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Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut says superstar small forward Kevin Durant is “arguably the best player in the world.” Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is still universally recognized as the top basketball player in the game, but many believe the gap between James and Durant is closing. Bogut says Durant can score 40 […]

Before trotting out their best win of the season in terms of victory margin, the Golden State Warriors were shaken by a news report only minutes before tip-off. Kevin Durant informed Stephen Curry of the death pronouncement of friend Nipsey Hussle, a Los Angeles-based rapper who was shot six times in front of his clothing […]

Golden State Warriors guard Quinn Cook has begun to flourish in the latter third of the regular season, just in time to secure a spot in the playoff rotation as the team fights for the top seed in a loaded Western Conference. The former two-way player was signed to a full-fledged deal late in 2017-18, […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was one of the thousands who celebrated Michigan State’s upset victory against tournament favorite Duke. Green, who himself spent four seasons with the Spartans, was one happy man following Michigan State’s razor-thin 68-67 victory against Zion Williamson and company on Sunday night. Green was so pumped about the win […]

The Golden State Warriors clinched the Pacific Division title for the fifth straight year under head coach Steve Kerr thanks to a 137-90 landslide win over the Charlotte Hornets. Needless to say, Draymond Green celebrated, but Steve Kerr knows his oomph had a lot more to do with Michigan State taking down Duke to move […]

Following the Golden State Warriors’ largest win of the 2018-19 season, Stephen Curry shared a few words of grief for rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot six times outside of his clothing store in South Los Angeles and later pronounced dead after the wounds proved fatal. Curry had developed a recent friendship with Hussle, and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers could be the frontrunners to land Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant this summer, as multiple sources confirm that the two-time Finals MVP and champion is very interested in teaming up with LeBron James. The Lakers have reportedly gained confidence that they can land Durant via free agency, with the All-Star […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has forged his way beside Pat Riley as the only coaches to win a division title in each of their first five seasons as a head coach. Per Elias Sports via Warriors PR, Kerr clinched the division after their dominant 137-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr praised his team after a dominant win over the Charlotte Hornets, tagging their play as a “complete game.” Per Mark Medina of The Mercury News, Kerr commented about the Warriors’ total of 41 assists. He also praised Kevin Durant for setting the tone early in the first quarter […]

The Golden State Warriors seemingly re-write the record books every time they take the floor. On Sunday, that was the case once again, as they notched a victory over the Charlotte Hornets, giving them 317 wins over the last five years, breaking the record they themselves had previously set for victories in a five-year span, […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins was ejected after being tagged with a Flagrant 2 foul in their game against the Charlotte Hornets. After the game, Cousins vented out his feelings on the call. Per Marc J. Spears of ESPN, Cousins implied that the reason the foul was tagged as Flagrant 2 resulting to his […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has already established himself as one of the best 3-point shooters in the NBA, and he reaffirmed that status during Sunday’s win over the Charlotte Hornets Thompson moved into 16th place on the NBA’s all-time three-point makes list against the Hornets, passing Rashard Lewis in the process. Congrats to […]

Stephen Curry’s son, Canon, was hanging out with Dell Curry before the Golden State Warriors took on the Charlotte Hornets. And the two-time MVP shared a tender moment with them. Peep the GIF below posted by the NBA featuring Curry eliciting a high-five from his son. Steph shares a moment with his son and father […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins had his night cut short Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets when he was tossed in the second quarter for what was deemed a Flagrant 2 foul against Hornets center Willy Hernangomez. Cousins was jockeying for position underneath the basket but got his forearm up around the head and neck […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was asked about the league’s last two minute (L2M) report on the controversial ending of their overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. The 53-year-old refused to comment but slipped in some sarcastic remarks. Per Mark Medina of The Mercury News, Kerr was asked the L2m report […]

The Golden State Warriors will be facing the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night, and two-time MVP Stephen Curry arrived at the Oracle Arena well-prepared. Steph Curry arrived at the arena tonight in a Stephen Jackson throwback Warriors jersey and with an oven mitt (“hot stove contact”). — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March 31, 2019 Steph with […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has never been afraid to say what’s on his mind. As the 2018-19 NBA regular season winds down and the playoffs approach with multiple teams taking aim at the Warriors as they look for their fourth NBA title in the past five seasons, Kerr spoke on the concept […]

The NBA has released the last two-minute report from the Golden State Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves matchup on Friday. According to NBC Sports, the NBA deemed that the controversial calls during the last 3o seconds of overtime were correctly made. The Warriors were up in arms after the game, claiming that the officials made several bad calls […]

Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins recently got caught by the league office for flopping in their game against the Memphis Grizzlies. This prompted league officials to issue a warning for the All-Star big man for violating the NBA’s anti-flopping rule, per NBA Officials on Twitter. GSW’s DeMarcus Cousins received a warning for violating league’s […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves earned a controversial 131-130 win against the two-time defending champions Golden State Warriors on Friday. However, while a lot of people are focused on what they consider as wrong calls, there was one play that could’ve changed everything. During the 3:24 mark of the overtime, Warriors forward Draymond Green had a wide […]

Once again, the NBA referees are in the hot seat following the controversial finish in the Golden State Warriors’ 131-130 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. During the final six seconds of the game, with the score at 130-127 in favor of Minnesota, the referees made two crucial calls that favored the Timberwolves. First was […]

Stephen Curry is critical with the officiating in the Golden State Warriors’ overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center, even calling it “embarrassing.” There were plenty of controversial calls throughout the game that has gone in favor of the home team. In fact, in the closing stages of the match, there were two […]

Kevin Durant tried his hardest to avoid criticism of the officiating after the Golden State Warriors’ 131-130 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. When asked by reporters to decide which call was worst among multiple controversial whistles late, he was even initially able to rein himself in, wary of a likely fine from the […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is not happy with the ending of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, especially after they lost via a controversial foul call. The Dubs bowed down to the Timberwolves in overtime, 131-30. However, the team should have won the game or even extended it to a second OT […]

The crazy Friday night matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves was mired by a series of controversial sequences building up to the crescendo that is a foul call on Kevin Durant, ultimately deciding the game. With 0.5 seconds left on the clock, Durant was whistled for a holding foul on Timberwolves superstar […]

Steve Kerr has a unique understanding of the mental fortitude it takes to defend a championship. He won three consecutive Larry O’Brien trophies with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s, and earned a fourth straight ring as a member of the San Antonio Spurs in 1999 before winning his fifth and final title four […]

The ending of the Friday night matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves is both cardiac and controversial at the same time. After Kevin Durant was denied of a four-point play opportunity, Stephen Curry brought some payback by drilling a difficult corner 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds remaining in overtime. Curry’s shot tied the […]

In the 2014 NBA offseason, the history of the league was almost irrevocably altered. After the San Antonio Spurs had defeated the Miami Heat in five games in the NBA Finals — which effectively ended the “Big 3” era in Miami — the league was in a state of flux. LeBron James was a free […]

When they met at Oracle Arena on April 5th, 2016, the Minnesota Timberwolves were lottery-bound for a twelfth straight season, while the Golden State Warriors were making history, en route to what seemed like an imminent second consecutive Larry O’Brien Trophy. The early portion of the game made the teams’ wildly disparate circumstances abundantly clear […]

The playoffs are just a few weeks away, meaning the Golden State Warriors’ quest for an elusive three-peat will shortly be underway. Despite that fact, a lot of people are still focused on the looming free agency of reigning Finals MVP Kevin Durant. Durant, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, […]

The general consensus is that after this season, Kevin Durant is done with the Golden State Warriors. He is a free agent this summer, and I’m not sure there is anyone who doesn’t think he is leaving. The Warriors have even seemed to come to terms that he is gone. One of the top rumored […]

Has Kevin Durant surpassed LeBron James as the best player in the NBA? FOX Sports host Colin Cowherd seems to think so. Following Durant’s performance against the Memphis Grizzlies in which he made 12 of his 13 field goal attempts, Cowherd said that, at this point of their careers, Durant is better than James, citing […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry loves popcorn, so much so that he has ranked every arena based on how good their popcorn is. Curry says the Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center) have the best popcorn in the league, while Staples Center, home of the Lakers and Clippers, has the worst: “There are 29 arenas […]

Jordan Bell spoke for the first time since being suspended by the Golden State Warriors for what they deemed as “conduct detrimental to the team,” taking a game’s check (short of $10,000) away from him in the process. The second-year big man spoke with Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay Area, reflecting on his last […]

A Boston Celtics fan who directed a racial slur at Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins in late January has been banned from Celtics games for two years. Celtics release a statement on fan who received a 2-year ban after incident with DeMarcus Cousins. pic.twitter.com/UbRV53zvb9 — Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) March 29, 2019 “Based on […]

Andrew Bogut is questionable for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with groin soreness, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Besides the big man, the Golden State Warriors should have everyone else healthy and available, hoping to pull away from the second-place Denver Nuggets after their loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday, Bogut […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant had the most efficient night of his NBA career on Wednesday, connecting on 12 of his 13 shot attempts en route to a 28-point night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Head coach Steve Kerr was impressed with the quality of shots that were dropping for the former MVP, given that […]

As the 2018-19 postseason nears, the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the outside looking in. There was simply too much firepower up and down the Western Conference throughout the year, leaving a group that fired their head coach midseason in too much disarray to recover in time and snatch up a spot. They, like nearly everyone […]

It seems like too long ago, but five years ago, when the Golden State Warriors were still in the beginning stages of becoming a world-renowned juggernaut, trying to pull off a superstar trade that could have changed the fate of NBA history as it is today. Kevin Love was coming off his most dominant season […]