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Whether you believe that Golden State Warriors Zaza Pachulia is just a clumsy five-year-old trapped inside the body of a 6-foot-11 adult who sometimes loses control of his limbs or that he is a man intent on crippling people on the hard court, you will probably find it hard not to chuckle (at least) at […]

Quinn Cook is getting some limelight in the NBA after being rostered by the Golden State Warriors via a two-way deal. He should receive even more attention going forward, as he is now the first and only player in the history of the G League to shoot 50/40/90, via Ian Pierno of Slam. Quinn Cook […]

Back in 2012, there was a time when a core of three future NBA superstars were on the same Oklahoma City squad: forward Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors, guard James Harden of the Houston Rockets and guard Russell Westbrook still tearing it up for OKC to this day. Both Durant and Westbrook have […]

It’s fair to say that James Harden has had a significant role to play in the Houston Rockets’ success so far this season. He has been comfortably the best offensive player on a team which will win close to 70 games and which has a better offensive rating than the Warriors, widely regarded as the […]

The Golden State Warriors are just one of the many teams throughout the NBA who could possibly have a hospital as one of their sponsors due to the insane number of injuries they’ve had to go through in a single, 82-game regular season. With the regular season nearing it’s end, however, the Warriors could slowly […]

Since Kevin Durant’s decision to part ways from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Golden State Warriors, there has been much attention thrown toward the relationship between he and Russell Westbrook. It has constantly been the leading storyline when the top teams take the floor against each other over the last two seasons. This has […]

The Golden State Warriors saw one of the scariest injuries occur on Saturday night when guard Patrick McCaw fell hard on his back after being undercut by Sacramento Kings’ guard Vince Carter. Vince Carter undercuts Patrick McCaw who hits the floor hard, Steve Kerr is upset at Vince, Vince is distraught pic.twitter.com/7GQE6kHSqo — CJ Fogler […]

Kevin Durant has enjoyed two of his most groundbreaking seasons with the Golden State Warriors — first shooting a career-high 53.7 percent last season and now becoming a much-improved defender with a career-best 1.9 blocks per game. Yet all these improvements haven’t satisfied Durant’s voracious hunger for self-improvement, seemingly disappointed he won’t crack the 50-40-90 […]

Kevin Durant has undergone somewhat of a metamorphosis since joining his new team in the Golden State Warriors, boasting a completely different mojo than the one Oklahoma City Thunder fans had been used to throughout his nine-year stint with the franchise. Durant dealt with the backlash from his choice to join Golden State throughout last […]

The Golden State Warriors faced yet another night of uncertainty coming into Sunday’s back-to-back game against the Phoenix Suns, coming back from Sacramento after reserve guard/forward Patrick McCaw had suffered a scary fall. Head coach Steve Kerr was perhaps the one individual who felt the worst for the second-year player, even reactionarily saying that Vince […]

In their game against the Phoenix Suns, Kevon Looney suited up as a starter for the Golden State Warriors. It was definitely as a surprise, as head coach Steve Kerr has always turned to Zaza Pachulia or JaVale McGee for the starting center spot. But Kerr offered a valid explanation. As reported by Anthony Slater […]

Golden State Warriors marksman Nick Young praised the work of his former teammate, Julius Randle, who’s made a quality leap from an athletic forward with a high ceiling to one blossoming into his game. “I think this summer’s going to be good for him,” said Young, according to Tania Ganguli of the Los Angeles Times. […]

Patrick McMcaw took a nasty fall last night against the Sacramento Kings, after which he experienced temporary numbness in his legs. He was taken to the UC Davis Medical Center in order to undergo further testing, all of which came back negative. He may be discharged today and has been ruled out for the next […]

With less than a minute remaining in the third quarter between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings, Vince Carter accidentally undercut Patrick McCaw. It resulted in McCaw falling on his tailbone and taken off the floor on a stretcher. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, the MRI on McCaw returned structurally sound, but […]

The game has changed and every NBA team is hurrying to adapt as quickly as possible. All 30 teams are on pace for the sixth straight season to break the record for most made 3-pointers in an NBA season. And there’s no reason to believe this will stop anytime soon. Via The Associated Press: “We […]

One of the scarier injuries of the NBA season took place on Saturday night during the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings. Vince Carter undercuts Patrick McCaw who hits the floor hard, Steve Kerr is upset at Vince, Vince is distraught pic.twitter.com/7GQE6kHSqo — CJ Fogler account may or may not be […]

The injuries have become seemingly unavoidable for the Golden State Warriors down the home stretch of this season. Last night it was young guard Patrick McCaw suffering a scary fall after Vince Carter undercut him inadvertently going up to the basket. McCaw was left writhing on the ground in pain with anyone who saw the […]

With 41.8 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, there was an unfortunate sight at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento as Vince Carter unintentionally bumped into Patrick McCaw, who was cutting to the hoop for a layup from Jordan Bell. This bump caused McCaw to lose balance and he had a horrific encounter with the […]

With four All-Star players all in their prime, one underrated aspect is the mental and physical toll it takes to be the league’s next dynasty. As the Golden State Warriors embark on winning three championships in four consecutive NBA Finals appearance, their core has dealt with injuries during the latter stages of the 2017-18 NBA […]

With the 2017-18 NBA regular season coming to a close, playoff-bound teams are battling for position as basketball fans discuss the yearly awards. After finishing second in last year’s Most Valuable Player award to Russell Westbrook, James Harden is considered the frontrunner after averaging 30.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 8.8 assists while leading the Houston […]

According to an article written on Friday by staff writer Chris Haynes of ESPN, Golden State Warriors superstar forward Kevin Durant has attributed his sudden rise in technical fouls and ejections this season to a burning desire to win a second straight NBA title. “It’s just my emotions and passion for the game,” Durant said […]

In an exlusive interview with Wealthsimple this week, Golden State Warriors veteran forward Andre Iguodala opened up about investing and what he believes is the difference between being rich and having wealth. Iguodala revealed that a lot of the locker room talk between Warriors teammates is centered around business opportunities and investment advice amongst one […]

Despite the defending champion Golden State Warriors (54-21) continuing to deal with the injury bug and being losers of seven of their last 10 games, they should be getting back one more of their star players. Shooting guard Klay Thompson, who is recovering from a fractured right thumb, is now considered probable for tomorrow night’s […]

Almost two years ago, Kevin Durant decided to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder after nine seasons (one season with Seattle SuperSonics) and sign with the Golden State Warriors. However, during his free agency, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers were also two teams considered in the running. As Durant looks to help the Warriors […]

LaVar Ball has gotten a lot of heat from the media and people around the NBA about the way he conducts himself and handles business. Most have given him a bad review but there is one guy who likes his outspoken ways, Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant. He recently appeared on The Bill Simmons […]

The never-ending tiff between Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and the game officials has been something in the crosshairs of the NBA league office. Upon his return after a six-game absence, Durant earned his fifth ejection of the season right before the end of the first half, playing just 17 minutes before the early […]

Kevin Durant’s impending return to the court lasted all but 17 minutes, as the Golden State Warriors’ All-Star forward collected 10 points, three rebounds, and six assists before departing through his ejection in the winding seconds of the first half. Durant was irate at a couple of missed calls from referee Tre Maddox and got […]

Another one bites the dust. The Golden State Warriors will likely be without their sixth man Andre Iguodala on Saturday which is the first game of a back-to-back weekend against the struggling Sacramento Kings. “I probably won’t play him in Sacramento (on Saturday),” said head coach Steve Kerr, who saw him bang his knee during […]

Over the past few seasons, the Golden State Warriors winning the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference often sounded like a foregone conclusion. It seemed then that the rest of the conference were all just vying for the No. 2 seed. That’s no longer the case, and we can say that for sure because […]

At the end of his NBA career, Golden State Warriors big man JaVale McGee’s lasting basketball legacy will be defined by his countless appearances on Shaqtin’ A Fool. That said, we should not forget the fact that McGee is one of the most athletically gifted players to play in this generation. And on Thursday night, […]

Kevin Durant made his return to the floor Thursday night for the Golden State Warriors as they host the Milwaukee Bucks at Oracle Arena. However, his comeback, at least on this night, became shortlived after being ejected with two seconds left in the first half. In the play which Durant emphatically contested with the official, […]

The Golden State Warriors are slowly, but surely, rebuilding their team as Klay Thompson is about to return to action, becoming the next All-Star to make a comeback from an injury for the defending champions. As reported by Mark Medina of The Mercury News, head coach Steve Kerr entertained the possibility of Thompson returning on […]

Ready to see two of the best star forwards to ever step foot on a basketball court go at it? Look no further than tonight’s matchup between Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks at Oracle Arena. According to an article published today by Logan Murdock of the […]

Today is a good day to be a Golden State Warriors fan. According to the team’s Twitter account, the Warriors are expecting star forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green back in the lineup for tonight’s nationally televised home game against the Milwaukee Bucks. “Injury updates for tonight’s game vs. Milwaukee: Kevin Durant (right rib soreness) […]

It comes at no surprise to Steve Kerr or any of the Golden State Warriors when the news of team consultant Steve Nash making the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame came around. Kerr lauded his longtime pal with his usual humor. “We call Steve Nash ‘Steph Curry on steroids,’” Kerr said earlier this season, according […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has missed the better part of the last four games with a pelvic contusion, along with a stomach bug that kept him out for Tuesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers. Yet one of his many injuries resides in his right elbow, which has been seen to swell abnormally so […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to maintain their narrow one-game lead over San Antonio in the Western Conference standings when they visit the Spurs on Thursday night. The Thunder opened as 1.5-point road favorites for Thursday’s game, although the status of Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (knee) could cause the line to move leading up […]

Originally the third overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Joel Embiid has overcome injuries and established himself as one of the NBA’s best rising stars. In 62 appearances during the 2017-18 NBA season, Embiid is averaging 23.2 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 30.7 minutes. After making his first All-Star appearance and leading […]

On the Wednesday episode of The Ringer founder Bill Simmons’ podcast, Golden State Warriors superstar forward Kevin Durant and his manager Rich Kleiman joined to discuss an array of topics ranging from social media’s influence on the NBA and advanced metrics. Durant admits that he is not a fan whatsoever of all these new statistical categories […]