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JaVale McGee and Nick Young are kindred spirits. Both are peripheral components on a championship contender’s roster and on their own, are favorites to be featured on Shaqtin’ a Fool. But there’s a glaring difference between the two aside from their respective frames. McGee is an NBA champion. Young is not. McGee even has the […]

The Golden State Warriors opened their season at Oracle Arena with great excitement and full of cheering hopeful fans. This is the night they’ve all been waiting for since celebrating a Game 5 win in June to see the ring ceremony and watch as another championship banner gets raised. Warriors guard Klay Thompson was front […]

30: The Chicago Bulls When I was first making these rankings using a notes sheet on my phone, I actually had 31 rankings.  I put CSKA Moscow above the Chicago Bulls.  CSKA Moscow doesn’t even play in the NBA.  This Chicago Bulls team is to the NBA as “We Want ‘Bama” chants are to the […]

With the new season about to start, one question that remains is which team will be able to give the Golden State Warriors all they can handle, and even dethrone them on top of the NBA mountain. Many consider the likes of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets as […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without forward Andre Iguodala for the team’s season opener against the Houston Rockets due to a back strain, ESPN’s Marc Spears reports. The Warriors say Andre Iguodala (back) is out tonight versus Rockets. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) October 17, 2017 Iguodala was previously deemed questionable to play due […]

The Golden State Warriors will enter tonight’s season-opener against the Houston Rockets just the way they ended last season. Golden. Players will now don golden sneakers as they receive their rings and throughout the game, including Klay Thompson’s KT3 Gold-Blooded Anta shoes, which he will debut tonight. Gold shoes for the Warriors tonight, including Klay […]

It’ll be a festive atmosphere ahead of the Golden State Warriors’ season and home-opener against the Houston Rockets. Aside from the raising of yet another banner for this year’s championship, the Warriors will also have former players representing their previous four championship-winning teams. Carl Steward of the Bay Area News Group reported that former big […]

With the Golden State Warriors keeping their core intact this offseason and even adding a few key pieces to bolster their already formidable lineup, they remain the favorites to defend their title. Should they win their third championship in four years, a dynasty could be started, and it could lead to being included in the […]

The Golden State Warriors have been the most successful team in the NBA the past three years, as they have made it to the Finals in each season during that stretch and won two championships. However, Draymond Green believes this campaign will be their best yet and gave out reasons why he thinks so. The […]

Charles Barkley has a better job than the average American — to talk and debate sports and often give his controversial takes during the length of the NBA season. However, as a long and sometimes gruelling 82-game season is only a day away from tipping off again, Barkley notes how it’s become harder to make […]

Steve Nash has played an even bigger part in the Golden State Warriors that most people would give him credit for. Despite having the role of team consultant, Nash frequents the facility not in a suit and tie, but in shorts and sneakers — talking to players like one of the guys and happy to […]

The Golden State Warriors are only hours away from receiving their championship rings. For some, it will be their second, for some others their first — but the organization has wanted one particular member to have this ring, a ring that has escaped him despite an illustrious career. Team president Bob Myers and the relentless […]

The Golden State Warriors have agreed to a two-way contract with point guard Quinn Cook, according to a report by Shams Charania of The Vertical. The Warriors’ roster, which already has 15 guaranteed contracts, will be filled at 17, joining Oregon’s Chris Boucher as the other two-way player. With this two-way provision, he will be […]

Stephen Curry is already in rarefied air in NBA history. The Golden State Warriors guard has the rare distinction of being a back-to-back NBA MVP, with his second award in 2016 making him the league’s first-ever unanimous MVP winner. A third trophy would put him in an even more select group that involves some of […]

This offseason, the Golden State Warriors were successful in keeping their core intact, as well as adding a few key pieces to their already formidable lineup. While Nick Young and Omri Casspi are the biggest names who agreed to join them, rookie Jordan Bell may have brought in the biggest intrigue. The Warriors’ coaching staff […]

The defending champion Golden State Warriors could be a bit shorthanded during their season opener against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Omri Casspi is probable to play despite dealing with an ankle injury, while Andre Iguodala is questionable with a back strain, ESPN’s Chris B. Haynes reports. Golden State forward Omri Casspi (ankle) […]

Despite a key upgrade, adding All-Star point guard Chris Paul into their new-look roster, Draymond Green isn’t convinced general manager Daryl Morey and his Houston Rockets have what it takes to beat his Golden State Warriors. A frantic Morey noted no team had what it took to stop this Western Conference buzzsaw from making its […]

Stephen Curry is hoping to once again challenge the limits of his own skill coming into this season, despite having had back-to-back MVP seasons and two championships to his name in the last three seasons. Coming off his first championship, Curry manage to dazzle even more by winning the first unanimous MVP in NBA history, […]

The Golden State Warriors are heading into the 2017-18 campaign coming off a dominating run through the playoffs that saw them earn another NBA title that nearly went unblemished. All of this has made it hard for former NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy to see the Warriors get dethroned in the playoffs anytime soon […]

Coming into his fourth year as the man at the helm of the Golden State Warriors, head coach Steve Kerr hasn’t been concerned about a contract extension of the five-year deal he signed back in 2014, according to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole. The 52-year-old is rather focused on his long-term health after notably […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is one of the most talented basketball players in the world today, but it’s not like he needs to be reminded of that. Everyone knows that Durant is capable of torching anyone on the basketball court, including LeBron James, whom he dominated in the 2017 NBA Finals by averaging […]

For NBA players, their ultimate goal is to play at a high level for many years, and win a title along the way. Some even make a lot of sacrifices to give themselves a bigger chance of earning a championship ring, which is of the utmost value to them. With what it takes to win […]

Jerry West parted ways with the Golden State Warriors this summer to become a team consultant for the L.A. Clippers to help the team make moves prudent enough to improve the franchise in the long term. West is forever tied to Los Angeles where there is a statute of him posted outside of Staples Center, […]

Omri Casspi joined the Golden State Warriors with relatively little fanfare this offseason as he arrived on a veteran’s minimum contract. Meanwhile, Nick Young — a significantly bigger name and more popular player — was signed with the Warriors’ full mid-level exception of $5.2 million. One would’ve expected Young to have the clear upper hand […]

As head coach of the defending champion Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr has a bit more confidence in his team than most other coaches in the league. But he just doesn’t believe in his All-Star quartet of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green. Kerr told Mark Medina of the Mercury News that […]

Klay Thompson’s fun offseason just got even more interesting. Nope, this isn’t about Thompson going back to China and reliving #ChinaKlay nor is this about him agreeing to endorse a toaster brand. With just a few days before the NBA regular season kicks in, Thompson found himself enmeshed in a sporting challenge against a sports […]

The Golden State Warriors have waived Georges Niang and Michael Gbinije, the team announced in a press release. Waiving Niang and Gbinije trims the Warriors’s roster down to 15 players now just a few days before the start of next season. In four preseason games, Niang averaged 4.0 points in 9.8 minutes per game. Gbinije […]

The king of social media stays the king. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was on top of his game last night, not only on the court in a preseason matchup with the Miami Heat, but after when he took to Twitter to call out Hassan Whiteside during a heated yet playful exchange. Embiid called over […]

Kevin Durant is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world today. Part of his success are his basketball skills, self-discipline, and constant drive to become better. However, his quest to be the best version of him as a player won’t be possible without his confidence as well. The Golden State Warriors […]

Through his first four seasons, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has continued to ascend into becoming most promising star in the NBA. Along the way, he has already garnered high praise from many of his colleagues across the league. One of which is Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant, who recently stated during a Q&A […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr didn’t shy away from generational comparisons, grabbing one of his closest assets in Steve Nash and comparing him to his current point guard, Stephen Curry, as the team nears the end of training camp. Kerr explained his reasoning for the comparison, noting the evolution of the point guard […]

The Golden State Warriors will enter their final tune-up prior to the start of the season against the Sacramento Kings without three of their main five horses, as Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala will miss the game, according to Mark Medina of the San Jose Mercury News. Durant will sit due to a […]

The Golden State Warriors will make definitive changes on their roster, intending to trim the roster to the final 15 after tonight’s last tune-up against the Sacramento Kings, according to Connor LeTourneau of The San Francisco Chronicle. Expect to see plenty of different faces get a chance against the Kings, as the starters have likely […]

Coming off the best individual postseason of his career, Stephen Curry will enter his ninth season with little left to accomplish after netting two championships, two Most Valuable Player awards, multiple All-Star stints, and a cornucopia of records bearing his name. Yet, the Golden State Warriors guard will head into this season trying to repeat […]

Following his second championship in three years, Draymond Green hasn’t reverted to taking the humble route. If you thought the reigning Defensive Player of the Year was a little more subtle than his trash-talking self on the court — you are dead wrong. Only days after the elation of winning a championship on home ground, […]

During the 2016 NBA playoffs, Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green had become the center of attention surrounding his unorthodox movement of his legs. It had painted a picture of him being a dirty player on the court that had issues with his self-control that many believed were becoming a distraction. According to a recent […]

In wake of the Golden State Warriors’ dominant run through the playoffs, there was a flurry of moves across the NBA in the offseason direct correlation to that with teams trying to field more competitive rosters. However, Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green recently told Clay Skipper of GQ Magazine that he believes that none of […]

It was nothing short of a dominating run through the playoffs this year for the Golden State Warriors on the way to a nearly unblemished league record with a 16-1 mark onto a second NBA title in the last three years. However, the one loss in the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers is something […]

Despite a brilliant offseason that saw the Golden State Warriors re-sign their two most key players in Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant and two essential pieces off the bench in Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, the team wasn’t able to keep the same roster as last season, re-signing only seven of their nine impending free […]