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Golden State Warriors starting center DeMarcus Cousins has been out of commission for the defending champions ever since he blew out his quad in Game 2 of their first round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Since then, Warriors coach Steve Kerr has randomly fielded in different guys to be the fifth guy in the starting […]

With all the superstar power on his team, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr still never fails to give credit to his role players. Fourth-year big man Kevon Looney was the most recent recipient of Kerr’s high praise, with the latter stating how he hopes the 22-year-old secures a big money deal in the […]

The Toronto Raptors silenced the critics on Saturday night as they defeated the league-best Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and in the process booking their place in their first ever NBA Finals apperance. However, despite their highly-impressive playoffs run, many people still consider them to be the underdogs in the […]

The Toronto Raptors may have just inched closer towards convincing superstar Kawhi Leonard to sign an extension with the team following Saturday night’s series-clinching victory against the Milwaukee Bucks. However, if a recent comment by a family member of the former Finals MVP is to be believed, it seems that Leonard is already set on […]

Masai Ujiri built the Eastern Conference champions. Kawhi Leonard made this championship moment possible. Yet, this is merely a prelude to the next act. The Toronto Raptors have advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. They will be taking on the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors in a seven-game […]

The Toronto Raptors have reached the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 100-94 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals behind another superb performance from Kawhi Leonard. Leonard finished with 27 points, 17 rebounds, and seven assists to propel the Raptors to a series-clinching victory. He also […]

The Golden State Warriors will be heading into the NBA Finals undermanned, as All-Star forward Kevin Durant and big man DeMarcus Cousins aren’t expected to return for the series opener. However, head coach Steve Kerr is already prepared for all the possibilities, and he expects all the members of the team to be ready too. […]

The Golden State Warriors are hopeful that they get DeMarcus Cousins back in the NBA Finals. Head coach Steve Kerr even said he hopes to have Boogie as the team’s starting center if he’s available to play; he told The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami. “It’d be great. But there’s a lot of factors. He’s gotta be […]

Andre Iguodala has spent 15 seasons in the NBA. He has played for the Golden State Warriors since 2014 and has been a part of their five consecutive trips to the NBA Finals. It seems that the amount of work he’s put in over the past half a decade is starting to take its toll […]

It is no secret that the Golden State Warriors are the best team in the league this season — as they have in the last four years. While their success is being credited to having five superstars in their roster, Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum said that there is something unique in the Warriors […]

Portland Trail Blazers star CJ McCollum heaped praises for Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. McCollum and the Trail Blazers had a terrific run this season, as Portland made it into the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2000. Their run ended after they hit a brick wall, losing to the defending champions […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Draymond Green joined a lot of fans and players who believe that the playoffs feel a bit different this season because it is missing a polarizing figure. For the first time since 2005, superstar LeBron James is not playing in the postseason after his first year in a Los Angeles Lakers […]

The Houston Rockets were unable to exact revenge against the Golden State Warriors this season. After losing to the two-time champions in the Western Conference Finals last year, they had all the motivation that they need to beat the Dubs this time around. But it didn’t happen. Although it was a tightly contested series, it […]

For the first time since being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs, Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has given his honest opinion about what happened in their second round series against the Golden State Warriors. The series was tied at 2-2 heading into Game 5, and Houston had the perfect opportunity to […]

When Kevin Durant went down with a calf injury in Game 5 of the Western Conference semi-finals, it sparked hundreds of debates on whether or not the Golden State Warriors can beat the Houston Rockets without him. Apparently, they did, which sparked even hundreds of debates on whether or not the two-time defending champions are […]

In a surprising prediction, FiveThirtyEight has ranked the Golden State Warrior’s chances of winning the NBA Finals as lower than the Toronto Raptors. Currently, their CARMELO forecast gives the Warriors a 41 percent chance to win it all, while giving the Raptors a 47 percent chance. This is a shocking prediction for a few reasons. […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry doesn’t understand why the media can’t ever be happy watching the Dubs play. With star small forward Kevin Durant out, the pundits have been saying the Warriors are better without KD. When Durant is playing, the critics say the Dubs have to play a different style since […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant has continuously made headlines for constantly responding to people who criticize him on social media. Unlike most NBA player though, KD has no problem with starting a beef with casual fans on Twitter and Instagram. Sometimes, he even claps back at those people who talk trash to him during […]

Former NBA point guard Nate Robinson says Kevin Durant should re-sign with the Golden State Warriors if they win the 2019 championship. As we all know, Durant becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Warriors. KD has been heavily linked with the New York Knicks, as […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry says the Dubs won’t let any outside noise break and distract them “from what the goal is.” With Kevin Durant set to become a free agent this summer, there’s been a lot of rumors surrounding the Warriors all season. The outside noise has gotten louder over the […]

Rumors have been swirling about Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant for months now. Most NBA pundits believe that the ten-time All-Star is destined to leave Golden State in the offseason, and look to start a new dynasty elsewhere. These whispers were addressed by Durant when a reporter referred to the Warriors play as “their […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says center DeMarcus Cousins looked good in Friday’s scrimmage. Cousins continues to make good progress in his recovery from a torn left quad, which he suffered in Game 2 of the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers. Kerr says Cousins went through scrimmage today. Says he looked […]

Golden State Warriors star small forward Kevin Durant says he doesn’t know much about this calf injury other than it’s worse than the previous calf injuries he’s suffered in his career. The Warriors said Durant sustained a right calf strain. It’s widely believed to be a Grade 2 strain since Durant is still not able […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry says it will be “easy” to work small forward Kevin Durant back into the lineup whenever KD is ready to play again. Durant is expected to miss Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals, which start on May 30. Curry says the Warriors have experience of […]

Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant met with the media on Friday for the first time since his calf injury and the former MVP knocked down the talk about the Dubs being better without him. The Warriors have gone 5-0 since Durant got hurt and a lot of pundits have been saying the […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson found out he was being left off the All-NBA team after Anthony Slater of The Athletic brought up the question after the Warriors practice on Thursday, only minutes after the results were revealed. Thompson was irate and in disbelief, but soon shrugged it off after realizing a lot […]

Fresh off an All-NBA snub, Klay Thompson was quick to let the disrespect roll off his shoulder, leaving his Golden State Warriors teammate Draymond Green to build him up for his worth. Green, who joined Thompson as a member of the All-Defensive Second Team, argued his longtime teammate deserved better. “He should have been first […]

Former NBA point guard Gilbert Arenas says neither the Milwaukee Bucks nor Toronto Raptors can defeat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Arenas says the Bucks and Raptors don’t have enough weapons on offense to compete with the Warriors even if Kevin Durant doesn’t play in the Finals. I've said it before, and […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins initially thought his quad injury “was worse than what it was.” Cousins suffered a torn left quad in Game 2 of the Warriors’ first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. Luckily for Boogie, he didn’t have to have surgery and could play in the NBA Finals. Cousins on injury […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green made the All-Defensive Second Team, but the All-Star says he should have been on the first team instead, according to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. The second team included Green, Klay Thompson, Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday. The first team […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson did not make it on any of the All-NBA teams this season, and he had this to say about it: Klay Thompson learns he didn’t make All-NBA (“Oh I didn’t?”) and is clearly a little ticked (it affects his next contract): “When you go to five straight Finals, it […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expects small forward Andre Iguodala to be ready for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Finals start on May 30. The veteran swingman suffered a left calf injury in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Warriors sat Iguodala in Game […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says it’s possible star small forward Kevin Durant gets back on the court at some point over the next seven days to begin on-court work. Durant hasn’t done any on-court work since suffering a right calf strain in Game 5 of the Warriors’ second round series against the […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson failed to make it on any of the All-NBA teams, which means he won’t be eligible for a supermax contract this summer: While Klay Thompson is now *only* eligible for a five-year, $191 million max this summer as a free agent, it leaves open the possibility that Draymond Green […]

The Golden State Warriors provided an update on forward Kevin Durant and center DeMarcus Cousins, citing neither will be available to start the NBA Finals. Kevin Durant & DeMarcus Cousins injury update: pic.twitter.com/nMyQG0yKDl — Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) May 23, 2019 Durant has been dealing with a mild calf strain for two weeks now, since first […]

The two Most Valuable Player frontrunners in Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the 15-man shortlist of the 2018-19 All-NBA selections: The All-NBA Teams: pic.twitter.com/ZdTEWdDEAo — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 23, 2019 Both Antetokounmpo and Harden, two of the three finalists fro the MVP award were named unanimous selections, […]

Draymond Green is well aware of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors presenting a very different challenge from what they’ve seen thus far in the West, but the Golden State Warriors’ engine knows this newly focused version of the defending champions will challenge whoever comes out of the East: “Both teams have great length. […]

The Golden State Warriors have reached a fifth straight NBA Finals, despite a slew of injuries taking place through every series of this playoff run. Warriors TV analyst Jim Barnett thinks the feat is more impressive than what the Bill Russell-led Celtics accomplished back in the 1950s-60s, when they reached 10 straight: “It’s probably more […]