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Golden State Warriors fans have more of a concrete scapegoat to direct their anger towards after a stunning Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The referees missed a pivotal travel call late in the fourth quarter that would have given the Warriors possession with about 18 seconds to play in the game and the Thunder up […]

It’s safe to say that people are intrigued by the Western Conference Finals. TNT announced the ratings for Game 1 of the WCF between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder and the numbers did not disappoint. The game averaged 8.7 million viewers while peaking at 10.6 million, making it the most watched […]

Warriors forward Draymond Green is a player you either love or hate. You love him because he’s on your team and backs up his trash talk with great play, or you hate his constant antics. Love him or hate him, there is no denying that he is turning into one of the NBA’s top players, and […]

Mike D’Antoni may be making his return as a head coach next season. According to Marc Stein and Calvin Watkins of ESPN, D’Antoni has been granted a second interview with the Houston Rockets. League sources say that the former Phoenix Suns head coach is an “increasingly serious candidate.” D’Antoni has not served in a head […]

The Golden State Warriors can be a pretty cruel team at times. Outside of the fact that they were the most dominant regular season of all time, they can play some pretty mean pranks. Take for example, the prank played on assistant coach Luke Walton prior to the NBA draft lottery. For those that have […]

Golden State Warriors MVP Stephen Curry seems to still feel some affects of the Grade 1 MCL sprain he suffered in Game 4 versus the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors have since moved two rounds forward to the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After a Game […]

Draymond Green has asserted himself as one of the best overall players in the NBA. He just made his first All-Star team, he’s been the Defensive Player of the Year runner-up the last two seasons, and he earned a number of MVP votes on a Warriors team that just won a record 73 games. In […]

Late in the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s Game 1 win over the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, point guard Russell Westbrook committed an obvious travel at halfcourt with his team up three points in the final moments. But the referees didn’t call the violation, instead awarding him with a timeout after he had […]

The Warriors lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in a close game that ended 108-102. The win marks a major victory for the Thunder who now hold a 1-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals and put all the pressure on the Warriors to win one at home. The news wasn’t […]

The Golden State Warriors played the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. While neither team ever really took control of the game, the Thunder were able to come back in the second half and hold off the Warriors late in the fourth quarter to take a big […]

The Warriors were down just four points with only seconds left when Russell Westbrook crossed half court and committed what looked by many to be a travel. The crowd went nuts, the Warriors’ players were in shock, and Steve Kerr was left speechless. But one guy in the crowd had more important matters to tend […]

We haven’t seen many players in the history of the NBA, let alone these days, who have the same kind of motor that Kobe Bryant demonstrated throughout his 20-year career. His will to win was second to none, he was willing to pay the price that others weren’t to come out on top, and he […]

Watching Stephen Curry warmup has become an event for Warriors fans as well as basketball fans in general, and he didn’t disappoint those who arrived early before Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Prior to tipoff between the Thunder and Golden State, Curry fired away a number of shots from the edge of the […]

Russell Westbrook is probably the greatest competitor the NBA has right now. He takes the game very seriously, and is now completely focused on Stephen Curry and the the Golden State Warriors. After the Oklahoma City Thunder finished shootaround this morning, Westbrook was asked about how defending Curry will be different that point guards he’s […]

The final four teams in the NBA playoffs have been decided. Monday night will see the first game of the conference finals with the Warriors playing the Thunder beginning at 9:00pm (EST). Heading into the playoffs, there was no question which team would be the odds on favorite to win the championship. The Golden State […]

After being named the NBA’s back to back MVP, Stephen Curry received a huge ratings boost in NBA 2K. For 30 hours starting Thursday night, Curry’s rating was an overall of 99. One gamer showed what it was like to play with the new Curry in 2K by draining every single halfcourt shot he put […]

We didn’t get the clash between the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals that many people expected, but might we have gotten the next-best thing? According to Neil Payne of FiveThirtyEight.com, the Warriors taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder will still be pretty darn good. Per the site’s Elo […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder upset the San Antoino Spurs in the second round of step layoffs to land a date with the defending champion Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. With players like Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook for OKC and of course back-to-back MVP Stephen Curry for Golden State, the series is […]

Australia and New Zealand have a similar relationship to the United States and Canada. The countries are very alike, but they also enjoy trash-talking each other. However, with the Western Conference Finals right around the corner, Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, a New Zealander, said he won’t trash talk his Australian opponent Andrew Bogut […]

After being eliminated from the playoffs, Tim Duncan’s future in the NBA is uncertain and as this point, as he has not made a decision about retirement yet. In honor of Duncan’s legacy, Draymond Green recently wrote in his diary for The Undefeated about his experiences playing against Old Man Riverwalk. Draymond is known for […]

Any NBA fan would agree that the Portland Trail Blazers achieved more than anyone thought they would in 2016. Entering the 2015-16 season, the Blazers were pegged to be one of the worst teams in the NBA after losing four of their five starters from the 2014-15 squad. In other words, it was Damian Lillard […]

Draymond Green is known to be a passionate player on the court and sometimes he lets his emotions get the best of him. So far in the playoffs this year, Draymond has already been assessed four technical fouls and would receive a one game suspension if he was dealt his seventh. To control his emotions, […]

Earlier this week, LeBron James said Stephen Curry was deserving of the MVP award and that he was the best player in the NBA this season. But the Cleveland Cavaliers small forward questioned whether the true most valuable player was crowned. Per ESPN: I think sometimes the word ‘valuable’ or best player of the year, […]

Back on March 14, Stephen Curry‘s birthday, the Harlem Globetrotters tweeted a happy birthday wish to the Warriors MVP. That message also included advice to the rest of the of NBA on how to stop Curry. Happy Birthday Steph Curry! Now here's how you defend him, NBA teams… https://t.co/WVQEuItsZf — Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) March 14, […]

NBA MVP Stephen Curry couldn’t let his postgame press conference end without giving a major — and well-deserved — acknowledgment to his teammate Klay Thompson. Thompson helped to carry the weight of the team on both offense and defense to pull the Warriors into the Western Conference finals, while Curry was forced to watch from […]

It’s clear that Stephen Curry is now the face of the NBA. After winning his second consecutive MVP during a historic season in which the Golden State Warriors went 73-9, it would appear fans can’t get enough of the baby-faced assassin. According to sales on the NBA’s official website, the 2015-16 MVP led the league […]

The Golden State Warriors wrapped up their second round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers in just five games, but the series was anything but easy, and Draymond Green knows it. The defending champs were without the services of two-time reigning MVP Stephen Curry for the first three games of the series, and all […]

Before Wednesday night’s game between the Warriors and Trail Blazers, NBA commissioner Adam Silver handed Stephen Curry his second MVP trophy, but not before he unknowingly left Curry hanging when he tried to shake Silver’s hand during the presentation ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUc1Ed9EA68 Commissioner Silver, who loves giving daps, high fives, handshakes and one arm hugs to players, didn’t let […]

The Golden State Warriors played the Portland Trail Blazers in Oakland on Wednesday night with a chance to end the Western Conference Semifinal series in five games. Up 3-1 in the series and playing at home, the Warriors had all the luck they needed on their side to finish off the Blazers, as evidenced by […]

Just when you thought there were no more 3-point shooting records we could come up with for Steph Curry to break, he did it again on Wednesday night in Oakland. On the night where he accepted the MVP award in front of his home crowd, Steph tied Reggie Miller for most consecutive games with a […]

Although the Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in five games, it doesn’t do justice to just how competitive of a series it really was. While the Warriors were the No. 1 seed and the Blazers the No. 5 seed, both teams were evenly-matched throughout. As the series concluded on Wednesday night with […]

Tracy McGrady is not backing down. Just a day after McGrady made critical comments in regards to Stephen Curry being the NBA’s first unanimous MVP, the former Orlando Magic star re-iterated on ESPN’s “The Jump” that there is a lack of talent in today’s NBA: “This is no hating. This is identifying the talent in this […]

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Stephen Curry put his body through a lot last game. But the MVP is ready for Game 5. Curry came off the bench in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinal series between the Warriors and Trail Blazers. He had missed four consecutive games while nursing himself back from injury, and was supposed to be […]

Through the first four quarters of his return to the court on Monday, Stephen Curry came off the bench, and wasn’t expected to get heavy minutes. But then Shaun Livingston was ejected in the third quarter, forcing the hand of Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr. Curry was slow to get going in regulation, shooting just […]

Golden State Warriors’ star point guard Stephen Curry has been named the NBA league MVP for the second year in a row and, in the process, became the first MVP in history to be unanimously voted for the honor. Naturally, Under Armour is releasing a special shoe to celebrate his back-to-back MVP awards. .@StephenCurry30 went […]

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry took home his second straight Most Valuable Player award on Tuesday and earned all 131 first-place votes, making him the first player in NBA history to earn the honor unanimously. It’s hard to disagree with Curry becoming the league’s first unanimous MVP. His 402 three pointers obliterated his […]

Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen looked like he had seen a ghost. His team, after losing important players in the offseason, scrapped their way to the Western Conference Semifinals only to meet the Golden State Warriors. After winning their first home game at Moda Center and leading most of the night in Game 4, […]

Most modern NBA fans know that Steve Kerr has been part of the two best NBA teams ever: this year’s 73-9 Warriors as a coach, and Michael Jordan‘s 72-10 Bulls in 1995-96 as a player. With that pedigree, Kerr certainly has a unique perspective on who the best player of all time is, and how […]