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Basketball comes down to matchups, where the most capable of creating mismatches posses certain intangibles. For guards, it’s their handle. For bigs, it’s their outside shit. For forwards, especially the most dangerous ones, it’s their vision and ability to incorporate guards and centers. Two forwards who best demonstrate these intangibles in the league are Cavaliers’ […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo is not an average 22 year old. Playing all five positions and leading his team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks has emphasized the freak in his early legacy; but now that legacy has started to place Antetokounmpo in extraordinary company. Similar to the most impactful players – Magic Johnson and Michael […]

It’s finally here. The holidays, the rematch, the chance for us to see how far the champion and fallen have come since the most dramatic Finals in NBA history back in June. As the Golden State Warriors tip off against the Cleveland Cavaliers Christmas Sunday at 2:30 EST, we take a moment to appreciate the […]

Many have argued for decades — is shooting an art form or a skill? For Stephen Curry it’s been both — and while some argue that there’s a hereditary shooting gene coming from his father Dell, if there was, there was also a lot of nights spent shooting at a hoop somewhere, somehow, when others […]

Many NBA fans will always remember the monstrous comeback LeBron James and the Cavaliers put up from a 3-1 deficit in the 2016 NBA Finals. Additionally, Warriors fans may consider Draymond Green’s Game 5 suspension the tipping point the Cavs needed to gain a winning momentum. Now half a year later, Green sheds some light on […]

Arguably the biggest day of the NBA calendar, Christmas Day has turned into a day of which rivals match up and the league’s best go head to head. With the 5 games featured on the 25th we will look into how the team’s match up and what will be most interesting going into the holiday’s […]

Behind the play of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson, the Golden State Warriors ave revitalized their franchise into a powerhouse. Now with the addition of Kevin Durant, their lineup just keeps getting scarier. But who’s your favorite player on the roster? Rank them below!

A rushing Kevin Durant driving full speed toward the rim is as difficult to stop as an ostrich stampeding down the savanna with no signs of ceasing its darting run. The struggling Detroit Pistons got a taste of Durant’s length and dexterity as he blew right past forward Jon Leuer on his way to the […]

Those pre-game drills you see Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry pull off makes guarding him feel impossible. He has been lauded as one of the best players in the league at shooting off the dribble. Curry has a sweet enough handle to have defenders going one way while he moves in the opposite direction. […]

Golden State Warriors‘ forward Draymond Green was excused from their team’s game on Thursday night against the Brooklyn Nets. He asked for a personal leave to attend to his girlfriend, Jelissa Hardy, as she gave birth to their son. The 26-year-old Michigan State product is now a proud father to a healthy baby boy who […]

Golden State Warriors‘ star guard Stephen Curry is widely considered as the best shooter in the NBA today. His accuracy from beyond the three-point line has consistently made him one of the league leaders from that distance year in and year out. However, during the warmups before their game against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, […]

JaVale McGee is one of the more famous players in the league today, mostly because of his on-court antics which usually gets him in the “Shaqtin’ A Fool”weekly list. On Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors‘ center made another hilarious shenanigan when he posed beside a fan who looked like Adam Silver. He even posted […]

The Golden State Warriors are certainly a confident squad, especially with their hot start to the season and leading the league with a 26-4 record. It also helps that they have made the finals in each of the last two years and broke the single season record for most wins in the 2015-2016 campaign. On […]

Draymond Green is partly unhappy with the new collective bargaining agreement that was recently approved by the owners, which is expected to be ratified by the players within the next three weeks. The Golden State Warriors forward wasn’t so much upset for himself, but for other players, stressing two key points to his disappointment, according to […]

The Golden State Warriors may be one of the best teams in the NBA today but legendary Laker, James Worthy, believes his 80’s team would have taken it right to them. Los Angeles Lakers‘ great James Worthy recently shared his thoughts about the “Showtime” Lakers being able to win against the current Dubs squad. He made […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is widely considered as one of the best players not just in the NBA, but in the world today. He has won the MVP title the past two years and has also broken his own record for most three-pointers in a season on the way to leading the Dubs […]

Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez was the recipient of yet another (and very familiar-looking) poster dunk, this time at the hands of Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant. https://vine.co/v/50nzZPFiWTp The posterization is reminiscent of the one he received last week, courtesy of Los Angeles Lakers power forward Larry Nance, Jr. The @Lakers bench loses it…as […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green will miss tonight’s game against the Brooklyn Nets as he’s flown back to the Bay Area for the birth of his son, the team announced. Green’s status for the next two road games is yet to be determined. His son, Draymond Jamal Green Jr., was born on Thursday at 3:55 a.m. […]

Already playing in his 10th season in the NBA this year, Golden State Warriors‘ forward Kevin Durant has seen a lot of tough shots made and understands how difficult it is to make a half-court shot under any situation. During his team’s home game against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, one fan was selected […]

The NBA believes new provisions in the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement will help to keep players from leaving their original team. League executives don’t agree that it’s enough and won’t stop players from leaving, especially if they want to join forces with other players. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that top brass NBA owners feel player salaries […]

A month after she was first seen on National TV busting some dance moves during a Golden State Warriors‘ home game, Robin Schreiber was given a chance to show off her skills on a choreographed performance in the middle of Oracle Arena. https://twitter.com/warriors/status/811430530965127170 The dancing mom’s video went viral and brought a lot of smiles […]

They may be teammates on the basketball court, but Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry have different NFL squads they support. Curry has been a lifelong Carolina Panthers fan while Durant has always rooted for the Washington Redskins as he grew up in the D.C. area. When their teams faced off on Monday Night Football, the […]

Golden State Warriors players Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry approve of the NBA’s new format for next year’s All-Star Game which will integrate the fans with the media and fellow players — all having a say in who gets elected as a starter. “I called for that a couple years ago,” Durant told ESPN’s Chris […]

The NBA first instituted the max contract and mid-level exception provisions after the 1999 lockout. Furthermore, the luxury tax was also created to prevent teams from going too far over the salary cap. That was necessary because large market teams would enjoy a death blow advantage due to their ability to produce more funds by […]

With more than a quarter of the games already played in the 2016-2017 campaign, oddsmakers still have the same favorites to win the title from the list they released prior to the start of the season. After leading their respective conferences in the standings, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are still heavily favored to […]

Sharp-shooting Klay Thompson committed such a blatant traveling violation during the Golden State Warriors‘ 135-90 demolition of the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, that his own teammates ratted him out from the bench. The 6-foot-7 sniper got the ball in the corner, pump-faked once to get a trailing Maurice Harkless up in the air, then again after he […]

Khamari Campbell is a 9-year-old boy from Garner, North Carolina, who has stage 4 brain cancer. Khamari has always had the dream of one day meeting Stephen Curry and that wish was granted on Thursday. Thanks to the Make A Wish Foundation, Khamari was able to meet Curry while he was at Warriors practice. Steph […]

The biggest blowout of the NBA season occurred Saturday night. The Portland Trail Blazers never had a chance against the mighty Golden State Warriors, losing 135-90 in a wire-to-wire beatdown. Point guard Damian Lillard had some choice words after the disappointing defeat. Via ESPN: Damian Lillard didn’t mince words in criticizing his team, telling ESPN […]

This probably isn’t a surprise but Luke Walton doesn’t plan on visiting the past anytime soon. That’s what happens when you’re part of a blown 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Walton recently revealed that he has yet to watch Game 7 of last year’s NBA Finals and that he will never get over the […]

This is how you know it was a big blowout. The new craze is a form of disinterest shown on the bench when your team is easily winning a game. Last night, Stephen Curry turned to curling during the Warriors’ 45-point win over the Blazers. https://vine.co/v/52iMIbbXM5p That just about perfectly sums it up. It had […]

DeMarcus Cousins made headlines for all the wrong reasons last night when he approached a reporter from the Sacramento Bee and cussed him out for a column he wrote which mentioned Cousins’ brother. The Kings center doesn’t have the greatest reputation and incidents like this aren’t helping. Whether or not Cousins was in the wrong, […]

The league-leading Golden State Warriors are once again having a jaw-dropping regular season. They don’t possess an immaculate record, but the way the ball moves in the Warrior offense is a thing of beauty, making them the monster that the rest of the league feared would become. Chemistry is certainly not an issue with this […]

Throughout his career, it’s been commonplace to see the Golden State Warriors’ athletic center JaVale McGee on various NBA blooper reel. It seems that he is now desperately trying to keep the embarrassing moments down to a minimum. During his team’s 103-90 win over the New York Knicks on Thursday night, McGee caught a lob from […]

In a night mired by sadness around the NBA community, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry chose to honor those who died at the Ghost Ship warehouse during the Oakland fire earlier this month. The back-to-back MVP, partnered with his shoe brand, Under Armour, wore two different sets of sneakers with limited edition graphics honoring […]

Music and basketball go hand in hand, especially for NBA players who listen to songs before games to hype them up. Most of them listen to R&B or hip hop as the beat of those songs are usually fast-paced which easily pumps them up and raises their energy. Recently, three of the league’s biggest stars, LeBron […]

The Golden State Warriors recorded their NBA-best third 40-assist game on Thursday night in a 103-90 victory against the New York Knicks, but even more impressively, they did so by assisting in the first 36 field goals made in the game. The team’s 41 assists in 45 field goals made puts them at a 91.1 […]

Stephen Curry managed to still impress the Golden State Warriors home crowd despite a poor shooting performance against the New York Knicks, taking just about everyone by surprise after winning a jump ball against center Joakim Noah. Curry, standing at 6-foot-3, had an eight inch height disadvantage against Noah — and that’s not even considering […]

Draymond Green keeps making wine out of water, taking Kristaps Porzingis‘ comments way beyond their actual purpose and using it yet again for his ever-running fuel. This time it went to work during the Golden State Warriors‘ Thursday night matchup against the New York Knicks. The lanky power forward had fallen plenty short against the Warriors […]

Unknowingly so, Stephen Curry set the Golden State Warriors up with the biggest bargain for a back-to-back MVP in the history of the league. While former MVPs like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Derrick Rose all boast contracts worth over $20 million per year, the 6-foot-3 All-Star point guard signed a fully-guaranteed four-year, $44 million contract […]