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Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley temporarily became a thorn in the side of Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant this postseason. He is hoping they can keep it going in the playoffs for years to come. There has been plenty of speculations regarding Durant’s free agent status following the 2018-19 NBA season. In an […]

Clint Capela hasn’t been much of a factor in his team’s hard-fought second-round series against the Golden State Warriors. While many understand why the Houston Rockets big man has struggled to consistently make a positive impact, one franchise old-head can’t seem to wrap his head around Capela’s relative struggles. As former Rockets guard Mario Elie […]

Dr. Alan Beyer, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Newport Beach, Ca., says Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant will likely be out until Game 4 or 5 of the Western Conference Finals should the Dubs defeat the Houston Rockets in the second round. Durant suffered a mild strain on his right […]

The Houston Rockets have a perfect opportunity in front of them, as their chances of beating the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Semifinals grew significantly higher because of Kevin Durant’s injury. The reigning Finals MVP has been ruled out for the rest of the series because of a strained right calf. A lot […]

Brooklyn Nets small forward Jared Dudley says the best way to limit Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry on offense is by wearing him down on defense. Dudley says the Houston Rockets should put Curry in as many pick-and-rolls as they can to tire out the Warriors guard so he doesn’t have loads […]

Stephen Curry is in dire need to invoke the powers of his former MVP self to close out a daunting Game 6 on the road against the Houston Rockets. Due to the magnitude of this game, the Golden State Warriors point guard admitted that wearing his original Under Armour Curry 1 shoes to practice was […]

The Golden State Warriors will have a tough task at hand on Friday: to win a road game without Kevin Durant at the Toyota Center against the Houston Rockets and avoid making a trip back to Oracle Arena for a Game 7 to settle the score. While daunting, Stephen Curry doesn’t feel an extra burden […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is down for an anything goes mentality after losing leading scorer Kevin Durant for the last 14 minutes of Game 5 and the remainder of the series. The helmsman noted that “everything is on the table” for Friday’s Game 6, including some vital minutes from bench cogs like […]

The Golden State Warriors will go into a daunting Game 6 on the road against the Houston Rockets with much more at stake than punching a ticket to the Western Conference Finals for a fifth straight season. The two-time defending champions will also put on the line their NBA record of winning an away game […]

The Golden State Warriors victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 5 in the Western Conference semi-Finals may have future ramifications for the NBA. The injury to Kevin Durant in the third quarter triggered the Splash Brothers (Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson) to return to pre-KD era form, hitting key shots to propel the Warriors to […]

The Golden State Warriors would benefit from three days of rest by toppling the Houston Rockets on the road on Friday night. Following the Portland Trail Blazers’ Game 6 win to force a Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, the impeding start of the long-awaited Western Conference Finals will have to wait until […]

Despite losing Kevin Durant late in Game 5 of their series against the Houston Rockets, Stephen Curry and Kevon Looney feel the Golden State Warriors have a great vibe going into a tough Game 6 on the road: “It’s great (in the Warriors locker room right now),” Curry told Sam Amick of The Athletic on […]

Klay Thompson’s free agency has not been a reason of much worry for the Golden State Warriors throughout the season, but as the summer draws closer, it could be the little things that make or break his conviction to stay. According to Sam Amick of The Athletic, Thompson, much like Draymond Green, are not expected […]

A recent chain of events could potentially turn season-long headlines on their very heads, as there is a growing sense that Kevin Durant could consider staying with the Golden State Warriors after the recent wave of appreciation for the two-times Finals MVP, who has kept the defending champions afloat after a gnarly postseason start for […]

The Golden State Warriors face a daunting challenge on Friday for Game 6 of the conference semifinals, needing to beat the Houston Rockets on the road to muster the most rest possible after the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers are slated for a Game 7 to decide it all. Head coach Steve Kerr knows […]

This year’s NBA playoffs has had its fair share of intrigue thus far. Things could get much more interesting if the Houston Rockets can manage to force the Golden State Warriors to go to a Game 7. Both the Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers were able to keep their playoff hopes alive by evening […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr talked about his team’s defense on Houston Rockets star guard James Harden, noting that the Warriors “defended him like crazy” in the final quarter of Game 5 of this highly dramatic West semifinal series. Per Mark Berman of Fox 26, Steve Kerr admitted that the Dubs never felt […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted that they have a huge hole to cover in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Western Conference semifinal series against the Houston Rockets. Kerr pointed out that Warriors superstar Kevin Durant has been the best player in the postseason, and losing him to injury will force them […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says his team will never be doubted even with superstar small forward Kevin Durant out of the lineup with his right calf injury. Kerr says the Warriors don’t have anything to prove and that playing with freedom makes it easier for the team to compete without Durant, who […]

With just over two minutes remaining in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, everyone in Oracle Arena held their collective breath. After making a midrange jumper, Warriors superstar grabbed his right heel, suffering an apparent non-contact injury that looked eerily similar to a torn Achilles suffered […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry says guys on the team looked at each other and smiled after Kevin Durant’s injury because they knew they were going to have to step up in his absence. Durant has been diagnosed with a mild strain on his right calf and will miss the rest of […]

Golden State Warriors star small forward Kevin Durant has been diagnosed with a mild strain on his right calf. Durant will miss the rest of the series against the Houston Rockets. Per Jeff Stotts of RotoWire, since the 2005-06 season, the average missed time for a calf strain in the NBA is roughly two weeks. […]

The last 14 minutes of Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets were as wild as any NBA fan could ask for in a playoff series. Klay Thompson was at the center of the action. Golden State had as large as a 20-point lead in the […]

Stephen Curry has not had it easy during the Golden State Warriors’ Western Conference semifinal against the Houston Rockets. After a fairly steady all-around performance in a Game 1 victory, Curry suffered a dislocated finger on his non-shooting hand in Game 2, and has not looked quite right ever since. Over the next three games […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without Kevin Durant’s services for at least the remainder of the second-round series against the Houston Rockets. With Durant out, the Rockets have a prime opportunity to knock off the two-time defending champions. There are some, like Charles Barkley, who think the Warriors can’t win this series without Durant. […]

The left finger injury Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry is dealing with is reportedly a more significant problem than he’s letting on, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Curry dislocated his left middle finger in Game 2 against the Houston Rockets and hasn’t looked like himself since, although he stepped up […]

The Golden State Warriors’ title odds have dropped to +125 after star Kevin Durant’s injury, per BetOnline.ag. Before Game 5, the Warriors were -140 to win the NBA championship. Now, despite winning the game, they are +125. It’s the first time all season their title odds are a +. Durant suffered a left leg injury […]

A Thursday MRI on Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant revealed a mild strain in his right calf and is expected to be re-evaluated next week, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Durant has suffered a similar injury two previous times in his career, both taking roughly a week to heal. His re-evaluation of next week […]

The Houston Rockets let one get away at Oracle Arena on Wednesday, as the Golden State Warriors looked as vulnerable as they could be with Kevin Durant leaving for the last two minutes of the third quarter and not returning for the rest of the game. With the score knotted up at 72 at the […]

Stephen Curry put on the cape when the Golden State Warriors needed him the most, forcing himself out of a horrid shooting night and making up for it with some clutch shotmaking to close out a vital Game 5 without Kevin Durant. Durant hurt his lower leg late in the third quarter, an event that […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to weather the storm of a sudden non-contact injury for Kevin Durant, as he departed with two minutes left in the third quarter after holding onto his lower leg after making a baseline jump shot. Veteran Andre Iguodala praised DeMarcus Cousins for his contributions, helping the rest of the players […]

Just when we thought the season was becoming to look grim for the Golden State Warriors, they once again show off their mental fortitude and pull off a huge victory against the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinals matchup. The Rockets knew that they were on the brink of putting themselves […]

Draymond Green admitted to being in complete shock during the last seconds of regulation, as Klay Thompson turned a near-turnover into a reverse layup that ultimately gave the Golden State Warriors a 104-99 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 5: “I remember my heart dropping,” said Green after the Warriors took a 3-2 series […]

The Golden State Warriors survived a 104-99 frenzy at Oracle Arena to muster a 3-2 edge over the Houston Rockets and put them on the brink of elimination. A non-contact injury to Kevin Durant, however, can potentially derail any plans the defending champions had of reaching a fifth straight title game. These are 5 Clutch […]

To say Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was delighted with his team’s 104-99 victory against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night would be an understatement. As a matter of fact, Kerr was so impressed with how his boys performed on the evening that he decided to drop a couple of F-bombs to describe […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant suffered a potentially catastrophic injury in Game 5 of the Western Conference semi-finals against the Houston Rockets, and people are already fearing the worst for the reigning Finals MVP. Initial reports have indicated that Durant has suffered a left calf strain. If that’s the case, he could miss 1-4 […]

The entire Golden State Warriors nation breathed a collective sigh of relief upon learning that Kevin Durant’s injury was nothing more than a calf strain. The non-contact injury looked worse in real-time, and even Warriors forward Draymond Green had to admit that he initially thought that Durant had suffered a major injury. “That (injury) looked […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant suffered what the team is calling a calf strain in the third quarter of Wednesday’s Game 5 matchup against the Houston Rockets. After coming down from a shot attempt, he took a few steps, then began to look down at his leg as if someone had bumped into it. […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant suffered a strained right calf in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the Houston Rockets, and as everyone awaits the results of his MRI, there has been a ton of speculation regarding how severe his injury is and how long he won’t be able to play. […]