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When Kevin Durant decided to join the Golden State Warriors in free agency, he was joining three of the greatest shooters in basketball history – Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Steve Nash. Nash has worked as a consultant with the Warriors since September 2015. As part of the role, he works closely with players in […]

Despite making the move to a different team in the offseason, Kevin Durant hasn’t changed his perception of the media. When confronted about his relationship with the media in a sit-down interview with ESPN’s Chris Haynes, the Golden State Warriors forward seemed unfazed to tell it like it is. “So how would you describe your […]

When a set of virtual reality goggles went haywire at the Golden State Warriors offseason meeting pitch to Kevin Durant, the conversation suddenly changed to a much lighter topic — shoes. Reigning MVP Stephen Curry argued that if the two were to join forces, it could have positive aspects for both shoe companies (Durant a Nike […]

Despite being rivals, Steve Kerr has the utmost respect for his former mentor, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. Now that he’s a head coach himself with the Golden State Warriors, Kerr has a better understanding of what it takes to maintain a winning culture within a franchise. He now knows how difficult it […]

The Boston Celtics started the offseason as one of the underdogs to obtain Kevin Durant‘s services after his deep playoff run in 2016. Prior to his signing with the Golden State Warriors, it was believed around NBA circles that the lanky All-Star forward would remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder in order to crack another […]

The NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement has a few big provisions in it, but the biggest will be superstar salaries. More than ever, the league is intent to do all it can to prevent star players from leaving their home team in free agency by sweetening the pot. None of this was possible before the […]

If anyone saw potential from the Denver Nuggets losing to the Golden State Warriors in 2013, it was Andre Iguodala. He had seen enough to know what team he would be visiting during his impending free agency. There was uncertainty in Denver, and he got his chance to meet with the Warriors later that summer. […]

For the past six years, the Golden State Warriors have been planning on constructing a new arena for their team in the Mission Bay district of San Francisco. On Tuesday, they finally set a date for the start of its construction and have the groundbreaking ceremony on January 17th. Team president Rick Welts expressed his excitement […]

JaVale McGee and Shaquille O’Neal share one of the more uncommon relationships in the NBA. Their tie pretty much revolves around the Hall-of-Famer making fun of the Golden State Warriors center’s questionable on court plays. Recently, McGee took to his Instagram account to share his latest unique haircut. Despite O’Neal’s offer to not include him […]

The 2016-2017 season started with a lot of players having incredible performances and teams wanting to show their dominance early on. Russell Westbrook is currently on pace to replicate Oscar Robertson‘s feat 55 years ago of averaging a triple-double throughout the regular season while James Harden is having his best season yet with career-highs in rebounds and […]

As well as his extraordinary athletic prowess, Golden State Warriors center JaVale McGee has become a household name due to a long string of calamitous incidents. McGee’s farcical behavior has been regularly highlighted by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, who recently challenged the big man to play three consecutive games without making a mistake, in order […]

Last year, Draymond Green was in the thick of the race for the most triple-doubles in the season before finishing second to Russell Westbrook with 13. However, this campaign has been different for him as he has only had two triple-doubles so far through the Golden State Warriors‘ first 35 games. When asked about his […]

Like what most people do when the New Year commences, Draymond Green also looked back at how 2016 unfolded for him. It has been a very eventful year for the Golden State Warriors forward to say the least, but he knows there are more good memories than those he wants to quickly forget. “Outside of […]

The talk regarding strategically resting players now hits the Mile High City. Facing the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings on consecutive nights, rumblings about the Denver Nuggets potentially giving its key starters a night off surfaced. The more logical choice, if rest is to happen, would then be against the league-leading Warriors. But coach […]

Head coach Steve Kerr reminded his team and the fans just how lucky they have been to enjoy the winning track they’ve been on the past few years. The Golden State Warriors not only sport the best record in the NBA at 29-5, but have piled up a great amount of wins since the Kerr era got […]

The year 2016 has had some ups and downs for just about every NBA player, but for Stephen Curry, the highlight of his year was the ‘dad shoe’ as he told reporters on Saturday. “The highlight of my year was the ‘dad shoe,’” Curry told reporters, according to Connor LeTourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. “I’m […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is glad about the situation his former small forward Harrison Barnes has landed into with the Dallas Mavericks. With a the cornerstone of the franchise Dirk Nowitzki nearing his retirement, Barnes has stepped in as the Mavs No. 1 option on offense. His athleticism and ability to be […]

It was only a matter of time. For the first time as a member of the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant recorded a triple-double during the team’s 108-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks Friday night. He did it in just 27 minutes. It was his eighth career triple-double. KD finished with 19 points, 11 rebounds […]

Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr is the latest to speak on his discontent with the NBA’s last two-minute report policy. On the surface, it would make sense that coaches would lend support to the use of the reports since head coaches argue calls all of the time. Kerr doesn’t see it that way and spoke […]

Shaquille O’Neal has formally challenged Golden State Warriors center and two-time Shaqtin’ A Fool MVP JaVale McGee to find ways to stop making the his famed show. The Hall of Famer threw in the gauntlet for the athletic 7-footer to go error-free for the team’s next three games, therefore avoiding the five-day window to get into […]

A pair of “Oakland Strong” shoes worn by Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry during the team’s Dec. 15 matchup against the New York Knicks have sold on eBay on Friday for $30,101 — the most for an active player. Money raised from this pair along with a pair Curry wore before the game during […]

Kevin Durant is eager to get more involved in pick-and-roll plays with Stephen Curry. Durant, more than anyone, knows what it’s like to be at both sides of the sword when it comes to the back-to-back MVP. “Sometimes you’ve just got to get out of his way and let him rock out,” Durant told Connor LeTourneau of […]

Stephen Curry might have set a visible trend of pulling up from wherever he wishes, a knock-down, pick-your-spot deadeye shooter that can heat up at any time as he’s done so with the Golden State Warriors through recent memory. Curry was shown a highlight reel of UCLA star freshman Lonzo Ball’s younger brother, LaMelo, as he […]

The NBA’s efforts to be more transparent with its officiating has created total solidarity. The league instituted Last Two-Minute Report has become a controversial target simply because nothing is corrected as a result. Some of the players don’t like the report, and would rather it not exist at all. Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant doesn’t feel […]

With a starting lineup featuring four All-Stars and a former finals MVP coming off the bench, it’s not difficult to consider the Golden State Warriors as the favorites to win the title this year. The Dubs have reached the finals in each of the last two seasons and have started this campaign once again on fire […]

DeMar Derozan continues to flourish this season with the Toronto Raptors. Despite a tough Wednesday night loss to the Golden State Warriors, he cemented himself among the best to ever play in the north. Late in the second quarter of the game, DeRozan hit a shot that made him the all-time leading scorer in the history of the […]

With his team only up by one point and the Cleveland Cavaliers threatening to snatch the lead in the late stages of their Christmas day matchup, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr decided to bench Stephen Curry on the crucial play where Kyrie Irving hit a tough fadeaway jumper that proved to be the […]

Even if he has been consistently one of the league leaders in technical fouls in each of his four seasons in the NBA, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has made it clear that he does not plan to change his approach with referees. The 26-year-old Michigan State product recently said he does not care […]

A day after the Christmas day matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, the NBA released its Last Two Minute Report and revealed that there were missed calls in favor of the defending champions. Kevin Durant fell to the ground in his attempt to win the game for his team with time running […]

With only 3.4 seconds left in Sunday’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant received the ball off an inbounds pass from Andre Iguodala. The Cavs had a one-point lead and Durant had the chance to win the game if he scored before time expirds. After a screen on LeBron […]

According to the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers benefited from two missed calls late in the fourth quarter of Christmas Day’s game with the Golden State Warriors. Apparently, Richard Jefferson should have been called for “foot contact” with Kevin Durant with 3.1 seconds left to play. Instead, Durant laid on his back and fired up a […]

A very spirited Stephen Curry hopped on a full Santa Claus costume for his wife Ayesha ,and apparently also his two kids, Riley and Ryan, prior to their Christmas festivities. Santa Steph is coming to a town near you! 😂🎅 (via ayeshacurry/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/W78kdUK8pm — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 26, 2016 Curry then proceeded to show off […]

Since being drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 2009, Stephen Curry has appeared in five Christmas Day games. This year was no different as Steph and the Warriors traveled to Cleveland for their highly anticipated Finals rematch against LeBron James and the Cavaliers. With his stellar career to date, including being named the back-to-back MVP, it’s […]

Entering the fourth quarter of their matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, the Golden State Warriors held on to a seven-point lead. They were even able to increase it to 14 points in the final period and appeared to be in complete control of the game. However, the Warriors crumbled in the final five minutes […]

When Draymond Green found out that his girlfriend Jelissa Hardy had gone into labor on Thursday morning, he sent a text message to head coach Steve Kerr just as fast as he was on a flight home. The Golden State Warriors‘ forward was excused from their game against the Brooklyn Nets that night to be […]

JaVale McGee has made himself a quasi-household name not so much for his merits on the court, but for his unfortunate mishaps with the ball, earning him two Shaqtin’ A Fool MVP awards, more than any other NBA player has received. Admittedly, the 7-footer said back in October that the segment has had a negative impact on […]

It almost doesn’t sound right but Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr sees some areas where Stephen Curry could improve. Curry, the unanimous MVP selection from last season, had one of his toughest games of the season on Christmas Day struggling through a 4-for-11 shooting game against the Cavaliers in which he only finished […]

What else can Kevin Durant really say? With the game on the line and the Warriors trailing the Cavaliers, 109-108, in the final seconds on Christmas Day, the inbound pass found Durant and it did not end well. Right after the catch, Richard Jefferson smothered Durant and made contact with his leg, tripping KD and […]

Russell Westbrook has already responded to the video that went viral of him hitting a jump shot in warm-ups and then running out the tunnel while appearing to yell out, “Thank you, Kyrie!” Reporters caught up with Westbrook just before tip-off of the Thunder’s game at home vs. the Timberwolves tonight and asked him point […]