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Despite the Toronto Raptors leading the NBA Finals series 2-1, fans are still not convinced that the Canada-based team can beat the Golden State Warriors for the championship. Odds from BetOnline.ag shows that the reigning two-time defending champions are still heavily favored to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy when all is said and done. Series […]

Dr. Alan Beyer, an orthopedic surgeon and the executive medical director at Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Southern California, says “it’s absolutely possible” Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant doesn’t play in the NBA Finals. Durant suffered what the Warriors called a right calf strain on May 8. Saturday will mark a full month since Durant […]

Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant has posted a cryptic message on his Instagram story about “false information.” 🤔 pic.twitter.com/sSasEE5bnC — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) June 7, 2019 As has been the case all season, rumors surrounding Durant’s free agency this summer continue to dominate the headlines despite the NBA Finals going on. […]

The Golden State Warriors have been forced to survive a slew of injuries that have plagued them this postseason, resulting in multiple adjustments and a wide array of lineup changes in the midst of this storm of unforeseen events. Stephen Curry and Shaun Livingston, two of the few who have yet to take a seat […]

The Golden State Warriors are making their fifth consecutive appearance in the NBA Finals. This season’s trip to the league’s biggest stage has been filled with adversity, but head coach Steve Kerr says it’s “business as usual.” After falling in Wednesday night’s Game 3 matchup, the Warriors find themselves trailing the Toronto Raptors, 2-1. Golden […]

There has been a lot of smoke regarding the Brooklyn Nets signing Kyrie Irving away from the Boston Celtics this summer, and the speculation only grew louder when the Nets cleared a ton of cap space with a trade involving the Atlanta Hawks. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski soon confirmed all the other reporting out there stating […]

DeMarcus Cousins’ roller coaster season took a turn for the worst in the Golden State Warriors’ loss in Game 3 of the Finals. The banged-up Cousins had as many turnovers (three) as rebounds, posted a minus-12 net rating and missed six of his seven shots in a dismal 4-point outing. The Toronto Raptors frustrated him […]

Austin Rivers had quite the risky hot take on the set of ESPN’s First Take, as he jumped to say there is no comparison when it comes to talent between the Houston Rockets bench and that of the Golden State Warriors. “Talent-wise, if you look at their roster versus ours — with KD out — […]

The supermax provision, which was instated in hopes to keeping star players with their respective teams, has been a hit-and-miss proposition among NBA stars after being established at the wake of Kevin Durant’s move to the Golden State Warriors. While stars like James Harden, John Wall and Russell Westbrook have welcomed it, others like Paul […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been forced to navigate a long NBA season amid rumors of his star Kevin Durant departing at the end of the 2018-19 campaign, along with the uncertainty of his next landing spot. However, neither Kerr nor his players have been shaken from this can of worms. “You […]

Beyoncé’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, is pleading with her client’s rabid fans to stop harassing the wife of Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, Nicole Curran, who said she received death threats from her fans, among other vile actions on social media after a video of her interaction with Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z during Game 3 went […]

Stephen Curry and LeBron James have met in the NBA Finals for the past four years. This season, the Warriors are making a fifth straight appearance on the NBA’s biggest stage. James’ Lakers, however, failed to reach the postseason. In light of this fact, Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Guillermo Rodriguez asked Curry to sign a “Wish […]

The Denver Nuggets’ 21-year-old combo guard Jamal Murray is unquestionably one of the fastest rising stars in the league today. So much so, that Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has given the youngster arguably the highest type of praise he could send out. According to the three-time NBA champion coach, he sees some […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver explained the decision of giving Golden State Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens a one-year ban from NBA games, along with a $500,000 fine for his actions against Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Stevens shoved Lowry after the guard dived over the crowd attempting […]

Many around NBA circles were left unsatisfied by the decision the NBA made on Golden State Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens after he pushed Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Stevens was banned for the rest of the NBA Finals, the entirety next season and […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr backed out from his previous comments stating star Kevin Durant would go through the final stage of his recovery, slated to take on a full scrimmage on Thursday. The coach noted on his media availability that he misspoke, saying he thought Durant would take on the contact stage […]

Completely avoidable controversy continues to plague the NBA Finals. On Thursday, local police arrested a Toronto Raptors fan for vulgar comments he made on live television earlier this week about Ayesha Curry, wife of Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry. Tristan Warkentin, a 28-year-old from Toronto, turned himself into authorities on Thursday morning. He faces […]

When asked about what his favorite memory is in the Oracle Arena, Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala took a potshot at the ticket prices. Per John Schuhmann of nba.com, the first playoff series was fun because they hadn’t ‘priced out’ the fans yet. A very Andre-Iguodala quote from Andre Iguodala. pic.twitter.com/K8YBiIo1na — John Schuhmann […]

The Toronto Raptors and Danny Green strolled into Oracle Arena and nabbed a two games to one series lead over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night thanks to a consistent team effort. All five Raptors starters scored at least 17 points. Danny Green has experience firing off myriad triples in the NBA Finals, which […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson gave Mark Stevens — the recently banned fan who happens to be a minority owner of the team — the benefit of the doubt regarding the incident with Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Per Drew Shiller of NBC Sports, Klay Thompson gave […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry is excited to get All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson back for Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Curry says obviously everyone knows what Thompson means to the Warriors on offense, but the two-time league MVP pointed out on Thursday how vital Thompson is for the Dubs on […]

Golden State Warriors investor Mark Stevens officially issued a statement regarding his Game 3 altercation with Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry. Stevens took full responsibility for his actions, apologized to Lowry and both organizations, and accepted the punishments that were handed down. Here’s a statement from Mark Stevens on his actions last night: pic.twitter.com/p1msH4Pj8y […]

There might be a tendency to look at the Golden State Warriors–who have the No. 28 selection in the 2019 NBA Draft–and feel like their first-round draft selection is irrelevant. After all, the team is likely to still have (at the very least) their trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, how much […]

Golden State Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens might eventually lose his share in the franchise. Mark Stevens made headlines after he was seen pushing Toronto Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry in Game 3 of the 2019 NBA Finals on Tuesday in Oracle Arena. According to Dylan Byers of NBC News, Stevens will likely be forced […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson will play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday, and the sharpshooter has two goals. “That’s getting buckets and getting stops,” Thompson told Mark Medina of the Bay Area News Group. Thompson is one of the best two-way players in the NBA. Not only does […]

Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers says he thinks about Houston’s Game 6 loss to the Golden State Warriors “all the time.” Rivers says the Rockets didn’t take advantage of Kevin Durant being out for the Warriors. Golden State defeated the Rockets in the second round of the playoffs. It was the second straight playoffs the […]

The NBA and Golden State Warriors have banned Warriors investor Mark Stevens from NBA games for one year and fined him $500,000 for his altercation with Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry. The ban also includes Warriors team activities through the 2019-20 season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Ban includes Warriors team activities, […]

Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry believes Golden State Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens should receive a lifetime ban from the NBA. Stevens shoved Lowry in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday after Lowry dove into the stands trying to save a loose ball in the Raptors’ win. Lowry says Stevens hasn’t […]

Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry praised Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry for his professionalism in handling the shoving incident that took place in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Steph Curry gives credit to Kyle Lowry for handling the situation with Mark Stevens the way that he did. pic.twitter.com/c5vThmSNvH — ESPN […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has announced that he will be ready for Game 4 of the Finals on Friday and that he can’t wait to get out on the court with the team. "I just can't wait to get out here tomorrow." Klay Thompson says he's ready to play in Game 4 of […]

Draymond Green says the Golden State Warriors play their best basketball “when our backs are against the wall.” The Warriors are down 2-1 in the 2019 NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors and will once again be without superstar small forward Kevin Durant in Game 4. If the Dubs lose Game 4 at home, they […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson admits it would “suck” if superstar small forward Kevin Durant misses the entire 2019 NBA Finals. Thompson believes the Warriors can still defeat the Toronto Raptors without Durant, but knows the challenge is much greater sans KD, who is one of the best scorers in NBA history. […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr apologized to Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors for the Game 3 incident involving Lowry getting shoved by Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens: “I personally apologize to Kyle and the Raptors. That was unacceptable,” – Warriors head coach Steve Kerr about incident with Stevens. — Marc J. Spears […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry says there was “nothing janky” about the Toronto Raptors’ defense in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. After the Raptors played a box-and-1 zone in the fourth quarter of Game 2, Curry said Toronto’s defense was janky. The Raptors didn’t deploy the box-and-1 zone in […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr insists superstar small forward Kevin Durant hasn’t suffered a setback in his recovery from a right calf strain. Kerr, though, admits he misspoke on Wednesday when he said Durant could maybe play some three-on-three on Thursday. The Warriors coach says Durant still has another hurdle to clear before […]

The NBA has banned Golden State Warriors minority investor Mark Stevens from games and team activities for shoving Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. After Lowry dove into the crowd for a loose ball, Stevens pushed Lowry in the left shoulder and the Raptors guard […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expects All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson to play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday. Thompson missed Game 3, the first career playoff game he didn’t play in. The Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors and now trail the best of seven series 2-1. Steve Kerr […]

Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant is listed as out once again ahead of Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, Warriors coach Steve Kerr announced Thursday. Durant is still in the final stage of his recovery from a calf strain, which he suffered in Game 5 of the Western Conference […]

Mark Stevens, the Golden State Warriors minority owner responsible for shoving Kyle Lowry in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, will reportedly make a public apology and provide a sizable donation to the Lowry Love Foundation, according to Arash Madani of Rogers Sportsnet. Stevens, who was identified earlier Thursday after his interaction with the Toronto […]