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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 […]

Despite a recent 92-88 loss to the streaky Boston Celtics during a Thursday night doubleheader, the Golden State Warriors are still a heavy favorite to repeat as NBA champions. According to ESPN, a panel of experts voted on potential teams that could walk away with the Larry O’Brien trophy at the end of the 2017-18, […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum experienced another first in his young career as he went up against Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant for the first time. According to the rookie, it was Durant’s height which stood out most for him since it wasn’t quite what he was expecting. Jayson Tatum's first impression of Kevin […]

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Mike Brown knows a thing or two about Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving. Brown coached Irving one season in Cleveland, and also went up against Irving in The Finals in each of the last two seasons. Brown, who is known for his fortitude on defense, contends that Irving is one […]

Stephen Curry isn’t worried despite a bar-measuring loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. The Golden State Warriors point man had his worst outing of the season on perhaps one of the biggest stages in this young season, totaling only nine points in 3-of-14 from the floor and 2-of-9 from deep, continuing a line of […]

In a very revealing interview with Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report, Kevin Durant aired out most of his personal frustrations with the way he’s been portrayed since deciding to join the Golden State Warriors, counter-punching pundits who have had more than two cents to say about him since leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant was […]

Klay Thompson wasn’t satisfied with the officiating during a closely-contested battle with the streaking Boston Celtics, that ended in a 92-88 loss for the Golden State Warriors. Thompson committed three fouls in the fourth quarter, all on Kyrie Irving — his primary defensive assignment. Irving free-throwed his way to a victory, making seven of them […]

Draymond Green has always been one to speak his mind on things passionate to him, and he was just as boisterous when responding to Mark Cuban’s criticism of him recently. “So, when I say, ‘Hey maybe we shouldn’t use that word,’ to be honest, I really don’t expect him to understand where I’m coming from because […]

Since the addition of Kevin Durant to their fold last year, it has been a normal occurrence seeing the Golden State Warriors in high scoring games, with their “Big 4” leading the way for them. However that wasn’t the case on Thursday when they faced the Boston Celtics inside the TD Garden, as Stephen Curry, […]

Although it’s still early in the season, the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics are looking very good at this point, and could make a push in their respective conferences to make it all the way to the Finals. Stephen Curry found out first hand on Thursday how well the C’s are playing, and admitted […]

The game between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors on Thursday was a highly anticipated one, being the first matchup between two title favorites this season. However, it did not turn out to be the shootout many thought it would be, as Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry struggled to knock down their shots from […]

Mike Brown gave Kyrie Irving a lot of credit for the strides he’s shown in locating his open teammates on the floor. The Golden State Warriors assistant coach believes that making plays for others is no longer an issue for the Boston Celtics All-Star. Brown recently said that watching a lot of film has made […]

Two of the NBA’s best teams are going head-to-head tonight in a marquee matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics. Both teams currently hold the best record in their perspective conference and have already begun to look every part of the championship contenders they were projected to be prior to the 2017-18 NBA season. […]

No matter what you consider Kevin Durant to be, he is without a doubt a lover of the game he played his entire life. He grew up with basketball, and the sport allows him to live experiences many can only dream of. Through all the criticism Durant receives for making moves to the Golden State […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to face the league-leading Boston Celtics tonight on a marquee matchup that presumably requires both team’s utmost attention. However, that didn’t stop Warriors big man Draymond Green from taking the time to speak at an event called “Athletes as Leaders: A Discussion with Draymond Green” hosted by the Harvard […]

Following a rough start through the first couple of games of the season, the Golden State Warriors have begun to hit their stride over the last few weeks to currently boast the best record in the Western Conference. This has all led to an intriguing early-season matchup against the Boston Celtics on the road on […]

According to an article posted this morning by Chris Haynes of ESPN, Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry is partnering with MasterClass and will teach online video classes on basketball fundamentals. In an interview with ESPN, Curry opened up about why he wanted to venture into the field of teaching and his desire […]

Two of the best players in the NBA today if you asked for honest answers would be Warriors Finals MVP Kevin Durant and Cavaliers star LeBron James. The All-Stars spent summers working out together, played against each other in multiple NBA Finals, and were even teammates playing for the USA in Olympic Tournaments. James is nearly […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will play tonight against the Boston Celtics after missing the last game against the Orlando Magic with a right thigh contusion, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Curry first sustained the injury in the first quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers, and despite playing through the injury, was forced to […]

Kevin Durant’s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors was one of the most controversial in recent memory. It sparked some bad blood between Durant and the Thunder, particularly with his former running mate Russell Westbrook. But as Durant tells Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher, he still holds his relationships with […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is now an accomplished Finals MVP and NBA Champion, still hungry and looking to continue his domination with a more defensive tenacity than ever. Sure it helps that he has a team that boasts a high powered team-oriented style of basketball with some of the best shooters and defenders […]

Kevin Durant told a little-known story about the time he dropped 66 points in the legendary Rucker Park in Harlem, New York. This took place on Aug. 1, during the offseason of 2011 — fresh off a 55-27 season for his Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant was contacted by Washington D.C. streetball legend White Chocolate, who […]

Kevin Durant’s move to the Bay Area came along with an evolution, not only of his basketball game, but of his persona — now an older, more aware individual that can grasp the perspective of things around him. Among them has been his role in a basketball team, admitting he’s not a leader by nature, […]

The Boston Celtics currently have the best record in the NBA heading into their big matchup with the Golden State Warriors. They are 13-2, riding a 13-game winning streak, and will be at home against the defending champions. But even with those factors in their favor, they remain a substantial underdog in the eyes of […]