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We hate to say Metta World Peace told you so, but he told you so. While the often-disparate Los Angeles Lakers forward made claims that a young Stephen Curry could become the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, most fans and critics wrote him off like just another lunatic. There is a V in MVP but not […]

Winners of 12 straight, the Golden State Warriors have been unbeatable as of late due to the sensational play of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry. Thompson has been especially been brilliant and is averaging 25.5 points while shooting 51.3 percent and 48.7 percent from three during Golden State’s win streak. This is a noticeable uptick […]

While many experts and TV personalities have chimed in and tried to interpret why the All-Star Game has become such a scoring fest to the point of non-competitiveness, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant had a very simple answer. “It’s Sunday. It’s Sunday. It’s Sunday,” Durant said on the Bill Simmons podcast. “The game is […]

The Golden State Warriors have been one of the most successful teams in the NBA in the past few years, making the NBA Finals the past two seasons and winning it all in 2015. Fans clamor to see them play live and do not mind paying a lot of money just to secure tickets for […]

Stephen Curry dazzled Oracle Arena and viewers at home with a flashy behind-the-back whip assist to Andre Iguodala, who ran his lane perfectly, caught the unexpected pass, and finished the reverse layup for the score. https://twitter.com/SInow/status/849481059590955008 These are the type of luxuries a team like the Golden State Warriors can have when up 19 on […]

Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Gorgui Dieng got into a heated shove exchange following a hard foul by McGee as Dieng intended to gather himself for a shot close to the basket. The Warriors big man pushed down on Dieng and was shoved as he walked away from the play. […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr announced that forwards Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala will rest on the back end of a back-to-back on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Kerr has complied with the league’s request to provide timely updates when resting players, and given that today is the […]

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors was the latest star to appear in James Corden’s famous Carpool Karaoke — but not before getting a few life lessons in mini-golf, air hockey, rock, paper, scissors; and even guessing what number Corden is thinking of. As a non-singer, the long-range assassin had to warm up his […]

The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls didn’t believe that anyone would ever top their historic 72-win season, but then the Golden State Warriors proved them wrong. Winning an NBA record 73 wins last season, the 2015-16 Warriors are now viewed as the greatest regular season team in league history with that one extra win earned them that […]

The issue of player rest has been a prevalent one during the past month of the regular season, with ABC getting the short end of the stick with back-to-back rating duds due to the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers — two of the most prominent teams — sitting out their star players prior to broadcasts. […]

Last season was simply magical for Stephen Curry. He led the Warriors to an NBA record 73 wins in the regular season and was the first unanimous MVP in league history. Yet while Curry was on top of the NBA world for all of last year, this season, his game has taken a small step […]

With the stellar performances they had the past seven days, the NBA has named Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler and Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry as the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively. The games covered were from March 27 through April 2. Butler has been willing the Bulls to make it to […]

Averaging a triple-double and needing to record just one more to tie Oscar Robertson’s record, Thunder All-Star Russell Westbrook has become synonymous with the all-around milestone. Yet while Westbrook may be dominating the triple-double conversation, Warriors All-Star Draymond Green‘s consistent all-around game is also on the verge of making history this season. Green picked up […]

Riding high on an 11-game win streak, the Golden State Warriors have plenty of momentum heading into the postseason. And now according to ESPN’s Marc Stein, they will also be getting All-Star Kevin Durant back right before the end of the regular season. According to Stein, the Warriors are “targeting” Saturday’s game against the New Orleans […]

Despite still being ruled out for the team’s next two games, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is aggressively pursuing his return to the hardwood, progressing through numerous drills and tests for the stability of his injured knee. Durant showed some of his explosiveness off the dribble, taking off from his left foot and rising up […]

The Golden State Warriors finished out the sweep of a five-games-in-eight-nights end-of-the-season stretch, but not before some animosity set in during the dying seconds of the fourth quarter against the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Up by 22 and with six seconds to go, the Warriors passed the ball around the perimeter, ultimately finding center […]

Already viewed as one of the best three-point shooters in the history of the league, Stephen Curry cemented that status by hitting nine three-pointers in Golden State‘s 139-115 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. Curry now has made 302 three-pointers this season, making him the only player in NBA history to hit 300 or more […]

Winning 139-115, the Golden State Warriors extended their winning streak to 11 games on Sunday and in the process of doing so, angered the Washington Wizards. In the final seconds of the game with the Warriors having possession of the ball, there was a slight difference between the shot clock and the game clock. Not […]

Kevin Durant has never been more outspoken then when joining Bill Simmons on The Ringer podcast two times this season. In his most recent appearance, Durant addressed many issues, including his war of words with Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq has been going at JaVale McGee for some time and Durant came to his teammate’s defense. Then […]

Kevin Durant is getting closer and closer to a return and yesterday was an important step in that process. For the first time since injuring his knee, Durant participated in a 5-on-5 scrimmage. Head coach Steve Kerr talked about Durant’s progress after the practice, via The Mercury News: “We didn’t do much,” Kerr said. “Walk […]

Despite having been the target of two boo-filled nights at Chesapeake Energy Arena and the recipient of constant criticism throughout the season for joining the Golden State Warriors in the offseason, Kevin Durant is understanding of the fans’ animosity toward him. The eight-time All-Star spent eight seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder before departing this […]

Prior to the Golden State Warriors‘ second win in a week against the Houston Rockets on Friday night, point guard Stephen Curry assured the media his “liking” of Bleacher Report’s post about LeBron James saying his Cleveland Cavaliers are in a bad spot was a “total accident,” according to ESPN’s Ethan Strauss. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSTkAJAgS6b/?taken-by=bleacherreport&hl=en Before snapping out […]

There’s no denying Draymond Green delivered James Harden a cheap shot last night during the Warriors–Rockets game. The play can be seen below with Green clearly taking a swat at Harden’s injured wrist. But according to Green, the whole story places some of the blame on Harden for provoking this. Green said Harden pinched him […]

Golden State Warriors forward David West has a job lined up waiting for him whenever he chooses to hang up his sneakers. Orlando Magic head coach Frank Vogel has been vocal about wanting his former Indiana Pacers player in his coaching staff once he’s decided to call it a career, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. […]

Basically since the day he decided to sign with the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant has faced never ending criticism. Critics just pile on Durant, aghast that he would leave the Thunder to go chase after a championship with the Warriors. To his credit, Durant hasn’t let the criticism faze him the least bit, brushing the […]

The once brotherly relationship between Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook is forever altered. Durant’s decision to leave Westbrook and the Thunder for Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in the offseason caused the relationship to basically end while also creating an awkward distance between the two. They haven’t talked since last summer and even refuse […]

Kevin Durant is expected to make a return to the Golden State Warriors at some point before the end of the season. Durant was injured after Zaza Pachulia fell on his left leg in the first quarter of a Warriors loss to the Washington Wizards on Feb. 28. The Warriors All-Star was diagnosed with a Grade […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has been known as a multi-sport athlete, dabbling in the pro-am golf circle during the offseason, but he has now delved into unchartered territory, challenging 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams to a pingpong match. While it’s not exactly the sport of trade for either of these athletes, most […]

Much was made after the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Golden State Warriors in early March to secure the tiebreaker. The win gave the Spurs a chance to unseat the Warriors from the top of the standings in the West by becoming the No. 1 seed and having home-court advantage in a possible playoff matchup with […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant didn’t hesitate to voice his opinion on the NBA’s rest issue. In weeks prior, commissioner Adam Silver asked teams in a memo to be conscious of resting their players, urging owners to get more involved in their teams’ roster management. Durant said the league’s distaste for resting players only applies […]

With two of the best shooters in the league part of their lineup, the Golden State Warriors are always a team that no opponent would want to sleep on at any point of the game, no matter what the score is. However, it’s not just Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson who can shoot from the perimeter. Their […]

James Michael McAdoo suffered a blow to the head on Tuesday night as his arm got tangled with Trevor Ariza‘s leg, causing the Houston Rockets forward to fall on him. He hit his head on the floor and he had to exit the game immediately as the huge gash on his forehead had to be […]

Draymond Green speaks his mind anytime, anywhere, and he didn’t disappoint in his conversation with USA TODAY’s Sam Amick on this year’s Defensive Player of the Year award. The Golden State Warriors forward has been outspoken about his desire to finally get the award that has escaped him the last couple of years, claiming it […]

The Golden State Warriors were right on schedule providing an update on the condition of forward Kevin Durant, four weeks removed from a suffering a Grade 2 MCL sprain and tibial bone bruise in his left knee. The team released a statement explaining that a return before the start of the playoffs is still a possibility and […]

In matchup of two of the top teams in the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 113-106 on Tuesday night. But while his team was the victors of the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr was quite impressed with the Rockets, who have been sensational all season long due in large part […]

Draymond Green has been vocally irate at the Oakland Raiders‘ decision to move to Las Vegas, urging Raider Nation to boycott the rest of the games, given that they’re forced to play in O.co Coliseum for another two seasons before their eventual move in 2020. “I won’t attend a game… I feel like all fans […]

Following a key road win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr became the fastest coach in all major professional four sports to reach 200 regular season wins, needing only 238 games to hit the mark. Congrats @SteveKerr on needing the fewest amount of games (238) to reach 200 […]

With the regular season down to its final weeks, the talk about the MVP award continues to heat up. The two favorites to win it are James Harden and Russell Westbrook, who many couldn’t help but compare these days. When asked who he thinks showed more potential during their college days, Steve Kerr admitted that […]

During his playing days, Shaquille O’Neal was one of the hardest players to defend because of his size and skill around the basket. He was a dominating force inside the paint and made it easier for his teammates to score due to the amount of attention he garnered from the defense. That being said, the […]