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When you think of Klay Thompson, you think of shooting. He is already one of the greatest shooters of all-time and has had some insane performances in that area. On Saturday, however, the Golden State Warriors guard reminded everyone that he can throw down as well. Get 🆙 Klay! 🔨#DubNation pic.twitter.com/v3Gj1xyV6v — NBA TV (@NBATV) […]

In a night when his fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson eclipsed Peja Stojakovic for the 17th spot in the all-time list for 3-pointers made, two-time MVP Stephen Curry reached a statistical accomplishment of his own, becoming the fifth player in Golden State Warriors history to reach 16,000 career points. In a potential Western Conference Finals […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson just reached another impressive feat, passing Sacramento Kings legend Peja Stojakovic in the all-time list for 3-pointers made. Congrats to @KlayThompson of the @warriors for moving up to 17th on the all-time 3PM list! #DubNation pic.twitter.com/tifNd7QUgG — NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2019 When the All-Star guard began his career, […]

The Golden State Warriors are at Chesapeake Energy Arena for a matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. Despite Saturday’s nationally-televised matchup serving as a measuring stick of sorts for two Western Conference powers as the playoffs quickly approach, Golden State is holding out Kevin Durant as a precautionary measure while Oklahoma City’s […]

Former Golden State Warriors forward David West believes that the real threat to the Dubs’ NBA dominance is in the East, in the form of the Milwaukee Bucks. Most league followers would peg the Houston Rockets as the biggest threat to the Warriors’ ironclad grip on the Larry O’Brien Trophy. James Harden and company, after […]

Former Golden State Warriors power forward David West thinks the Houston Rockets, and not the Oklahoma City Thunder, are the biggest challenge to the Dubs this season. The Warriors and Rockets met in the Western Conference Finals last season. Golden State won in seven games. Many believe if Rockets All-Star point guard Chris Paul didn’t […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told local reporters on Saturday star small forward Kevin Durant will “most likely” return to the lineup on Monday against the San Antonio Spurs. Durant is dealing with a right ankle contusion. He will miss his second consecutive game on Saturday against his old team, the Oklahoma City […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without a marquee name for Saturday’s star-studded matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Warriors superstar Kevin Durant is unavailable against his old team as he continues recovering from an ankle contusion. Update from Warriors shootaround: Kevin Durant will not play tonight in […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says “it’s doubtful” superstar small forward Kevin Durant plays on Saturday against his old team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant is dealing with a right ankle contusion which he suffered last weekend at home against the lowly Phoenix Suns. KD didn’t play on Wednesday versus the Houston Rockets. […]

Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant is universally recognized as the second-best player in the NBA, something the two-time Finals MVP admits makes him angry sometimes. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is considered the best player in the world. Durant says the “streetball mentality in me still gets riled up about” being […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t have Kevin Durant for their nail-biter win against the Houston Rockets. This was due to an ankle injury that forced him out of their surprising loss to the Phoenix Suns. Now, Durant is listed as questionable for their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. According to Anthony Slater, […]

The Golden State Warriors are bringing the gang back together. In early March, the team’s re-signing of former big man Andrew Bogut became official. However, the reunion was stalled by Bogut’s visa issues. But as of Friday, the situation is resolved. We now have an expected timeline for Bogut’s return to the Warriors, according to […]

The topic of verbal harassment of NBA players has been a hot discussion after Russell Westbrook’s incident with a Utah Jazz supporter who allegedly made racially charged remarks during Monday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz. Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors noted these types of incidents will keep happening so […]

Klay Thompson would likely be the best shooter on any of the 29 other rosters besides the Golden State Warriors. Yet despite falling second to Stephen Curry, Thompson could likely wind up not only as the second-best shooter in franchise history, but in NBA history, according to Draymond Green. “100 percent,” said Green, when asked […]

Kevin Durant clarified the origin of his Instagram burner account, one that ultimately broke the internet in 2017 after he mustered his first championship with the Golden State Warriors. At the time, he had hit perhaps the biggest shot of his career in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, connecting on a deep wing 3-pointer […]

After losing the first three matchups of the season series, the Golden State Warriors won the final regular-season matchup against the Houston Rockets, 106-104, in a game played without Kevin Durant due to an ankle contusion. Here are three takeaways from the contest. 1. DeMarcus Cousins and his bully-ball style If the Warriors and Rockets […]

Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul isn’t taking any learning experiences from a season-high streak-snapping loss to the Golden State Warriors, even after the defending champions showed new wrinkles to their strategy against them by using big man DeMarcus Cousins. The Warriors’ summer addition was dominant, putting up a season-high 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting from […]

James Harden wasn’t worried that a loss to the Golden State Warriors snapped a potential double-digit win streak for the Houston Rockets, but head coach Mike D’Antoni begged to differ, hoping the 106-104 loss to the defending champions would be reason to pay attention to the mistakes they made throughout the game — which he […]

As the NBA has evolved so has the talents of its players. In today’s game offense is key unlike the defensive centric NBA of generations past. Due to rule changes, and the overall lack of physicality, scoring in today’s NBA is easier than ever. The goal of basketball is to put the ball in the […]

DeMarcus Cousins was unstoppable during a 106-104 Golden State Warriors road win over the Houston Rockets, and his post-game comments following a season-best 27 points against them reflected just that. The big man has his best game yet, going a dominant 11-of-16 from the floor, doing most of his damage from the block instead of […]

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker was left to his last resort during crunch time against the Golden State Warriors, forced to trash talk Stephen Curry with the game on the line at the Toyota Center on Wednesday night. The Warriors were up by a point (104-103) when Curry was intentionally fouled and sent to the […]

The Golden State Warriors took on the challenge of defending James Harden one-on-one for most of the night, and Stephen Curry, who often wound up singled out as his defender, was ultimately fed up with the Houston Rockets star’s acting antics. Late in the fourth quarter, Harden looked for another switch matchup against Curry, only […]

The Houston Rockets came up short against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. It seems point guard Chris Paul has an idea of what the Rockets need to do next time to overcome the Warriors. Houston played Golden State about as well as about any team possibly could. According to Jonathan Feigen of the […]

The Golden State Warriors came away with a narrow 106-104 victory over the Rockets on Wednesday, snapping Houston’s nine-game winning streak and bouncing back from a shocking loss to the Phoenix Suns two days prior. Without the aid of Kevin Durant, who’s sidelined for Wednesday’s game with an ankle injury, just about every Golden State […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green heard about the Houston Rockets’ whispers leading up to their duel on Wednesday. The comments pretty much revolved around the Rockets’ supreme confidence that they’ll outlast the defending champions once again. After the game, Green downplayed such comments and dismissed them as “dumb.” Per Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Draymond […]

Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins is never one to back away from talking a big game in front of the press. Following the Warriors’ huge road win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, the media was eager to receive some insights from Cousins, who finished with a season-high 27 points. Instead of focusing […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson joins Stephen Curry as the only players in NBA history with at least 200 3-pointers in seven consecutive seasons. To commemorate the occasion, Steph wants a one-page poster with a specific layout and design. Talking to reporters following their narrow victory over the Rockets, Curry jokingly requested to make […]

Golden State Warriors shooter Klay Thompson was scorching red hot in their win over the Houston Rockets. After the game, he gave the credit to big man DeMarcus Cousins for the open looks. Via Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Thompson — who was 5-of-10 from the 3-point country — praised Cousins’ great vision. “I was […]

Just when everybody else thought the Golden State Warriors were on the brink of a late-season collapse, they came through with a crucial victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, 106-104. The closely-contested bout saw the Warriors’ superstars–sans Kevin Durant (ankle) – give it their all to upset the red-hot Rockets on the road. One particular […]

In their game against the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins threw a pass to a wide-open Stephen Curry — who was on the bench. It was a real Shaqtin’ a Fool moment for the former All-Star big man. Not long after throwing the pass, Cousins realized that a turnover was about to […]

Wednesday night’s marquee matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets was bound to deliver some intense play on the court sprinkled with some nifty highlights from the two powerhouse teams out West. Things got off to a great start, as James Harden nailed a huge four-point play before halftime to draw the […]

Utah Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey has opened up about the supremacy of the Golden State Warriors after they won a championship in 2015. Speaking with Adrian Wojnaworski of ESPN, Lindsey compared it to the reign of Tiger Woods in the late 90s to the early 2000s.  The Jazz GM believes that was a time […]

The two-time reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors faced off against the Houston Rockets tonight without two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant. While the loss of Durant is big, the team still boasts a whopping amount of high-end talent that will likely waltz to another title before the entire league is upended this offseason due […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has joined teammate Stephen Curry as the only players in NBA history to make at least 200 3-pointers in seven consecutive seasons. Thompson entered Wednesday with 198 shots from beyond the arc. He hit the two he needed to join Curry against the Houston Rockets. Klay Thompson just joined […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told local reporters on Wednesday he expects superstar small forward Kevin Durant to return to the lineup during the team’s current four-game road trip. Durant suffered a right ankle contusion on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. The two-time Finals MVP won’t play on Wednesday versus the Houston Rockets. […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says Houston Rockets superstar shooting guard James Harden is “one of the best 1-on-1 players ever.” That’s high praise coming from Kerr, who played with the greatest player of all-time in Michael Jordan, and is currently coaching Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry. Steve Kerr on James Harden:”I don’t […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson recently came under fire for criticizing the fans at Oracle Arena. After a loss to the Phoenix Suns, Thompson pointed out that the fans didn’t have much energy. The shooting guard felt the team could use more from the fans, especially with it being the last year in Oakland. […]

Steve Kerr entered the 2018-19 season fully knowing this would be his toughest year as coach of the Golden State Warriors. Despite the analysts and pundits handing the defending champions the crown on July 2, when DeMarcus Cousins chose to sign with the team, Kerr knew it would take much more than rolling out an […]

Recently signed center Andrew Bogut will likely have to wait until next week to make his awaited debut for the Golden State Warriors, according to Mark Medina of The Mercury News. Realistically speaking, the soonest potential date for his incorporation into the fold would be on Thursday, Mar. 21 against the Indiana Pacers. Bogut, who […]