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Warriors starting center DeMarcus Cousins went down in the first few minutes of Game 2 against the Los Angeles Clippers with a left quad injury. It was later reported by Shams Charania that it was a torn left quad and Cousins will likely miss the rest of the postseason. Now, the importance of centers Kevon […]

Most people in the NBA don’t expect Kevin Durant to re-sign with the Golden State Warriors this summer no matter what happens in the 2019 playoffs, according to Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. Durant becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1 once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Warriors. KD has been […]

In the wake of DeMarcus Cousins’ likely season-ending injury, it seems the Golden State Warriors will have to make do at center with players currently on the active roster. According to ESPN’s Nick Friedell, Warriors coach Steve Kerr says injured big man Damian Jones is “unlikely” to play in the postseason despite the fact that […]

Patrick Beverley was ejected with a few minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 1, and was on the bench for the last few minutes of his team’s historic comeback victory two days later. Still, he seems to believe the officials in the heated first-round series between the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley has never been a stranger to the dynamics of trash talk and playoff intensity. After all, this is the same player that made a diving effort to steal the ball from Russell Westbrook with Russ heading toward the sideline to call a timeout during a 2013 playoff showdown […]

The Golden State Warriors blew a 31-point lead in their 135-131 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, and head coach Steve Kerr believes the key to winning Game 3 is Kevin Durant. Durant took a combined 24 shots in Games 1 and 2, and Kerr wants him to be more assertive on offense […]

Throughout the course of this dynasty that the Golden State Warriors have built, Draymond Green has played a vital role in the flow of the offense. Given that the Dubs already possess one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history in Kevin Durant–not to mention two of the best shooters ever in Stephen Curry […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green says the club is playing for big man DeMarcus Cousins moving forward. Cousins tore his left quad in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Clippers and will likely miss the rest of the postseason. Green, who is close with Cousins, says what happened to Boogie sucks: Draymond Green […]

As expected, veteran Andrew Bogut will start at center for the Golden State Warriors moving forward. All-Star big man DeMarcus Cousins tore his left quad in Game 2 and will likely miss the rest of the postseason. Kerr says Bogut will start, preserving Looney in his role — Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) April 17, 2019 […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told local reporters on Wednesday that while center DeMarcus Cousins won’t need surgery on his torn left quad, the All-Star is likely out for the rest of the playoffs. Cousins suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Warriors’ Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. […]

Landry Shamet, the rookie sharpshooter who buried an eventual game-winning three against the Golden State Warriors to give the L.A. Clippers the biggest comeback in playoff history, has had just more than a day to let his emotions simmer after hitting the biggest shot of his basketball life. “It’s been good,” Shamet said of the […]

DeMarcus Cousins was ruled as out indefinitely after a Tuesday MRI revealed a left quad tear. Yet the extent of that tear can make all the difference if Cousins is to return at any point this postseason, as unlikely as it may be for the Golden State Warriors. Realistically speaking, the chances are slim, as […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins has been ruled out for the remainder of the playoffs after suffering a quad injury; a disheartening turn of events considering that he just resumed playing professional basketball back in January after missing almost an entire year due to a torn Achilles he suffered last season. This was supposed […]

Early on Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Golden State Warriors lost DeMarcus Cousins to a scary non-contact injury. The initial reports were not promising, and then on Tuesday, it was confirmed that the big man suffered a torn left quad and will be out indefinitely. That’s awful news in general, though if […]

Luke Walton weighed on the notion that anyone can coach the Golden State Warriors and have a lot of success doing so because of having a heavily talented roster. Walton, who was once tasked to handle the Warriors as interim coach, said that coaching the Warriors is not an easy job to do. While the […]

Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors will have to play the rest of the 2019 playoffs without DeMarcus Cousins, who suffered a torn left quad on Monday in Game 2 of the Dubs’ first round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. Monday was a nightmare evening for the Warriors. They lost Cousins to a […]

The Sixers reportedly tried to hire Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers last summer after the whole Bryan Colangelo Twitter scandal, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. The Sixers were obviously rebuffed in their attempt to hire Myers, who has been with the Warriors since 2012 and won three championships. The […]

One of those most fascinating dynamics during these 2019 NBA playoffs has been the matchup between Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant and one of the league’s best defensive agitators, Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley. Both players had a number of exchanges during Game 1 of the first-round matchup between the  Dubs and Clippers, […]

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins says Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant “kinda got in his feelings” when he asked if KD is leaving the Dubs this summer. Durant and Perkins were teammates on the Oklahoma City Thunder and have a close relationship. Apparently, though, their relationship isn’t to the point where […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins’ camp is reportedly holding out hope for a faster prognosis than Tony Parker’s quad injury, according to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated. Parker, now with the Charlotte Hornets, tore his quad muscle with the San Antonio Spurs in the 2017 playoffs and returned in eight months. Cousins suffered […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo says the Golden State Warriors were sloppy offensively after they built a 31-point lead against the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of their first-round series. The Clippers erased a 31-point road deficit and defeated the Warriors to even up the series at 1-1. It was the largest comeback […]

DeMarcus Cousins’ first trip to the postseason is likely over almost before it started. The only silver lining? At least the Golden State Warriors star won’t have to go under the knife for a second time in as many years. “The Warriors do not plan for Cousins to have surgery,” writes Mark Medina of The […]

This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but a Los Angeles Clippers staffer says combo guard Patrick Beverley is “the secret” behind LA’s relentlessness. Beverley is the heart and soul of the Clippers. The Chicago native has been driving Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant crazy on defense in the first two […]

Kevin Durant is one of the most gifted basketball players of all time, and currently has a legitimate claim as the best player in the world. After his utterly dispiriting performance in the Golden State Warriors’ shocking loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, though, the two-time reigning Finals MVP is facing widespread criticism […]

The Golden State Warriors have confirmed multiple reports that All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins has a torn left quad and will be out indefinitely. Cousins suffered the injury on Monday night. It’s a devastating blow for Cousins, who tore his Achilles tendon last season with the New Orleans Pelicans: DeMarcus Cousins Injury Update: pic.twitter.com/iCXEID5Jnt — Warriors […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant scored 21 points in the Warriors’ Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night, but he only took eight shots, which is not what you would expect from one of the top players in the league in a playoff game. Golden State ended up blowing a […]

OAKLAND, CA – Lou Williams and the L.A. Clippers, fresh off of a 17-point loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1, did the impossible on Monday night when they stunned the back-to-back defending NBA Champions by overcoming a 31-point deficit on the road. Yes, you read that correctly, and even the morning after, […]

Golden State Warriors big DeMarcus Cousins’ recent injury left a sour taste in his mouth, forced to leave the hardwood at the 8:09 mark of the first quarter of Game 2 against the L.A. Clippers. His immediate diagnosis, a serious left quad injury that could see him miss the rest of this playoff run after […]

Golden State center DeMarcus Cousins has been diagnosed with a torn left quad after undergoing an MRI examination Tuesday morning, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The injury is highly likely to keep him out for the remainder of the season, but the team will see how he responds within the first two weeks […]

Klay Thompson expressed some sense of optimism after a gutting 31-point blown lead cost the Golden State Warriors Game 2 against the LA Clippers. The Warriors guard is confident he and his teammates can bounce back from this historic playoff loss: “I know we’ll bounce back,” Thompson said after the game, according to Connor Letourneau […]

The Los Angeles Clippers pulled off one of the biggest upsets in playoff history as they mounted an epic come-from-behind victory against the defending champs, the Golden State Warriors, in Game 2 of their first-round series matchup. A lot of Warriors fans were not happy with how the Dubs blew a huge lead in the […]

Stephen Curry was at a loss for words following a 31-point blown lead that saw the LA Clippers even the series at 1-1 after a 135-131 win over the Golden State Warriors. Golden State led 94-63 with 7:31 left in the third quarter before the wheels fell off completely as the Clippers mounted a comeback: […]

Stephen Curry couldn’t help for his Golden State Warriors teammate DeMarcus Cousins, who suffered a serious injury early in the first quarter of Monday’s Game 2 against the L.A. Clippers. Cousins picked off a Danilo Gallinari pass at mid-court and chased after the loose ball, soon falling to the hardwood and clutching his left quadriceps […]

Monday night at Oracle Arena spelled more than just one last bit of history in Game 2 against the L.A. Clippers, but saw a playoff-changing experience once DeMarcus Cousins fell and clutched his left quad, struggling to get up and immediately looking to the Golden State Warriors bench, seeking out the locker room. The look […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins was recently expected to miss the remainder of the postseason with a yet-to-be-determined left quadriceps injury, but yet there’s still a glimmer of faint optimism he could potentially return for the NBA Finals, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. The 28-year-old is set to undergo an MRI on Tuesday morning, […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Clippers by a score of 135-131 in Game 2 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Monday night, but this was no ordinary postseason loss. The Warriors blew a 31-point lead, giving up a walloping 85 points in the second half as they saw the […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered a historic loss in Game 2 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, blowing a 31-point lead in a 135-131 defeat. Afterward, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said he was not surprised by the loss: “It doesn’t feel strange to me, no,” […]

It goes without saying that the Los Angeles Clippers overcame the most massive of odds in their improbable 135-131 come-from-behind victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 2. In fact, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints, the odds of the Clippers winning the game when they were down by 31 points in the third quarter […]

The Los Angeles Clippers stunned the Golden State Warriors and basketball fans everywhere in Game 2 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series at Oracle Arena on Monday night, rallying from a 31-point deficit to steal a 135-131 win and even up their series 1-1. In doing so, the Clippers set a franchise playoff record […]