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A few weeks ago, Draymond Green claimed that he can name all 34 players taken before him in the 2012 NBA draft. Feeling slighted that he wasn’t selected until early in the second round, Green decided to use this list as a motivating tool as he improved his game at the professional level. It has […]

Steph Curry has become well known for not just his amazing 3-point shooting in games, but also his pre-game warm-ups. We have all seen numerous videos of Curry taking shots from the Warriors’ logo and the tunnel coming out of the locker room. But have you heard about the song he sings with two security […]

The Warriors continue to amaze the basketball world this season. First, they started their campaign in record-breaking fashion by winning their first 24 games; a record originally set at 15 by the 1948-49 Washington Capitols and 1993-94 Houston Rockets. Then, the quest for 73 wins in a regular season was accomplished after a 125-104 route versus the Memphis […]

After struggling to perform individually throughout the Warriors‘ playoff-run through the Western Conference, Draymond Green has found another level during Golden State’s Finals rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was especially strong in Game 2 on Sunday night, posting 28 points, seven rebounds, and five assists while slowing down LeBron James from start to finish. After […]

The Golden State Warriors took twenty-three seconds to make eight passes, using just five dribbles to score three points on one possession. It was some of the most beautiful basketball we’ve seen in the 2016 NBA Playoffs. The Warriors have made themselves into what they are by being an unselfish team. This does not discount league MVP Stephen Curry […]

Last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a pulverizing 110-77 loss to the Golden State Warriors. After this glorifying win for Stephen Curry and his team, the 6′ 3″ point guard decided to show some love to a fan who is a prodigy in his own sport. Neymar Jr., captain of the Brazilian national soccer team […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have more than just bad luck against the Golden State Warriors. Looking at the last seven games against the defending champions, the Cavs have lost by an average of 107-88. A 19-point differential is showing that with or without injuries, the Warriors are just a much better team. Both team have talent and […]

The NBA seems to be in good hands for the foreseeable future. No matter what the outcome of the games have been, fans seem glued to their seats watching the 2016 NBA Finals. While people generally hate blowouts because it takes away the excitement of hard fought games, Game 1 of the Finals netted record […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is no stranger to video games. He was last year’s feature cover boy for NBA 2K16, and has even been referred to as a living video game player himself due to his deep 3-point shots that he makes so regularly. At one point watching from the bench as the […]

The Warriors are going full-throttle on the court right now, taking care of the Cavaliers in Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals by an average of 24 points. Golden State’s Andrew Bogut is also taking it straight to Shaquille O’Neal. When Bogut appeared on NBA TV after the Warriors’ Game 2 win, he […]

The 2016 NBA Finals clearly hasn’t been the most exciting series so far. The star power is top-notch with Stephen Curry‘s Golden State Warriors and LeBron James‘ Cleveland Cavaliers, but the competition on the court is severely lacking. After a pair of dominant victories for the Dubs in the first two games, the drama of the […]

The Golden State Warriors have quickly taken control of the NBA Finals, dominating the Cleveland Cavaliers to the tune of an 110-77 victory in Game 2, giving them a 2-0 lead in the series. Unlike Game 1 where he was very quiet, Stephen Curry showed flashes of brilliance on Sunday night while his teammates excelled around […]

Count the Boston Celtics as one of the many teams that will recruit Kevin Durant this summer. The Celtics are clearly a team on the rise. They were one of just several teams to defeat the 73-9 Golden State Warriors during the regular season and they also clinched the fifth seed just two years after […]

The Golden State Warriors are one team that is simply on a roll. After handing the Cleveland Cavaliers a blowout loss on Sunday night, the Warriors have now won five consecutive playoff games after trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals. Simply put, their confidence is riding high after moving to […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers trailing the Golden State Warriors 2-0 in the NBA Finals, they might be playing their next game without their starting power forward. Kevin Love exited Game 2 of the NBA Finals due to experiencing dizziness at the start of the second half. After leaving the game, Love would not return as […]

It’s only fitting that the Golden State Warriors continue to set NBA records now that it’s the NBA Finals. After shattering NBA records for wins in a season and consecutive home victories, the Warriors have now established a new record in the NBA Finals. According to ESPN, Golden State’s plus 48-point differential through the first […]

As the Golden State Warriors have been winning in the playoffs, Floyd Mayweather has been reaping the benefits. The retired boxer is known to make massive gambling bets on sports games in Vegas and this year’s NBA Playoffs has been no exception. “Money” Mayweather walked away with $221,000 after the Warriors forced a Game 7 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t expecting the Golden Sate Warriors to attack them the way they did in Game 1 on Thursday night. The plan wasn’t to get Klay Thompson a bunch of open looks or to get Steph Curry in position to bury the Cavs with a flurry of 3-point bombs. The plan was to attack an imminent defensive […]

It would seem Drake has chosen his new favorite team for the NBA Finals. After his Toronto Raptors were ousted from the Eastern Conference Finals by the Cleveland Cavaliers, hip-hop artist Drake has allegiance to a new squad. The Grammy-award winning artist was in attendance at the opening of Ayesha Curry’s—Stephen Curry’s wife—new restaurant. https://www.instagram.com/p/BGOS3d4wo4M/?taken-by=jgtradition […]

The Golden State Warriors are three games away from repeating as NBA champions. They have shattered individual and team records over the past two years, including their 73-win mark this past season. Despite all of these accomplishments, it doesn’t mean the current roster of players are guaranteed to return next season. That would be because […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost one of the most competitive playoff series you’ll ever see. After leading the series 3-1, the Thunder managed to lose three consecutive games to the Golden State Warriors. In the process, the Warriors became just the 10th team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 series deficit and […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals was one of those contests you just want to move on from if you’re a Cleveland Cavalier. With the exception of LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, no one showed up to play for the Cavaliers. Despite a superb job of limiting Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson offensively, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ players are reportedly not pleased with how expensive tickets are at Oracle Arena for the NBA Finals. For lower level tickets, Cavs players were required to pay $1300 for each ticket, which is double what they were last season. Some Cavs players even elected to skip out on purchasing any of the […]

As we all know, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in convincing fashion during Game 1. The game may have been close for a full three quarters, but the Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter behind gutsy performances from Shaun Livingston and Leandro Barbosa. Livingston led the team with 20 points, while […]

As the Golden State Warriors embark on winning a second consecutive championship, Harrison Barnes could be looking at his last few games with the franchise. The 24-year-old Barnes, who has been the team’s starting small forward since being drafted by the team in 2012, is due to become a restricted free agent this summer. There […]

Before he became the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr was an NBA commentator and on Friday he showed signs of his old self. After the Warriors’ practice, Steve Kerr gave a priceless impersonation of his former commentating colleague Marv Albert. Seems like Steve Kerr can do it all. https://vine.co/v/iY1X9m9d6iQ [button width=”full” […]

This is the second year in a row that Kevin Love and Klay Thompson have met against each other in the NBA Finals but it looks like they’ve met each other many times before in the past. In an old photo that recently resurfaced, it’s revealed that the two used to be on the same […]

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry did not have their usual scoring rampage in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the Golden State Warriors still walked away with a strong win. While Thompson was not on point with his shooting, he was still effective on the offense in a different way. […]

Just when you thought you had seen it all from Draymond Green, he showed up in Game 1 of the NBA Finals series with some pretty questionable defense. The worst of which included a kick to the chest of Kyrie Irving. Draymond was guarding Irving who, admittedly, pulled Green by his jersey. But what happens […]

During a press conference Steph Curry revealed he was in an Uber the other day. This shocked a reporter in the press room so much that he had to ask Curry to clarify his comments that he was actually sitting in an Uber. It’s well-known that athletes are wealthy individuals, meaning a lot of them have […]

While the Warriors and Cavaliers are chasing their own history, they are making history in areas not even basketball related. According to USA TODAY’s AJ Neuharth-Keusch, Thursday night’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals was the highest rated Game 1 ever to air on ABC, and the highest ratings for a Game 1 since 2001. […]

The Golden State Warriors beat up the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-89 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The biggest story of the night was the Warriors’ bench who was able to outscore the Cavs’ bench 45-10, while Klay Thompson and Steph Curry only combined for 20 points. One of the major factors […]

Andre Igoudala came streaking down the court ready to make a play late in Game 1 before a defender swiped from behind at the ball. It was Cavaliers point guard Matthew Dellavedova, and he didn’t quite hit the ball. Delly completed a full hack at Igoudala’s groin area. Igoudala took exception to the play and quickly confronted […]

Led by Shaun Livingston and Leandro Barbosa, the Golden State Warriors‘ bench dominated the reserves of the Cleveland Cavaliers, ultimately deciding the game in the Dubs’ favor. While Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were combining for just 20 points, Golden State’s backups outscored the Cavs’ bench 45-10. It was impressive to watch, and it was […]

It wasn’t the same familiar faces that guided the Golden State Warriors to a Game 1 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for just 20 points, a total that would’ve troubled the Dubs and their fans if it wasn’t for the incredible play of their bench. […]

Draymond Green‘s kicking controversy in the 2016 NBA playoffs continued on Thursday night. Green narrowly avoided a suspension in the Western Conference Finals after kicking Steven Adams in the groin twice, tripping Enes Kanter, delivering a shot to Andre Roberson‘s chin, and another kick at Kevin Durant. It was getting out of hand, but the league […]

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and clipboards just don’t get along. He’s developed a habit of breaking them in the past, and it happened once again during Game 1 of the NBA Finals. His team was in a funk to start the third quarter, allowing the opposing Cleveland Cavaliers right back into the game with lazy […]

LeBron James is officially the king in at least one Finals category. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, the four-time MVP shattered a Finals record in an unexpected category—three-point field goals. James had entered the game tied for second place on the […]

If you had said to anyone before Game 1 of the Finals that the “Splash Brothers” would be held to just 20 points combined, they would have said you’re crazy. Furthermore, if you had said the backcourt duo would score just 20 points and the Golden State Warriors would  still win the game, they would […]