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Don’t expect the Golden State Warriors to click right away when they play the Los Angeles Lakers for their first preseason game at Chase Center. The Warriors had several key losses and new faces after an eventful offseason and free agency, so Draymond Green played down the expectations before they play their first game ever […]

Golden State Warriors fans have to wait for some time before they can see rookie Alen Smailagic make his NBA debut. Smailagic, who was drafted 39th overall in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft, rolled his ankle during the team’s Wednesday practice. Head coach Steve Kerr then broke the news that the 19-year-old […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis will play on Saturday against the Golden State Warriors in the team’s first preseason game. It’s the first time Lakers fans will get to see their new dynamic duo in action. Frank Vogel won’t divulge his preseason opening starting lineup except to say LeBron and Anthony […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says point guard Stephen Curry and power forward Draymond Green will play around 20 minutes in the preseason opener against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. Kerr says Steph and Draymond will only play about 20 minutes in the preseason opener Saturday vs. the Lakers. — Nick Friedell […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green likes what he sees from guard D’Angelo Russell. Green says Russell plays at his own pace and doesn’t get sped up: Draymond Green’s initial impressions of D’Angelo Russell: “He doesn’t really get sped up. Kind of stays at his pace.” pic.twitter.com/RvmmllHpwR — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 4, 2019 […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green says he feels like a rookie again. There’s a lot of “new” with the Warriors right now. They’re playing in San Francisco instead of Oakland and the roster is different from the past few seasons. Draymond on move to SF and all the new players in camp: “I […]

Speaking as a panelist at TechCrunch Disrupt on Wednesday night in San Francisco, Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry talked about why he’s so interested in investing in startups. Curry says every NBA player should think about what they’re going to do after their playing career is over. The two-time MVP told the […]

Not all of the change that the Golden State Warriors franchise has experienced recently was negative. They managed to at least not be left empty-handed after Durant decided to depart for the Brooklyn Nets. Both sides facilitated a sign-and-trade deal that sent the All-Star, D’Angelo Russell, to the Warriors. There should be little concern about […]

Draymond Green has long been recognized as the heartbeat of the Golden State Warriors. However, now that Kevin Durant has left the Bay Area, Green’s importance to the franchise will be all the more evident. Green is ready for this increased responsibility, though. In fact, the former Michigan State standout has said that he’s back […]

The Golden State Warriors will need every minute that Stephen Curry is on the floor to have an impact, now bound to return to his MVP ways after the departure of Kevin Durant and an injury that will leave Klay Thompson sidelined until the All-Star break. Backtracking to three years ago, Curry was coming off […]

Damion Lee of the Golden State Warriors made his NBA debut with the Atlanta Hawks in 2017-18 at age 25. As a member of the Warriors, Lee was frequently asked about his relationship with Stephen Curry, who is his brother-in-law after Lee married Stephen’s sister Sydel in 2018. While Lee has been a sport about […]

The Golden State Warriors are not going to risk the health of Kevon Looney as he recovers from a hamstring injury. Per Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Looney won’t play on Saturday in the Warriors’ preseason opener against the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead of Looney, Omari Spellman will start. Kevon Looney has a hamstring strain. […]

Marquese Chriss has been far from the highly touted talent the Phoenix Suns were hoping to get in 2016 after drafting him with the No. 8 overall pick. Following two years in the desert and another split between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets, Chriss now has a chance to resuscitate his short-lived NBA career […]

After making the NBA Finals for the fifth consecutive season, the Golden State Warriors saw seismic changes occur to their roster after falling in six games to the Toronto Raptors during the postseason. Easily the biggest loss was Kevin Durant, who bolted to New York, where he signed with the Brooklyn Nets along with his […]

Golden State Warriors big man Kevon Looney injured his hamstring during Wednesday’s practice. Fortunately, the issue is not serious and he is not expected to miss time. According to Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay Area, Looney suffered a “minor tweak” but the Warriors don’t appear to be too concerned about it. Moreover, per Anthony […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry texted Andre Iguodala on Tuesday to tell him how much he misses him. The Warriors had to trade Iguodala to the Memphis Grizzlies this summer to free up cap space to sign D’Angelo Russell. Steph Curry texted Andre Iguodala yesterday: “Had a little heartfelt moment. Said I miss you, […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry says he and D’Angelo Russell have made a rule to determine who will start with the ball. Curry says whichever guy is closest to the ball or gets it off a defensive stop will bring it up the court for the Warriors and initiate the offense: Steph Curry says […]

When the Golden State Warriors acquired D’Angelo Russell back in July, there was some chatter that the Warriors actually viewed him as a trade chip rather than a legitimate member of the team moving forward. Warriors president Bob Myers insisted the club didn’t bring in Russell just to trade him, but some felt that that […]

The Golden State Warriors are one of the most difficult teams to figure out heading into the 2019-20 NBA campaign. One thing we can probably all agree on is that, for the first time since 2014, they are not title contenders, which sounds strange and almost blasphemous to say. But with Kevin Durant leaving and […]

Steve Kerr somehow kept a core of some of the NBA’s biggest superstars hungry enough to make it through five straight NBA Finals, reaching the league’s biggest stage for half a decade. Yet the Golden State Warriors head coach knows his toughest challenge as a coach will come during this 2019-20 season, as he takes […]

Draymond Green is coming off five straight runs to the NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors, yet a new spark of energy lives within him as he approaches a very different 2019-20 season. No longer one of many veteran players in a championship-laden team, Green is now more vital than ever in the Warriors’ […]

Draymond Green does not plan on having a slow start in 2019-20 like the one he had last season. He’s now equipped with the same diet he used to shed 30 pounds at the end of the regular season, tuning him into a lean, mean, shot-blocking machine during the 2019 playoffs. The Golden State Warriors […]

D’Angelo Russell seemed comfortable with the Golden State Warriors’ system right from the get-go, and Steve Kerr thinks it’s all thanks to Luke Walton. Per Mark Medina of USA Today, Kerr shared that he and Walton run similar practice drills and offensive plays. As such, it made Russell feel at ease on his first day […]

Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell modeled his game after Stephen Curry when he came into the NBA. Russell says because he was frail and a good shooter like Curry, he watched how the Warriors star was still able to dominate the game despite not being the strongest guy out there. On Tuesday, he mentioned […]

The Golden State Warriors will feature a very different-looking backcourt for the first time in nearly a decade. With two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry at point guard and All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson recovering from an ACL tear, the Warriors will likely start one-time All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell at the 2. The Warriors acquired the […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is confident D’Angelo Russell will be able to play with and without the ball this season. Russell will start alongside two-time MVP Stephen Curry in the Warriors’ backcourt. Kerr thinks Russell will have no issues playing off the ball: pic.twitter.com/SSgawt5OF7 — Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) October 1, 2019 The […]

Golden State Warriors power forward/center Omari Spellman rejected an invite to his new teammate Draymond Green’s concert-going adventure to see Janet Jackson. The 22-year-old Spellman, a 6-foot-9 big man out of Villanova who was selected with the last pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks and traded to Golden State in the […]

Golden State Warriors marksman Klay Thompson appears to have taken a unique means of transportation to the team’s first day of practice. Rather than driving himself, it appears as though Thompson took the Bay Ferry. Anthony Slater of The Athletic shared Thompson’s post on Tuesday morning. In the photo, the former Washington State Cougar can […]

Golden State Warriors marksman Klay Thompson decided to throw a playful jab at Draymond Green following Monday morning’s Media Day gathering. Like most other teams, the Warriors had their players pose for a series of photos. In one such picture, Thompson can be seen standing alongside some of his teammates, including Draymond Green, Stephen Curry […]

Two respected veterans like Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are aiming for the stars ahead of this 2019-20 season, still with the lofty expectations of reaching the NBA Finals for a sixth straight season. Head coach Steve Kerr and newcomer D’Angelo Russell took a much more measured approach to the Golden State Warriors’ upcoming season, […]

Klay Thompson might not be able to do much moving on the court until the All-Star break, but he has already packed his things and slid into a new place in hopes to be closer to the Golden State Warriors’ new arena in downtown San Francisco. The marksman, however, won’t reveal what district he has […]

The offseason has been a time to put in work for second-year big man Omari Spellman, who claims he has dropped 40 pounds since Summer League, down from the 315 pounds he weighed to 275, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Spellman was acquired by the Golden State Warriors in a trade that shipped […]

The veteran core of the Golden State Warriors is still plenty confident it has the pieces to make yet another run to the NBA Finals, as the trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green have trotted out five straight trips to the promised land after breaking out as the NBA’s Cinderella story in […]

Willie Cauley-Stein, the latest addition to the Golden State Warriors, will have to miss the first couple of games for the Dubs. He suffered a mid-foot sprain just before training camp. The Warriors president of basketball operations confirmed the news to Fox Sports Asia, saying that the big man from nearby Sacramento will likely have […]

D’Angelo Russell is relishing the opportunity to play for the Golden State Warriors, alongside arguably the greatest shooter of all time in Stephen Curry. After being acquired by the Dubs in a sign-and-trade deal with the Brooklyn Nets this summer, D’Lo is expected to start alongside Curry in the Dubs’ backcourt. Russell said that he’s […]

Saying that Omari Spellman was shocked to learn that he was traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Golden State Warriors would be an understatement. The Warriors traded for Spellman this offseason, sending Damian Jones and a second-round pick to the Hawks in the process. While Spellman is excited to join the Warriors — a […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green wants make it to Team USA for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, but he has a bit of a problem: his wedding. Draymond Green said he's planning his wedding around the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, "so hopefully I make the team." — Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) September 30, 2019 Green […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson says he will consider how his left knee is feeling after the 2019-20 season before fully committing to be part of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The Americans won gold at the summer Olympics back in 2016 in Brazil. That team had Jimmy Butler, Kevin Durant, DeAndre Jordan, Kyle Lowry, Harrison Barnes, DeMar […]

Draymond Green says a big reason why he signed his extension with the Golden State Warriors this summer is because he didn’t want the contract situation to hang over his head during the regular season. Green signed a $100 million extension with the Warriors this offseason. He reportedly has nearly $50 million in “advance payments” […]