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Much has been said about DeMarcus Cousins’ controversial decision to go to the Steve Kerr-coached Golden State Warriors for essentially peanuts. The prevailing sentiment is that it upset the already skewed balance of power, allowing the defending champions to shore up a position of need — and by need, meaning empty, obviously not because they […]

Immediately after DeMarcus Cousins announced his intentions to sign a one year deal with the Golden State Warriors, word got out that the All-Star center may not be ready until December or January as he continues to rehab from his Achilles tear. To some, this explains why the team was able to nab one of […]

The Golden State Warriors made everyone flip the table in unison after they acquired DeMarcus Cousins on a one-year $5 million deal. Steve Kerr realizes the magnitude of the All-Star center’s addition that is amplified by the fact that the defending champions got him for the mid-level exception. However, in speaking to Ethan Strauss of […]

Jordan Bell is slated to get his share of extra playing time in this year’s Summer League, but the Golden State Warriors have been determined to optimize his diet this offseason. While the usual narrative has overweight players that need to shed some weight, or thin players that need to put some on, Bell’s dilemma […]

The Thunder have been among the busier teams at the hectic start of the 2018 postseason. It kicked off for them early with an expected and financially sound decision by Carmelo Anthony, who picked up his $27.9 million player option, putting a huge dent on any financial flexibility the Thunder might have hoped for this […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry got the best holiday treat on the fourth of July as his wife Ayesha gave birth to their third child, Canon W. Jack Curry. Yes, it’s a boy! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk1DWjsHtt0/?hl=en&taken-by=stephencurry30 Canon is the latest addition to the NBA’s cutest family and he couldn’t have arrived at a more opportune date. The […]

Christmas Day games are always a welcome tradition in the NBA. The schedule makers usually plan for intriguing matchups and 2018 looks to be no different. According to Keith Smith of RealGM, Boston, Philadelphia, Oklahoma City, Houston, Golden State, and the Los Angeles Lakers are almost definitely penciled in to play on Christmas Day. Hearing that […]

Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports brought forward a different take than most of the NBA and its Twitter pundits have endlessly discussed since the Golden State Warriors “broke the NBA” by acquiring Kevin Durant in 2016. The argument caught fire once again when DeMarcus Cousins agreed to an outrageous one-year paycut, locking down a $5.3 […]

The Golden State Warriors have made a big splash move earlier this week with the addition of All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins to a one-year deal at the mid-level exception worth $5.3 million. Following the move, Cousins revealed that there were no serious offers from any teams that led to him to go this route by […]

Having secured the first 12 players on the roster, the Golden State Warriors will turn their attention to adding a couple of wing players, shortly after agreeing to terms with DeMarcus Cousins for the mid-level exception and Kevon Looney on a minimum deal. Among their free agent options are Luc Mbah A Moute, Wayne Ellington, […]

The Golden State Warriors wound up hitting the motherlode, sweeping the rug from underneath perennial giants of the sport and scoring one of their own in center DeMarcus Cousins. But before he even became a possibility to acquire, Dwight Howard was the team’s best potential free agent asset to replace veteran Zaza Pachulia in this […]

DeMarcus Cousins arrival in the Bay Area is causing basketball folks to lose their minds, but this development apparently is so big, it’s also driving people from another league/sport crazy. Take for example retired NFL running back Danny Woodhead, who did his best impression of NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski impression as he “reported” the Warriors’ […]

Jordan Bell and Kevon Looney used to be Pac-12 rivals with the former a product of the Oregon Ducks program and the latter an alumnus of UCLA Bruins basketball. These days, however, they seem to be the best of friends. The two obviously have a solid bond, which anyone could easily tell based on the […]

Free agent forward/center Kevon Looney has agreed to a one-year, minimum deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. The lanky UCLA product had his team-option declined after showing very little improvement throughout his first two seasons with the team, but after slimming down and getting in shape, the 6-foot-9 […]

The Golden State Warriors stood as the ground zero of the social media explosion on Monday, when it was revealed that DeMarcus Cousins is going to be the fifth 2017-18 All-Star on the Warriors’ lineup for next season. Like most fans who were caught off guard by the news, Warriors forward Jordan Bell was also […]

For a social media junkie, newly-acquired Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins has been awfully quiet. With the exception of a classy “Thank you” to the New Orleans Pelicans, the internet was largely devoid of any quotable quotes or notable posts directly from the All-Star big man. Then again, a cursory glance on the web in […]

Last October, it wasn’t looking too good for Kevin Looney. Despite the Golden State Warriors lacking youth and versatility off the bench (particularly from the center and power forward slots), the team chose to not pick up Looney’s fourth-year option and thus making the 22-year-old an unrestricted free agent. It later turned out to be […]

After the Golden State Warriors secured the commitment of elite big man DeMarcus Cousins for one year, it has become more evident than ever that the defending champions are hell-bent on making the rest of the NBA not only their personal punching bag but also as the Washington Generals to their Harlem Globetrotters. Speaking of […]

The Golden State Warriors have been at the center of scathing criticism for some time now due to the formation of their superteam. Needless to say, Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley has never been shy about expressing his dismay at Golden State’s success over the past several years. He doubled down on his […]

LaVar Ball is no stranger to making headlines. Recently, LaVar spoke to TMZ to discuss LeBron James’ signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. But he didn’t stop there. He went on to clown DeMarcus Cousins and the Golden State Warriors declaring the Lakers as the favorite to win the championship next Ball told TMZ: “The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made a splash landing small forward LeBron James. Unfortunately, it was soon overshadowed by the Golden State Warriors’ acquisition of center DeMarcus Cousins. The NBA world was baffled at how Golden State managed to add yet another star player to the mix. However, according to Marc Stein of the New York […]

DeMarcus Cousins is public enemy No. 1 in the NBA right now. After the star big man decided to leave the New Orleans Pelicans and sign a one-year deal with the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors, the backlash has been fierce. A number of fans feel that he is ruining the NBA by making […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to pull off the unthinkable when they signed center DeMarcus Cousins to a one-year deal worth just over $5 million on Monday evening. As a result, a whirlwind of speculation has picked up regarding what led to this unlikely unification. Rumors have surfaced that Cousins made the deal due to a […]

Following the Los Angeles Lakers making the big splash move of free agency with the expected addition of LeBron James, the Golden State Warriors made one of their own by agreeing to terms on a one-year, $5.3 million deal with All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins. This has immediately brought forward questions in terms of how Cousins […]

The Golden State Warriors tilted the rest of the league on its axis on Monday night after agreeing to a one-year, $5.3 million deal with All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins. It was a move that was unexpected by all means as there had been no previous chatter that Cousins was even considering joining the Warriors at any point […]

As with any big-time signing, the list of concerns has started to pile up for the Golden State Warriors, after agreeing to bring in center DeMarcus Cousins on a one-year deal for a $5.3 million mid-level exception. The health concerns after a torn Achilles injury, the poor image, the turnovers and high shot count — […]

Despite their recent primetime acquisition in DeMarcus Cousins, the Golden State Warriors are still looking to make more moves, likely to add another big and two more wings, which would cap their roster at 14, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. The Warriors were reportedly considering keeping their roster at 14 players after being […]

Jordan Bell opened up a lot of eyes with his play during his rookie year with the Golden State Warriors, but it’s important for the Warriors success that he takes another step forward. With the Warriors strapped for cash, it’s important that the guys still on their rookie contracts play key roles off the bench. […]

Despite the big news involving his own team, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors did not forget about his younger brother Seth Curry, who recently sealed a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. Steph, via his Twitter account, shared a news article about his brother’s recent signing with the Blazers, a deal worth $5.6 […]

DeMarcus Cousins was scooped off the free agent market quickly by a Golden State Warriors front office that struck while the iron was hot. Yet this left many wondering how Cousins was still available and reportedly had no offers before getting on a phone call with Warriors GM Bob Myers to seal the deal. According to […]

Despite garnering plenty of eyes as one of the biggest free agents on the market, DeMarcus Cousins was confused in Las Vegas, yet to receive an offer from the New Orleans Pelicans, despite counter-reports saying that he did. “I was shocked. I didn’t believe it. It was a rough, pretty emotional night,” Cousins told Marc […]

Following a quick turnaround by the New Orleans Pelicans, agreeing to sign forward Julius Randle to a two-year, $18 million deal, DeMarcus Cousins reportedly narrowed down his interests to two teams — the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics. According to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, the Celtics never made Boogie an offer, […]

The NBA world was turned on its head yesterday as the defending champion Golden State Warriors announced the free agent acquisition of All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins. Cousins was an unrestricted free agent, but the wide consensus was he would sign a lucrative deal with the highest bidder. Instead, Cousins agreed to a one year, $5.3 […]

In a wild 2018 free agency window that saw LeBron James committing to the Los Angeles Lakers long-term with a four-year, $154 million max deal and Paul George take a leap of faith with the Oklahoma City Thunder with a four-year, $137 million max deal — it was DeMarcus Cousins who stole the headlines. The mercurial […]

While the addition of DeMarcus Cousins puts the Golden State Warriors at a Monstars from Space Jam type of level, some others believe this is nothing but a “rehab” stint that will allow him to get some hardware while he plays out a year before hitting the free agent market again in 2019. Mike Fisher of […]

Contrary to a previous report by Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, the New Orleans Pelicans did indeed offer free agent center DeMarcus Cousins a deal, one that was bigger than the $5.3 million mid-level exception he took from the Golden State Warriors on Monday night, according to William Guillory of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. […]

Even the NFL is starting to worry about the Golden State Warriors. Wait. What? In light if the news of DeMarcus Cousins agreeing to take his talents to the Bay Area and join forces with four players, who, like him, were NBA All-Stars last season, the Arizona Cardinals snuffed out any possible plans of the […]

What a crazy day it has been for basketball. Just when you thought LeBron James taking his talents to California was the headline of the year, a few hours later, arguably the worst brawl in the history of basketball took place more than 7,000 miles away in Manila as a FIBA Qualifying match between the […]

It’s no surprise that DeMarcus Cousins‘ move to the Golden State Warriors is… well, surprising. A cursory glance on the internet and you’d probably see an abundance of memes and reaction videos to the breaking news, both from fans and players alike. Not only because the rich got richer but it’s an All-Star center, at […]