Golden State Warriors Articles - Page 593

It took a lot for the Golden State Warriors to get Kevin Durant, even though they didn’t trade for him. Durant will replace Harrison Barnes in the starting lineup, but Andrew Bogut, Leandro Barbosa, Festus Ezeli, Marreese Speights, and Brandon Rush are all also not coming back from that 73-win team. Players like Ian Clark […]

Uncomfortable is the best way to describe Kevin Durant has he sat and answered questions for around 25 minutes yesterday in Las Vegas before a Team USA basketball practice. It was the first media availability since he was announced as a member of the Golden State Warriors. Essentially, the first time he had to answer […]

Klay Thompson and Steph Curry are two of the best three point shooters in the NBA, maybe even of all time. We’ve seen them compete in three-point contests before at NBA All-Star Weekend. Curry won it in 2015 while Klay had won it this past year. Maybe we’ll see them both in the three-point contest […]

The most underrated storyline regarding Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors has to be the lifting of “The Based God’s Curse” placed on him by Bay Area rapper Lil B, right? No curse was more famous, and now Lil B, in an open letter to Durant featured on The Undefeated, discusses how everything […]

You do yourself a disservice by not showing up early to Warriors games. The team that won 73 games last season puts on a show from the moment the ball is tipped to the time when the buzzer sounds, but it’s best player also puts one too before tipoff. Stephen Curry hits wild shots in-game […]

The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on Nickelodeon, honoring the year’s biggest tv, movie, and sports stars, voted on by Nickelodeon viewers. Award winners receive a hollow orange blimp figurine, which also functions as a kaleidoscope. This year, Golden State Warriors star and NBA MVP Stephen Curry was nominated for three awards: Best Male Athlete, […]

In the world of random 21st century holidays, July 17 is World Emoji Day. NBA teams around the league celebrated on social media with tweets and Instagram photos galore. Happy #WorldEmojiDay! pic.twitter.com/b6pgChmtTx — Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) July 17, 2016 It's #WorldEmojiDay! We've picked a few of our favorites 👍 pic.twitter.com/YJwzb4f1Xi — Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) July […]

Former Dallas Mavericks center Zaza Pachulia recently signed a one-year, $2.9 million with the Golden State Warriors. However, a report from J. Michael of CSN shows that the Georgian player could have made almost $17 million more. According to that report, the Washington Wizards offered Pachulia a two-year, $20 million deal. When he decided to […]

There were many surprising moves this summer in the NBA. However, none more so than two. Kevin Durant shocked a lot of people, especially in Oklahoma City, when he decided to leave for the Golden State Warriors, who beat the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. Dwyane Wade may have surprised even more with his […]

If you were surprised by Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors, you weren’t the only one. Even the team’s president and COO, Rick Welts, admitted to not believing it would happen until it did. Welts on CBS Sports Radio’s Tiki and Tierney: “Well, I think we had hope. We, like every other team, […]

David West and “ring chaser” has become synonymous this summer. That’s apparently not the only way to define the NBA veteran, as he is transitioning through the twilight of his career and into the next phase. According to the best NBA insider out there, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, West will be a very sought-after […]

Nate Thurmond, one of the NBA’s greatest centers to ever play, passed away this morning. He had been battling leukemia for quite some time but has now seen an end to that hard battle. He was drafted 3rd overall in the 1963 by the San Francisco Warriors and played his career on three different teams. […]

The annual ESPN awards show, the ESPYS, were held on Wednesday night in Los Angeles. In addition to powerful speeches and recognizing legends, there were plenty of laughs to be had as well. Hannibal Buress assisted host John Cena for a bit in the show in which he pretends to be from the future. One […]

Bruno Caboclo has had a hard time making his full integration into the NBA. After being selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the NBA draft back in 2014, Caboclo only saw himself in 14 regular season games. Although he does not see much playing time on the big stage, it seems the Raptors […]

There have been a lot of negative attitudes towards some of the NBA’s top players joining forces to create “superteams,” but to Los Angeles Clippers guard J.J. Redick, there’s no need to be worried. In a series of tweets Redick posted Thursday afternoon, he discussed why the idea of the competitive imbalance in the league […]

Starting with the 2017-18 season, NBA teams will be able to display sponsorship patches on their jerseys. These deals are already being negotiated, and with the recent addition of Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors have more chips at the table than any other team. The 2015 NBA champions and back-to-back Western Conference winners set […]

It seems like everybody has an opinion on Kevin Durant‘s decision to play for the Golden State Warriors. J.J. Redick thinks everybody needs to relax, Stephen A. Smith maintains that Durant made the weak decision, and Adam Silver has stated that he doesn’t believe it’s beneficial for the league. Out of all of the comments […]

No one’s shying away from taking shots at Kevin Durant these days. Durant admitted that he knew there was going to be some criticism coming his way for making the move to the Golden State Warriors. It’s not going to end any time soon. Toronto Raptors star DeMar DeRozan is the latest to speak up, […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green fell under scrutiny this week after being arrested for misdemeanor assault and battery in East Lansing, Michigan. The judge agreed to move up the hearing date for the case for before Green’s departure to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The hearing was initially set for August […]

In order to acquire Kevin Durant in the biggest story in this year’s free agency, the Golden State Warriors had to find a new home for their Australian big man, Andrew Bogut. It’s not often than players under contract are given a choice of where they would like to be traded to, but Bogut was […]

Kevin Durant‘s decision to join Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson with the Golden State Warriors has undoubtedly shifted the landscape of the NBA. With the three best outside shooters in the game today, the Dubs are primed to become the league’s next great dynasty. The reaction around the league has been mixed. Many players were […]

The Golden State Warriors just recently formed their “super team” with the announcement of Kevin Durant‘s move to Oakland. With still a year to go before next season’s free agency, the Warriors are already thinking ahead and mapping out their next moves in order to sign two of their superstars, Stephen Curry and Durant. It will […]

The 2016 ESPY awards were held at L.A. Live’s Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon. At it has in past years, the awards show drew the presence of a number of professional athletes. One of those is reigning back-to-back NBA MVP Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors. The 2015 ESPY winner for […]

With all these free agency moves, what was once thought of as impossible has become possible. Derrick Rose was traded to the New York Knicks, Dwayne Wade went to the Chicago Bulls , Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors… and these are only a few of the free agency […]

Through the years, we have all become accustomed to seeing NBA reporter Craig Sager wearing colorful jackets and coats when covering games. This has been his trademark and has made him standout for more than just his excellent reporting. During Wednesday’s ESPYS, he arrived sporting a multi-colored jacket with a yellow shirt under it, as […]

It has been a little more than a week since Kevin Durant announced he was going to the Golden State Warriors. Of course, the internet was quick to react with memes, disappointed fans, and videos of burning jerseys. However, though many NBA players reacted to the news, there was one specific reaction that was noticeably […]

Things finally appear to be getting back to normal for former Milwaukee Bucks power forward, Larry Sanders. After deciding to leave the game while battling both anxiety and depression, Sanders is ready to make a comeback. And he’s bringing a sense of humor with him. Just a few days ago, Sanders trolled the NBA world […]

Draymond Green, as we know, was arrested the other day for allegedly assaulting a fan in East Lansing. He apparently slapped a fan, but there were no injuries whatsoever. Draymond made bail and will be due in court within a week or so. Green’s lawyer has come out to say that Draymond is 100% innocent. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have had an incredible draft history, drafting quality players such as Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Serge Ibaka, Reggie Jackson, Eric Bledsoe, and Steven Adams. Although most of those players have moved to greener pastures, the core of that team was always Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Durant Durant has now left […]

Current Golden State Warriors head coach and Tim Duncan‘s former Spurs teammate Steve Kerr saw the greatness of The Big Fundamental first hand for four seasons in San Antonio. Kerr has the utmost respect for Duncan and his “modest” style of handling business on and off the court, as he told Tim MacMahon of ESPN. However, […]

Earlier today, news broke out about the arrest of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green in Lansing, Michigan on charges of assault. Much speculation was made due to the lack of information that has been released. Even the Warriors were awaiting more news about the arrest in their statement released this afternoon, as tweeted by Sam […]

The NBA world was rocked after 5-time champion and former MVP Tim Duncan announced his retirement earlier today. From the press to current and former NBA players, all congratulated him after an illustrious career. Now, another MVP paid tribute to The Big Fundamental. This time it’s the reigning back-to-back winner, Stephen Curry. He had this […]

Harrison Barnes leaving the Golden State Warriors to join the Dallas Mavericks gave the Mavs the breath of fresh air it needed in free agency. Now being put in the position to be more than just a role player, Mark Cuban has high expectations for the small forward to excel in his new position. https://twitter.com/chernithings/status/752680165189169152 With the acquisition […]

It’s an exciting time for Jared Goff, the University of California star who went number one overall in this year’s NFL draft to the recently relocated Los Angeles Rams. To make things even more exciting, he’s a Northern California-native and is getting in on the Kevin Durant hype as much as anyone in Warriors Nation. […]

As the summer pans out for NBA stars, they have ample opportunity to give back to the community however way they choose. For Steph Curry, he offers a lucrative $2250 basketball camp for an overnight experience at the campus of BYU-Hawaii. Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, who also has his own camp at the […]

As reported earlier today, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was arrested in Lansing, Michigan on charges of assault. More details have surfaced since the initial report, and it has been reported that Green struck the alleged victim in a nightclub. Source close to the Draymond investigation says he slapped taunting fan at a nightclub in […]

Everyone that follows basketball has an opinion on Kevin Durant’s free agency decision to take his talents to the Bay Area and join the Golden State Warriors. Not only have fans been reacting to the news, but former players too. Charles Barkley, who didn’t manage to win a championship during his Hall of Fame career, […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green was arrested on Sunday for an assault in East Lansing, Michigan, as reported by Brendan F. Quinn of Michigan Live. Presently, there are no few details released about the incident. The police are yet to specifically name Green, but they did confirm that they arrested a “current NBA […]

The NBA salary cap soared to historic heights this offseason, leading to players receiving insane contracts. The league has seen an increase in popularity over the past five years, which has lead to a spike in revenue at almost $1 billion. Add that to the new $24 billion TV contract, and the NBA salary cap […]