the summertime,” Kerr said with a laugh, via Anthony Slater of […]

Former Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant told the Wall Street Journal the motion offense head coach Steve Kerr runs in Golden State “only works to a certain point.” Kerr, surprisingly, wasn’t offended by Durant’s comments at all. “I wasn’t at all offended what Kevin said because it’s basically the truth,” Kerr told Anthony Slater […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says the 2019 training camp which starts next week in San Francisco will be the “most important” camp he’s had since his first one with the Dubs back in 2014. The Warriors have a new-look roster this upcoming season. Gone are Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston. […]

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas thinks Stephen Curry and D’Angelo Russell will play well together on the Golden State Warriors. Curry and Russell will start in the Warriors’ backcourt while Klay Thompson rehabs his ACL tear. Arenas says Curry has shown he can play with and adapt to other star’s games, so co-existing with Russell […]

Stephen Curry is set to start his 11th season in the league, this time with the release of his signature shoes, the Under Armour Curry 7, which are slated to release around the world in the UNDRTD colorway on Nov. 1 through UA.com — only a week after the start of the 2019-20 season. The […]

Memphis Grizzlies forward Andre Iguodala is still struggling to transition to his new team, as he admittedly still interacts with his former Golden State Warriors teammates in the same way he used to when he was with the team. Iguodala saw Stephen Curry last Monday at TPC Harding Park for Curry’s benefit golf tournament, which […]

Andre Iguodala is a former All-Star, the 2015 NBA Finals MVP, the vice president of the NBPA, a renowned sixth man and a veteran leader. You can add clairvoyant to that list of accolades, as he recently told the story of how he anticipated his own trade from the Golden State Warriors, the possibility of […]

Klay Thompson’s return from a torn ACL will have the Golden State Warriors wait for another five-to-six months until he sees the court again, but neither the hardwood nor the company will be the same after an offseason of vast changes. Besides moving to a brand new state-of-the-art arena, the Warriors have also been part […]

Despite a potentially career-altering injury suffered at a crucial moment, the Golden State Warriors showed Klay Thompson the ultimate loyalty by doling out all $190 million over five years — a max contract for a player with eight years of service and a massive reason why the Warriors made a fifth consecutive trip to the […]