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Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant spoke with the media on Wednesday during USA Basketball minicamp. He discussed the notion that he’s sensitive and, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Durant had this to say: “I know you think I’m sensitive, but I’m just somebody who is tired of holding shit in.” Durant is arguing […]

Some of this planet’s best basketball players made their way to Las Vegas Thursday to participate in the voluntary Team USA minicamp ran by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. It’s not always that these many stars gather in one location to break some sweat on the basketball court, so it was quite a […]

I’m not upset. You’re upset. That’s what this sounds like from Kevin Durant. The Finals MVP was asked about his Twitter exchange with C.J. McCollum on Wednesday night and his response was adversarial. Instead of answering any of the questions from the reporter, Durant fired back with a series of his own questions. Funny Kevin […]

The imminent Kawhi Leonard trade kept most of the NBA in suspense throughout the latter part of the regular season and the offseason, as many franchises were on their toes, readying a package suitable enough to warrant his services. Despite having three premier candidates for a trade in Philadelphia, Boston, and Los Angeles, it was […]

There is never a dull moment with New York Knicks center Enes Kanter, and his appearance in Wednesday afternoon during ESPN’s The Jump wasn’t any different. The Turkish international has had a change of heart after beefing with Kevin Durant for the past two seasons since he chose to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder to […]

DeMarcus Cousins’ signing with the Golden State Warriors was just as surprising for the players in the roster as it was for most NBA fans — a shocking chain of events that led a max-level player to gamble on his own future in hopes his big payday would soon come. Kevin Durant, who made a […]

Kevin Durant has heard it all before — from personal attacks based on his decision to join the Golden State Warriors in 2016 to the barrage of negative comments of how his new team has ruined the NBA. Signing DeMarcus Cousins only doused that fiery narrative with even more kerosene, as social media was lit […]

The title of “Greatest of All Time” in the NBA has been the subject of debate among the media and its fans for the past few years. In the middle of the discussion is LeBron James, the 15-year veteran and the newest superstar recruit of the Los Angeles Lakers. Ever since he started racking up […]

The Golden State Warriors have the star power to win a championship. Now, it’s about filling out the rest of the roster to complement their starters. According to Shams Charania, Danuel House has signed a one-year deal with Golden State. House only played 23 games for the Phoenix Suns last season and averaged 6.6 points, 3.3 […]

After Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum sent shockwaves through the Twitterverse by calling out Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant, he quickly walked back his words and extinguished the beef before it even had the chance to properly develop. Seemingly without provocation, McCollum had tweeted out his thoughts on Durant’s departure from the Oklahoma […]

When Kevin Durant isn’t firing step-back jumpers, you can find the Golden State Warriors forward on Twitter firing at his social media critics, just like today. Durant is having quite a moment on Twitter this Wednesday. After sparring with Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum on social media, Durant selected a certain Nate Jones to […]

Almost three years after Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors, people are not yet over. C.J. McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers is the latest to give Durant a good ribbing. But this time, Durant responded. Via Twitter, McCollum says that Durant himself knows that his decision to go to the 73-win […]

Apart from having an elite set of players and staff, homecourt advantage would help, too, in beating the Golden State Warriors. Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said that they’ll be targetting the number one seed again this season. He believes that it is important in outlasting the Warriors: “I think the main thing is […]

In 2016, Kevin Durant shook up the landscape of the NBA by choosing to play for the Golden State Warriors. In 2018, he was able to watch DeMarcus Cousins make the same decision. Durant was asked how he first heard about Cousins being interested in the Warriors. The back-to-back Finals MVP said: “Yeah, definitely we […]

Draymond Green’s summer vacation will continue without him attending this week’s Team USA minicamp this week. According to Marc J. Spears of ESPN, the three-time All-Star forward is not going to show up in Las Vegas for the said camp, though, no specific reason as to why was noted. Warriors forward Draymond Green will miss […]

Continuing their monopoly of Western Conference titles just became a little harder for the Golden State Warriors with four-time MVP LeBron James moving to the Los Angeles Lakers this summer, thus immediately transforming the Lakers into an additional title contender in the West. Warriors forward Kevin Durant knows that the road back to the NBA […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to do the unthinkable once again when they signed center DeMarcus Cousins. Needless to say, the addition took the entire NBA world by storm. Cousins’ decision to join the Warriors came with its fair share of mixed reviews. It appears even Washington Wizards point guard and former college teammate John […]

Kevin Durant took part on C.J. McCollum’s Pull Up podcast, discussing many subjects from vacation spots to politics — though it wouldn’t take long before McCollum expressed his frustration with Durant joining the Golden State Warriors in 2016. The Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard went on about how the Warriors have been able to stonewall the […]

On Tuesday, Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors invested in an esports organization, Swift, as announced by the organization themselves. Swift is the parent company of Team SoloMid, a well-known esports team that has multiple video game players that professionally compete for the team. These video game include Fortnite, League of […]

Kevin Durant appeared in C.J. McCollum’s Pull Up podcast, talking about basketball, summer vacations, lifestyle, and well… politics. Among them Durant’s feelings toward the current administration, taking his best shot yet at President Donald Trump. “He doesn’t have a soul bro,” Durant said of Trump, according to Josh Eberley of HOOP Magazine. “I don’t even […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant indulged on some offseason talk with fellow Western Conference star C.J. McCollum during his Pull Up podcast. The two players talked about potential vacation spots, a topic the two-time Finals MVP didn’t mind mingling in. His response left plenty of surprises. via Harrison Wind of BSN Denver: McCollum: “Favorite […]

Teams coming off a successful season usually have the tendency to take their foot off the gas pedal. It also causes players of those teams to suddenly have inflated egos, which in turn could lead to the erosion of their chemistry. That hasn’t been the case for the Golden State Warriors over the past few […]

NBA 2K19 dropped an early gem on Monday morning, showing new Golden State Warriors signing DeMarcus Cousins will have a 90 overall rating in this year’s series of the famous video game. https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/1021424828044099584 Cousins is seen boasting his now-signature No. 0 after negotiating with Patrick McCaw, likely the only remaining signing left for the Warriors […]

The Golden State Warriors are mired in a tough contractual situation, already boasting one of the highest payrolls in the league and bound for more once Klay Thompson (free agent in 2019) and Draymond Green (2020) hit the free agent market. General manager Bob Myers is confident a deal can be worked out with both […]

The Golden State Warriors have already put themselves elbow-deep into projected tax by signing Stephen Curry to a supermax deal last summer and inking Kevin Durant to one-and-one deals in each of the last three seasons, with the recent two-year, $61.5 million contract the most lucrative of them. The organization is hoping to keep this […]

Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond is not only working on his basketball game this offseason but also appears to be refining his rapping skills as well. In an interview with TMZ Sports, the 24-year-old named his All-NBA hip-hop dream team, saying that collaboration between himself and the likes of Kevin Durant would be something […]

After four years of duking it out with Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in June, LeBron James decided that he’ll just have to face the Warriors earlier — in the Western Conference finals — as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. His move was expected by many, but one person who was […]

It wasn’t just fans and analysts who wanted to know more details about the DeMarcus Cousins-Golden State Warriors connection that shocked the basketball world. Players themselves wanted to get an inside scoop. And they contacted Cousins himself to know how the deal went down. Cousins revealed that C.J. McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers was […]

Steve Kerr’s four years as an NBA coach have included three championships and just one Finals loss (in a Game 7). Sure, he has a roster with loads of talent at his disposal, but there’s no doubting the man’s ability to bring that collective talent together. The Warriors recently signed Kerr to a contract extension, […]

In the first few days of free agency, the Golden State Warriors made the big-time acquisition of All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins on a one-year, $5.3 million to add him to their already stacked roster. This has immediately created a plethora of feedback about the move that could make the Warriors an even greater overwhelming favorite […]

There has been a lot of discussions this offseason about the Golden State Warriors and what they have done to basketball. With DeMarcus Cousins coming on board, some fans made it clear they believe the Warriors have ruined the NBA. Shaun Livingston ,who has been with the Warriors since the beginning of their run of […]

When Kevin Durant bolted from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Golden State Warriors there was a lot of shock around the league. On the Thunder, there were a lot of players who were hurt by the move not just because Durant was leaving, but because they felt blindsided by the move. Enes Kanter made an […]

There is no question the Golden State Warriors are the best team in the NBA. Everyone has competed during the regular season and the playoffs, but when it came time for the NBA Finals, it’s always been the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Warriors playing for the title. This upcoming year, it might be a little different […]

Riley, the adorable daughter of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who stole hearts during a postseason press conference and was consequently crowned as America’s sweetheart, is turning six-years-old on Thursday. The charismatic daughter of the two-time MVP celebrated by taking part in the viral #InMyFeelings challenge, dancing to the popular Drake song. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlcHMAynjz0/?utm_source=ig_embed Not […]

It didn’t take long after DeMarcus Cousins agreed to terms with the Golden State Warriors for forward Draymond Green to surface, telling reporters it was due to their relationship (spanning back from two summers ago in Team USA) that the big man joined on a one-year, $5.3 million deal. Yet Boogie remembers things very differently, […]

L.A. Clippers point man Patrick Beverley has earned the reputation of a gritty defender and fierce competitor, even earning the nickname of “Mr. 94-feet” for his famed full-court pressure. Yet he won’t shy away from some of the offseason pettiness, expressing his distaste for the Golden State Warriors in a recent interview with Parth Upadhyaya […]

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers might once again be in the running for Executive of the Year, managing to reel in a fifth All-Star in DeMarcus Cousins to an already star-studded starting lineup, but this one-year deal did not come without plenty of impending questions. The Boogie era could be a short one, […]

DeMarcus Cousins shocked the NBA world by signing for the Golden State Warriors’ mid-level exception of $5.3 million after getting no calls on July 1 as he hit unrestricted free agency. But don’t expect Boogie to be willing to take the same deep discount next year if his recovery goes according to plan, according to […]

There’s not a sweeter experience in the NBA for a player than winning a championship. Golden State Warriors forward Jordan Bell will agree to that, though he is now facing a bitter test. Bell recently took to Twitter and issued a challenge to himself, pledging that he will not consume anything that has sugar in […]