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It was previously inconceivable that Nick Young was going to be an NBA champion, but just because it happened, it does not mean that people should take the man seriously. Seriously. Just recently, the Golden State Warriors shooting guard was asked of his thoughts by TMZ Sports about Canada legalizing marijuana and Young’s retort was […]

Draymond Green’s mom let everyone knew that she wants Jamal Crawford to join the Golden State Warriors. Via her Twitter account, Green admitted that though the Warriors want to go young, Crawford — a three-time Sixth Man of the Year awardee — would be a great addition to the bench. https://twitter.com/BabersGreen/status/1008984263943786496 Just this week, Crawford […]

Golden State Warriors talent Nick Young, who is known as a bit of a lighthearted guy, talked about legalizing cocaine. recently. First, before everyone collectively loses their poop, it does appear he was joking as he later added clarifications to his initial pro-coke stance. We will get to that in a minute, but let’s add […]

The Golden State Warriors have received some major backlash after winning two championships in their two years since the acquisition of Kevin Durant. While commissioner Adam Silver has put rules in place to entice players to stay with their original teams, he warns this franchise would have found a way to get Durant whether their […]

The Golden State Warriors will have a first-round selection for the third time in the past six years with the 28th overall pick, but it was six years ago that the franchise made one of their most important additions. The 2012 NBA Draft had a chest box of picks — two in the first round […]

Ayesha Curry, wife of sharpshooting Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, will have her restaurant come to Houston. As reported by Eric Sandler of Culture Map Houston, Curry’s restaurant International Smoke, will open its doors in Houston on July 5. It is a partnership between renowned celebrity chef Michael Mina and Curry — a cookbook […]

There are no days off for Golden State Warriors’ floor leader Draymond Green. A team executive revealed that Green will be in the room with the front office on draft night. As reported by Anthony Slater of The Athletic, general manager Bob Myers said that Green will join the front office come draft night, just […]

All 30 NBA teams are gearing up for what is expected to be a while 2018 NBA Draft, which is now just two days away. The Golden State Warriors, who hold the number 28 pick, are expected to select a player that will play a significant role off their bench this year. With the Draft […]

The Golden State Warriors just won the 2018 NBA Championship less than two weeks ago, their second title in the last two seasons and third in the last four. Now, however, they’ve already transitioned into full NBA Draft mode as they currently hold the number 28 pick in the Draft, and they’re expected to get […]

After signing Kevin Durant and winning last year’s NBA Finals in five games, the Golden State Warriors didn’t have anything left to prove. The only real question left was just how many championships they could get away with. After sweeping LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the answer was “plenty.” Golden State coasted through most of the regular […]

The Golden State Warriors finally have a first-round selection in this year’s NBA Draft, but that won’t keep them from following a two-year tradition of trying their luck by purchasing a second-round pick. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said during a recent episode of On The Clock that the Warriors will be on the market for a second […]

An edited photo of Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson donning a Los Angeles Lakers jersey has surfaced online and his father Mychal Thompson sent out a reaction. That duz look nice — Mychal Thompson (@champagnennuts) June 18, 2018 The elder Thompson, of course, played five seasons with the Lakers and was a key part […]

The departure of Kevin Durant hit the Oklahoma City Thunder and its fans like a train, but joining the Golden State Warriors was taking that train off the rails. And while newly-elected OKC mayor David Holt knows how hard Durant’s free agent decision hit his city, he noted how three little words could change it […]

Wayne Pratt, Kevin Durant’s father, had a tumultuous past with his son. A year after he was born, Pratt left the household and was in and out of their lives for some 10 years. Now, they have managed to reconnect and form a relationship. On Father’s day, Pratt wrote a letter to his son, Kevin. […]

NBA hopeful LiAngelo Ball worked out with the Golden State Warriors recently and shared some of his thoughts as the draft nears. LiAngelo, a 6’5″ guard, is the brother of Los Angeles Lakers rising star Lonzo Ball. Analysts believe that he has a relatively slim chance of getting selected on draft night, however. The younger […]

It appears as though Myles Garrett is switching positions. He must now be cornerback as his back-pedaling is obvious. After once proclaiming Kevin Durant took the “easy way out” by joining the Golden State Warriors on 92.3 The Fan, he’s since claimed he has “no beef with anybody” after an account called him out on […]

Since joining the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant has gotten a lot of hate from all corners. Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving, who has gotten a lot of criticisms himself since requesting a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers last summer, thinks the bashing needs to stop. Irving was a guest in The Bill Simmons Podcast where he […]

Golden State Warriors assistant head coach Mike Brown could soon find himself on the same bench in the NBA as his son. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, Elijah, Brown’s son, is planning to suit up for the Warriors’ Summer League team. Elijah Brown out of Oregon — son of assistant coach Mike Brown — […]

Jordan Bell quite had an enviable rookie season. While he’s not considered as among the best of the best of his draft class, he’s the one who’s won an NBA championship right in his very first year in the pro league, so he could be forgiven if he went a bit crazy during the Golden […]

If you think the Golden State Warriors were already absurd, what if they added both Kawhi Leonard and Anthony Davis to the roster? Wait. Hold on. Don’t close this tab yet. The 500-word piece on why Old Forge (PA) pizza is actually better than New York pizza can wait a minute. Anyway, with news coming […]

ESPN had a ruthless response to Myles Garrett’s comments about Kevin Durant, after the Cleveland Browns defensive end argued that Durant had broken the league by joining the Golden State Warriors in 2016. While Garrett had little to say on the matter upon getting drafted as the top overall pick last season, he surely felt […]

Fox Sports 1 panelist Nick Wright had a bone to pick with Kevin Durant saying he’s not obsessed with winning championships after obtaining his second title with the Golden State Warriors, accompanied by a second Finals MVP award. Wright offered that the scrutiny surrounding Durant over the last couple of years has been due to […]

It must feel good to be Kevin Durant right now. He’s on top of the NBA world, looking down on everybody else outside of anyone from the Golden State Warriors. For the second season in a row, he’s higher than his estranged former running mate, Russell Westbrook, by reaching the pinnacle of NBA success once […]

Early Thursday morning, Cleveland Browns Defensive End Myles Garrett joined the Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima, where he discussed a number of topics, including the Golden State Warriors and star forward Kevin Durant. Here’s what he had to say about the now two-time NBA Champion and two-time NBA Finals MVP. “KD broke the league,” […]

Following a third championship in the last four seasons, much has been made about the Golden State Warriors “breaking” the NBA with the coalition of All-Star players after having acquired Kevin Durant in the summer of 2016. But to team president Rick Welts, the Warriors’ supremacy is not breaking the NBA, but rather helping it regain its […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson didn’t disappoint with his celebratory antics. While the no-shirt brothers JaVale McGee and Nick Young got rookie Jordan Bell to follow their trend, the phenomenon of #ParadeKlay was in full force on Tuesday morning, even posing with a FatHead cutout of a meme-worthy Crying LeBron James. Klay posed […]

The most talked about news and rumors around the NBA these days is the free agent destination of LeBron James. Just like in 2010 when everyone’s guess was as good as anyone else’s, it is difficult to weed out truth from rumor, or theory from reality, when it comes to what James plans to do […]

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is not happy about Kevin Durant’s recent run of success, questioning the route he took to obtain his two NBA championships in the last two seasons with the Golden State Warriors. “KD broke the league,” Garrett told ‘The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima’ (via Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com) — later […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney will enter his first free agency after the team declined to pick up his $2.2 million option for 2018-19. Yet the young forward out of UCLA has made huge strides this season, going from an injury-prone non-factor to a valuable defensive asset in the rotation throughout the regular season […]

Now that NBA season is over and with the Golden State Warriors finishing their mission of repeating as NBA champions, it’s time for Warriors forward Kevin Durant to manage some of his other endeavors off the court. That includes introducing newest signature Nike sneakers, the KD 11 on his own YouTube channel. Along with Jeremy […]

The Golden State Warriors are on cloud nine right now following their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals. Once again, the Warriors are kissing a Larry O’Brien Trophy. Planting smooches on the said hardware is definitely a more pleasant thing to experience for the Warriors than having Tony Robbins kiss […]

Way back when Jeremy Lin was a rookie, well before Linsanity took over New York City, Monta Ellis provided the youngster with jeans. I kid you not. This is not a joke. It is not a shame. It’s not some random filler for offseason content… Well, I mean, it is partially that, but this is […]

Bob Myers’ gaffe during the Golden State Warriors championship parade might have been a spur of the moment misstep, but one that is actually telling of the relationship between Kevin Durant and the franchise. While his jab at Durant getting the “mid-level extension” or having not been there since the beginning like Stephen Curry, as […]

Championship parades have become customary for Klay Thompson as much as his offseason trips to China. Only a summer after “China Klay” took the NBA by storm, his fun times at this, his third championship parade in Oakland, has proved to be another fad. “Parade Klay,” if you will, was in full force during Tuesday’s […]

The Golden State Warriors celebrated in grand style on Tuesday with a championship parade through the streets of Oakland. According to TMZ Sports, the Warriors have a big bill to pay because there was over $500,000 of alcohol on the buses for the parade. This is the second time in the last week they have […]

The Golden State Warriors celebrated their NBA Championship on Tuesday with a parade through Oakland, and for some of the players it was a lot of work. Klay Thompson was getting interviewed at the end of the parade, and he had only one thing on his mind, getting himself a sandwich. "I'm tired. I want […]

The Golden State Warriors’ championship parade has concluded and now the nerves rack up once again, with plenty of impending questions on how to possibly keep a roster with such firepower together. Both Kevin Durant and the front office have maintained their commitment to further solidify their partnership, and even hinted at long-term security, but […]

The Finals ended last week with the Golden State Warriors once again at the mountaintop. It was yet another championship for the Warriors, who are now in the middle of what can be considered a dynasty. The NBA Finals wasn’t only about that, though. It left Kevin Durant holding not only the championship trophy, but […]

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers provided his annual zing at the championship parade, this time making Finals MVP Kevin Durant his victim, as he was asked to double down on prior comments where he said he’d give the dynamic forward “everything he wants” when contract talks are up. Myers: “Yeah, that was just […]