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Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant is in his 11th season in the league, which has given him the opportunity to guard many of the game’s best players on a nightly basis. During a recent Youtube Q&A session where he answered questions submitted by fans, Durant stated that former Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant […]

The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to square off in another chapter of the showdown between superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Following the departure of Durant from the Thunder, the matchups with his former team have been plenty heated. It is not uncommon to see superstar teammates ultimately go their […]

Kevin Durant has netted plenty of accolades during his NBA career, four scoring titles, multiple All-Star mentions, a 2013-14 MVP award and most recently his first championship along with a Finals MVP trophy to boot. Yet his next hardware is of a completely different realm than all the other trophies in his collection, aiming for […]

Listed as questionable prior to Wednesday night’s primetime showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant isn’t paying any mind to those who’d want to create a story about emotions by playing his former team. The Golden State Warriors forward missed the team’s last game against the Brooklyn Nets with a left ankle sprain, but […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is listed as questionable ahead of the team’s Wednesday night showdown against his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Durant missed Sunday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets after having his hands full in a comeback win against the Philadelphia 76ers on […]

The Golden State Warriors organization started laying the foundation for a new era after hiring Mark Jackson as the next head coach back in 2011. After three years at the helm, Steve Kerr was chosen as his successor, building off his defensive emphasis, and adding a team-first culture — one that general manager Bob Myers […]

Stephen Curry’s #Currychallenge trick shot is the latest fad taking the basketball social media world by storm. However, the Golden State Warriors star has reminded people taking part in the challenge to remain respectful of other people while doing so. “I will just say be very mindful of the repercussions of messing with people’s stuff,” […]

The Golden State Warriors have a promising rookie in their lineup this year in Jordan Bell, who has been providing them with a lot of energy off the bench. His high-flying ways and strong attacks to the basket have made him a crowd favorite in Oakland, but for Kevin Durant, he gave credit to another […]

Prior to this season, tennis great Roger Federer issued a ping-pong challenge to Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson after the latter inquired about the 19-time Grand Slam champion’s table tennis game. It’s been over a month since the two teased sports fans with a possible ping-pong showdown, but so far, no such game […]

Throughout his career, Kevin Durant has shown that he is as savage as it gets when it comes to roasting his teammates. He does not hold back in making some friendly banter, or even fire shots directed at them on his social media accounts. That was the case recently when he poked fun at his […]

The Golden State Warriors very nearly gave away a massive lead, and more importantly, a win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night, and Stephen Curry was partly to blame. According to Mark Medina of the Mercury News, Warriors coach Steve Kerr called his star point guard careless as they coughed up a big lead […]

The Warriors had gone into the second half down 22 to the Philadelphia 76ers looking like less than the defending champions, in need of a miracle run which would be the only thing that could save them from the embarrassment of losing so big to a young core of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Great ball […]

Since his decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant has consistently either hinted at or discussed his feelings regarding that time in his career. It has continued to remain a prevalent topic around Durant that in former Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce believes signals that a return to […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant was inactive during Sunday’s tiff with the Brooklyn Nets due to a left ankle sprain, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be out for more than a game. According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is optimistic that Durant will be able to take […]

The Golden State Warriors made sure on Saturday that Philadelphia 76ers center and social media wizard Joel Embiid won’t have enough material to roast the defending champions online, as they came back from a 22-point halftime deficit to defeat Embiid and company, 124-116. Embiid still has something to say, but it’s not to lay waste […]

Prior to joining the Golden State Warriors, shooting guard Nick Young spent four seasons with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers. Needless to say, his tenure with a floundering Lakers team had its fair share of ups and downs. “Swaggy P” had played extremely well until the 2015-16 NBA season where his troubles on and off […]

If there’s one person who’s had enough of the “drama” between President Donald Trump and Big Baller Brand founder LaVar Ball, look no further than Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. On Friday with ESPN, LaVar downplayed Trump’s help in China with the alleged shoplifting situation involving his son LiAngelo Ball and two other […]

The Philadelphia 76ers kicked off their primetime matchup versus the Golden State Warriors in spectacular fashion on Saturday night. The upstart Sixers stormed out of the gate and shocked the defending champs by ripping off a 47-point first quarter. Despite finding themselves up by 23 at one point, the Sixers ultimately floundered in the second […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid is quickly earning even more people’s respect with his strong play of late. Even reigning Golden State Warriors big man and Defensive Player of the Year Draymond Green can’t help but give props to the Sixers’ rising superstar after their second and final matchup of the year. However, it’s not […]

In the early minutes of the Golden State Warriors’ marquee matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, it almost looked as if the upstart Sixers would run away with it early. Philadelphia could do no wrong from the tip-off after scoring 47 points in the first quarter alone. Even superstar Stephen Curry seemed a bit flustered by the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors quaking in their boots for most of their most recent meeting on Saturday night. However, Durant and the defending champions were able to weather the storm and came from behind to get the 124-116 win. After that hard-earned win, Durant gave his game-worn KD […]

Kevin Durant has been ruled out of the second game of the Golden State Warriors’ back-to-back against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night due to a sprained ankle, ESPN’s Chris B. Haynes reports. Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has a left ankle sprain and will not play tonight against the Brooklyn Nets. — Chris […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has a new colorway set to come out for his Under Armour Curry 4 Low shoe. Curry was seen sporting the “Dance Cam Mom” colorway during Warriors practice recently. https://twitter.com/juliephayer/status/930528401340882944 The colorway’s name may seem a bit weird to the casual NBA fan, but it should make sense for […]

Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green has not been shy to speak his mind, whether it’s during interviews or even in games. He proved that once again on Saturday when the Warriors visited the Philadelphia 76ers inside Wells Fargo Center, as he made a savage response to some talkative fans who were trying to […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to get back on the right track with an impressive victory versus the upstart Philadelphia 76ers. However, things did not look that way early on after the Sixers dropped 47 points in the first quarter. Fortunately, the Warriors were able to answer with a 47-point quarter of their own to […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson over the last couple of years has become a growingly popular player in China. In fact, this has led to Thompson inking a 10-year, $80 million endorsement deal with Anta, which is a China-based shoe company. All of this newfound popularity has come to much surprise for the […]

The Golden State Warriors were looking to bounce back after their disappointing 92-88 loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. Needless to say, things got off to a slow start after the Philadelphia 76ers caught fire early by dropping 47 points in the first quarter. However, Golden State still managed to erase a 24-point […]

The Boston Celtics put the NBA on notice by defeating the Golden State Warriors 92-88 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to 14. Even more surprising, two-time MVP Stephen Curry was seemingly sipping on the Celtics kool-aid after saying it was ‘very likely’ the Warriors would be back in the Boston Garden in June. […]

During the second quarter of Saturday night’s showdown at Wells Fargo Center between the Philadelphia 76ers and the defending-champion Golden State Warriors, a dirty joke clearly went over the heads of NBC Sports Bay Area announcers Jim Barnett and Bob Fitzgerald. Barnett, who has been a television analyst with the Warriors for 32 years, did […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming off their worst offensive performance since acquiring superstar Kevin Durant prior to the 2016-17 NBA season after scoring just 88 points in a loss to the Boston Celtics. Although the Warriors were hoping to get back on the right track, the Philadelphia 76ers came out firing on all cylinders […]

Throughout his career, Golden State Warriors Draymond Green has been no stranger to getting into verbal spats with opposing players during the course of a game. The 27-year-old was at it again on Saturday night against the Philadelphia 76ers as he got into a war of words with big man Joel Embiid about a foul […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid has quickly proven to be one of the game’s most promising players in his brief NBA career. However, the injury bug has continued to hamper his time on the court over that span causing the team organization and fan base to constantly be on edge anytime Embiid takes a […]

During the process of the Golden State Warriors’ rise to the top of the league over the last few seasons, All-Star forward Draymond Green has earned the reputation as being one of the best defenders in the league. According to Brian Seltzer of Sixers.com, Philadelphia 76ers rookie point guard Ben Simmons voiced some high praise […]

The upstart Philadephia 76ers have a premier matchup against Golden State Warriors on Saturday night at home. It didn’t take long for the 76ers make a strong impression during the game on the defending champions as big man Dario Saric made a huge one-hand block on reigning NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant early in the […]

It has been an inauspicious start to the career of Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz. After playing in just the first four games of the 2017-18 NBA season, Fultz was shut down by the Sixers indefinitely with a shoulder injury. That said, there has been plenty of uncertainty surrounding the first pick in the 2017 […]

In just one week, the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers are set to face each other for the second and final time of the 2017-18 NBA season on Nov. 18. While the Warriors limited Joel Embiid in their first matchup (12 points and seven rebounds in 25 minutes), he destroyed the Los Angeles Clippers […]

Klay Thompson’s start to the season has seen him dialed in from all area codes, already showing signs of being in mid-season shape shooting the ball and defending with a new-found vigor — most recently admitting to aiming at averaging a block per game. But his backcourt mate Stephen Curry has been mostly impressed with […]

Superstar Kevin Durant flipped the NBA upside down when he decided to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Golden State Warriors. Durant rightfully took plenty of flak for the decision and still does to this day for joining a team that had just ousted him from the Western Conference Finals months before. Aside from […]

According to an article by to ESPN.com earlier this morning, the Houston Rockets (12-4) are considered the most likely threat to knock out the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the 2018 playoffs. By a pretty sizeable margin amongst the ESPN Forecast panel experts, the Rockets racked up a whopping 57.9 percent of the votes when asked […]