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Earlier this week it was revealed that Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant had made the decision to decline to an invitation to the White House to honor his team’s accomplishment. In light of that, Durant recently fired back at former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry after she bashed professional athletes who decide to turn […]

The Golden State Warriors received the Best Home Court Advantage award by the National Basketball Players Association during the Players’ Voice Awards. These awards are a direct result of voting by the players of the league, as the motto reads: “the only awards voted on BY the players, FOR the players.” 🔊 WAY 🆙. Best […]

Kevin Durant couldn’t stop the chatter and endless questions about him and his character upon leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder this past offseason. The media scrutiny followed from the offseason to the regular season to even the offseason, where even ultimate victory would be a lose-lose situation for the 2014 MVP and eventual 2017 Finals […]

Oklahoma employs at least one teacher who still isn’t a fan of Kevin Durant leaving to join the Golden State Warriors to win an NBA title. The teacher, who is obviously a Thunder fan, wanted to give the kids an early lesson on character and behavior, using Durant as the antagonist in the message. What […]

Kevin Durant recently made a new Instagram page, which will give his fans a chance to find out what he’s been busy with these days, as well as share photos of him. However, instead of a lot of basketball fans getting excited with the development, they used it as a way to troll the former […]

Finals MVP Kevin Durant can miss out on an experience of a lifetime after becoming an NBA champion, as he has prepared to turn down an invitation to the White House if any is to arrive throughout the course of the upcoming NBA season. The Golden State Warriors forward was part of a homecoming to […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant isn’t as universally hated for his decision to join the superteam as it may seem. He probably even gained some cool points with his recent statement regarding all of the latest POTUS controversies. In fact, Prince George County declared Aug. 17 Kevin Durant Day as part of a homecoming welcome […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant echoed the sentiment of many fellow NBA players who have spoken out against President Donald Trump on the aftermath of the violent white supremacist march held in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. Just like Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James, shooting guards Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen and former […]

Golden State Warriors shooting wizard Stephen Curry may make about $40 million per season, but that doesn’t mean he needs to let his funds go so frivolously. According to the Los Angeles Times, Curry has managed to sell his old home in Walnut Creek, California for just about $2.94 million. Considering he purchased the home […]

In wake of the violent situation occurred in Charlotteville, Virginia over the weekend, President Donald Trump issued his second public statement on the issue on hand. Trump stepped to the podium again on Tuesday where he essentially put the blame on both parties involved along with failing to condemn the violent actions that had taken […]

After a couple of months off following a second title in three seasons, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was back on the grind alongside other NBA players as part of the newly-established Grindweek. “We’re out here at Holy Names… Grind Week, just getting some good work in,” Green told NBA.com. “We’re getting some guys […]

Finals MVP Kevin Durant has been making the most of his offseason, not only staying in sunny L.A., but traveling to India, and most recently to New York City to a charity function. The Washington D.C. native inaugurated a court in the East Side of the so called Mecca of basketball, giving back to kids in […]

It might have taken longer for the Golden State Warriors to re-sign JaVale McGee this summer, but they were still able to retain his services for the veteran’s minimum, keeping their championship-winning core intact. There were a lot of talks about the 7-foot center not being pleased that the Dubs gave their mid-level exception to […]

Free agent forward Georges Niang has agreed to a partially guaranteed contract with the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will allow Niang to play for the team’s G-League affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors for the majority of the upcoming season. The Iowa State product was waived by the Indiana Pacers last […]

ESPN aired a special NFL Fantasy Football segment on Tuesday showing mostly African-American players being auctioned off. While the league is dominated by these athletes, what made the piece more controversial was that the bidders were mostly white. The sports network drew a lot of flak for it, and many voiced out their displeasure, including […]

Two-time MVP Steve Nash just won his first NBA title earlier this June as a consultant for the Golden State Warriors. Now that the celebrations have come to a close, it’s back to business for the 43-year-old legend. With the NBA preseason still at a distance, though, Nash has taken action not on the basketball […]

The Golden State Warriors are probably one of the happiest teams to see rest periods on the new NBA schedule since they’ve gone deep into the playoffs for the last three seasons. Coach Steve Kerr is certainly in a welcoming mood upon seeing next season’s schedule and sent praise to the league and commissioner Adam […]

Kevin Durant may have been born and raised in Washington D.C., but he has admitted that he grew up watching a lot of New York City basketball. Now in the offseason and fresh off his first NBA championship, the reigning Finals MVP is enjoying his summer and was in The Big Apple recently where he […]

The NBA offseason has become a fantasy land of superteams when it comes to local leagues and offseason workouts, the latest, a coalition of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Carmelo Anthony during one of Chris Brinkley’s M7 Blackout Sessions at Academy Basketball, known as the “Black Ops” training for the NBA’s elite players. During this […]

Despite previous efforts to keep his interviews to strictly basketball matters, Golden State Warriors legend Rick Barry couldn’t resist to give his opinion on the Charlottesville scrutiny President Donald Trump has faced during the last few days. “It’s a disgrace to the world, to our country, what they’re doing,” Barry told USA TODAY Sports after coaching the […]

The Golden State Warriors face a difficult situation with forward/center Kevon Looney coming into this season. The soon-to-be third-year pro has had very limited playing time during his first two seasons, mostly due to his injury history since coming into the league. Among the three youngest big men to come off the bench, Looney figures […]

As the schedules of NBA teams were released on Monday, the amount of nationally televised games each one will have next season was revealed as well. It comes as no surprise that the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers top the list, but the amount they’ll have is just incredible and left many […]

The Golden State Warriors will once again head into the NBA regular season as the team to beat, getting every franchise’s best shot game after game. With that said, here are the must-watch five games of this regular season in proper timeline order.   Warriors vs. Rockets (Opening Day) — 09/17/17 — airs on TNT […]

For much of his NBA career, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been used to the constant yapping from detractors and critics that make it a point to slight him. The latest came from veteran guard Dahntay Jones, who recently stated during an interview with Slam Magazine that Curry is not a top-10 player right […]

Following a list of projected point guards of this upcoming 2016-17 NBA season, James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors once again come as first and second on HoopsHype’s projected Top 30 list. Harden was once again a runner-up for the Most Valuable Player award, having displayed the […]

Former teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are tied as the early favorites to win the Most Valuable Player award next season, according to SportsInsights. Despite having gone separate ways, each of them ended up as MVPs of their own this past season, as the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard managed to win his first […]

Dahntay Jones has been the lucky fellow to get a comfortable front row seat to the NBA Finals the past two seasons, getting picked up by the Cleveland Cavaliers as a henchman to stir the pot every now and then. Having secured his league-fine hall pass by some of his better-earning teammates, Jones did some […]

Even as a kid, Stephen Curry was already exposed to the NBA, as his father, Dell, used to play in the league for 16 years. He had an early taste of the spotlight, as the older Curry brought him to their games. Steph even co-starred with him in a TV commercial. The said advertisement was […]

More than three weeks ago, Conor McGregor got into a public spat with Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green over Instagram, centered around his decision to don a throwback Warriors’ No.23 jersey. However, McGregor quickly revealed that it was made in reference for his longtime friend C.J. Watson. Things quickly escalated after that with […]

In his last two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, guard Sean Kilpatrick has established himself as a proven scorer in the league. During a recent interview with Slam Magazine, Kilpatrick revealed that he has been working out with Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant and former NBA great Steve Nash this offseason. It’s been […]

It is always a blast to look at NBA throwback moments from the league’s top talents in their rookie days. For the 2009 draft class, the No. 1 overall selection Blake Griffin was hyped up to lead the Clippers to an illustrious debut season, but his career would have to be delayed an entire year […]

The Golden State Warriors have built a championship-caliber roster that has won two NBA titles over the last three years. However, prior to all of that falling in place, Tim Kawakami of The Athletic is reporting that the Warriors had reportedly attempted to trade for All-Star point guard Chris Paul, who was recently acquired by the […]

Kevin Durant took to Twitter to apologize for his comments about India during an interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic. The Golden State Warriors forward said the country was years behind in knowledge and experience, judging solely by his observations during his short visit. “It’s a country that’s 20 years behind in terms of […]

After a breezy postseason run, the Golden State Warriors are enjoying their offseason and for Andre Iguodala, that means golf. The 2015 Finals MVP was asked who was the worst golfer on the team during a TNT broadcast of the PGA championship. After a little pondering out of respect, he finally let it rip. “Draymond,” […]

Nick Young is one of the many players and fans backing up Ice Cube’s vision of having Kobe Bryant be part of the BIG3 three-on-three tournament for the following season. The new Golden State Warriors addition has advocated for his appearance before along with the likes of other former Los Angeles Lakers like Lamar Odom […]

With the announcement of the first week and Christmas day schedules of the NBA for next season, fans were given a chance to mark their calendars for some marquee matchups many are already looking forward to seeing. For the Golden State Warriors, they made it known via their Twitter account, and found an adorable way […]

The Golden State Warriors’ dominating run to an NBA title in this year’s playoffs has brought forth much change across the Western Conference. In a recent interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Durant stated that he believes there is an entirely new playing field in the West because due to the slew of moves […]

Among the many notable moves this offseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves were one of the most active teams in the league retooling their roster. During a recent interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Kevin Durant voiced much praised toward the Timberwolves for putting together a talented roster. “You look at (Jeff) […]

This offseason, there has been a lot of movement across the league with several big name players joining new teams. One of which was All-Star forward Paul George being traded from the Indiana Pacers to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Following the move, George stated that he spoke to Durant about what to expect in Oklahoma […]