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When Kevin Durant decided to take his talents to Oakland and join the Golden State Warriors, he made it clear it’s because he feels he has the best chance of winning a title with them. Now in the NBA Finals and having swept the first three rounds of the playoffs, he and his teammates have […]

Kevin Durant‘s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder blew the NBA away last Fourth of July in the 2016 NBA free agency, signing a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors. The big move involved moving around old key contributors for the Warriors such as Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes, and from what we’ve seen […]

Today’s release of ESPN’s World Fame 100 rankings; a collection of Forbes’ annual list of highest-paid athletes plus journalistic sources that cover different sports around the globe, came with plenty of shocking surprises — one of them was Kevin Durant eclipsing teammate Stephen Curry out of the Top 10 rankings. The 2014 MVP ranked No. 8 in […]

After yet another sour early exit from the postseason, L.A. Clippers president and head coach Doc Rivers joined ESPN’s Mike & Mike and spoke on several topics, including Chris Paul‘s imminent free agency, and Kevin Durant‘s impact in a bolstered Golden State Warriors offense. Rivers insisted as he did earlier in last year’s offseason that the addition […]

Stephen Curry is undoubtedly one of the most popular players in the NBA today. Proof of this is his growing fanbase and the sales of his jersey, which has been consistently at the top of the list of most sold each season. However, for one of his fans, he did the ultimate act of admiration […]

After 12 playoff games so far, the Golden State Warriors have remained unbeaten and are looking geared to win their second title in three years. For their two rookies, it’s something they’re experiencing for the first time, and without experiencing any defeat in the postseason yet, they know the expectations on the team are starting […]

If Steve Kerr‘s words are indeed true, the Cleveland Cavaliers might need to prepare better than how they did in last season’s Finals against the reigning back-to-back MVP. The fourth year head coach was recently asked what he noticed in Stephen Curry‘s game and the differences he’s seen in it from a year ago. Kerr […]

The Golden State Warriors enter the 2017 NBA Finals hitting stride after having swept through the Western Conference playoffs with a perfect 12-0 record. One of the key factors in their clean playoff run has been the play of All-Star forward Draymond Green, who is averaging 13.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 2.1 blocks, and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors will tip off the 2017 NBA Finals this Thursday night in Oakland, CA. Episode Three of this series is what everyone expected at the start of the regular season and are looking forward to saving what has been a relatively boring postseason in terms of competitiveness. The […]

Following the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ clinching of a third NBA Finals appearance, Las Vegas released the betting odds for the series with the Golden State Warriors as the favorites. This news was relayed to Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love, who was baffled by the fact that the defending champions are the underdogs. This is a similar […]

One of the prominent questions heading into the 2017 NBA Finals surrounds the availability of Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who has been away from the team since Game 3 of the postseason’s first round due to discomfort stemming from his surgically-repaired back. With Game 1 set for Thursday night, Kerr once again […]

Jared Dudley has played in the NBA for a decade, having matched up defensively against many of the league’s best scorers over that span. During a recent interview with Chris Broussard of Fox Sports on his “In the Zone” podcast, Dudley chose Kobe Bryant over Kevin Durant and LeBron James as the most difficult player to guard. Who's the […]

In Game 7 of last year’s NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, it came down to the wire with a late 3-pointer from Kyrie Irving giving his team their first NBA title in franchise history. However, in the few minutes prior to that major moment, Stephen Curry made an uncharacteristic turnover as […]

Following two stellar individual seasons that saw him capture back-to-back MVP awards, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will not be adding that honor to his mantle for a third straight year as he fell short of being named one of the three finalists. It was a regular season dominated by the individual play of both […]

Golden State Warriors general manager and president of basketball operations Bob Myers received a lot of praise last year when he was able to secure Kevin Durant‘s services, despite already having a lineup that contended for the championship the past two seasons. He is admired even more now across the league for his leadership and […]

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha Curry, have not been shy to show their support for one another. From social media, to interviews, the couple always had each other’s backs. During the Bottlerock Festival on Friday, Mrs. Curry dropped some bars in front of the crowd on hand, where the […]

Last year’s free agency turned out to be one of the most anticipated in recent memory because of the multitude of stars up for grabs. One of the them was Kevin Durant, who drew a lot of interest from teams around the league, but ultimately chose the Golden State Warriors as he believes his best […]

Way before the Golden State Warriors had their current stacked lineup, their team back in 2007 could have brought in another star to help them continue their run of success from the previous season. The Dubs were apparently close to trading for Kevin Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves, but their former owner Chris Cohan and […]

With the NBA Finals starting in a few days, everyone have been weighing in on who they think will win it all this year. The Golden State Warriors are the heavy favorites even before season started, and have now strengthened their case by having a 12-o record in the playoffs. ESPN color commentator Jeff Van Gundy […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has been a relative shadow of himself throughout the 2017 postseason. With his scoring average dipping progressively through every series, the long-range sniper is drawing inspiration from his past performances in order to regain his high-scoring form for the NBA Finals. Thompson was a one-man army in last […]

Despite not getting the love he deserves from the Los Angeles Lakers, the man known as The Logo, is plenty wanted by his current franchise, the Golden State Warriors. Co-owner Joe Lacob spoke about Jerry West‘s consultant role and how the team really wants him back next season with his blunt, sure-fire basketball input. “We want him […]

Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley openly admitted that Kevin Durant has been his toughest cover to date. The three-and-D wing went on The Ryen Russillo Show on ESPN Radio on Thursday and reminisced about his time guarding him during the playoffs in 2014. “My worst time was going against Durant in the playoffs when I played for the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue and Golden State Warriors‘ acting coach Mike Brown go way back, as far back as the $100 a young Lue owed him during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers as a rookie. Now in the biggest possible stage of his coaching career, the 40-year-old bench tactician recalled his lost bet […]

The dream NBA Finals matchup is finally here, pitting the two powerhouse teams in the league against each other in the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Although the Warriors are currently the betting odds favorite to walk away with a second NBA title, Stephen Curry isn’t taking the task of getting past the defending […]

Ten years ago, Mike Brown was coaching a LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, getting swept in the process. In only six days, he will be the acting coach of the Golden State Warriors, facing a much-improved version of the Cavs of yesteryear and dealing with stopping a […]

Having throttled their way to the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors have displayed an unprecedented pace between the two, turning in a 24-1 win-loss record to meet yet again for a record third-straight time. Individually, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant all boast the three highest efficient field goal percentage in […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is too zoned-into the task at hand to quite grasp the immensity of it, but having been at this stage, the NBA Finals, he’s able to take a slight step back and know just how special it is to have two teams playing at such a high level and […]

Much has been made about the collision course that the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers have been on throughout this season, going almost toe-to-toe during the playoffs, both of these super teams have steamrolled their way through their opposition to the tune of a 24-1 record. Warriors All-Star point guard Stephen Curry isn’t buying […]

After surviving the onslaught of criticism following his departure from Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant is now left with his destiny in his own hands — to become an NBA champion or to face the ridicule of most pundits around the association. A much more blunt version of Durant told Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports that […]

Klay Thompson’s not getting over it anytime soon. On the brink of a third-straight appearance in the NBA Finals where the Warriors will see the Cavaliers for an unprecedented third consecutive time, Thompson still can’t get last year out of his head. The epic 3-1 collapse would be hard for anyone to get over, but […]

Now that the stage is set for the third consecutive finals meeting between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, many are looking forward to finding out who will win their rubber match. That includes the oddsmakers as well, as they prepare to receive bets from bettors around the world. A few minutes after the […]

Now that he is one step closer to winning his first NBA title after the Golden State Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals, Kevin Durant is already thinking about how it would feel if he reaches that feat. The former MVP and four-time scoring champion revealed, via Michael Lee of The Vertical, that he is looking forward to […]

Since making the decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in free agency last summer, Kevin Durant has caught plenty of heat about making the jump. It was something that was front and center in his first return to Oklahoma City in February as an opponent where he received a sweltering […]

With less than a week left until the start of the NBA Finals, the looming question around the Golden State Warriors organization remains the health of head coach Steve Kerr. President and general manager Bob Myers told ESPN that while Kerr has been part of all the practices thus far since his return from surgery […]

While many critics have praised Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue for zoning-in the focus on the Eastern Conference Finals, many others have seen his answer as disrespect to the team that awaits them at this year’s NBA Finals. Lue had praised the Boston Celtics‘ play-calling, going as far as saying that it’s harder to […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to play in their third straight NBA Finals after becoming the first team in league history to hold an undefeated 12-0 record in the playoffs. With the Warriors’ hitting their stride heading into the series, Las Vegas for the first time ever offered odds for the NBA Finals MVP […]

Before the resurgence of his career with the Golden State Warriors this season, JaVale McGee spent an unremarkable year last season with the Dallas Mavericks. Only appearing in 34 games, he had limited production, and for the most part made a mark for the wrong reasons outside the court. News has emerged recently that the […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green is now part of the New Era Family and has been named their newest brand ambassador. He now joins other NBA stars like John Wall, Paul George and D’Angelo Russell, among others, as endorsers of the sports cap and apparel manufacturers. The 26-year-old Michigan State product took to […]

The San Antonio Spurs were swept for only the third time in the Gregg Popovich era. While his team was largely shorthanded, center Pau Gasol won’t undermine the level at which his most recent playoff conqueror, the Golden State Warriors, have played at throughout this season. “They’re in a groove,” Gasol told Courtney Cronin of […]