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When you’re on top of the league like the Golden State Warriors, critics and competitors are always going to find something to try and bring you down. One of the most common complaints about the Dubs is that they set, and get away with, illegal screens. The biggest culprit is supposedly the Warriors’ key glue […]

When Stephen Curry didn’t practice with the rest of the Warriors on Thursday, head coach Steve Kerr told the media that he likely wouldn’t be playing in Game 3 on Saturday. It has now been confirmed. “He’s not going to play,” Kerr said on the Dan Patrick Show on Friday. Golden State was just fine without him […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have already set their sights on the next big man they want to don a Lakers uniform, it’s Festus Ezeli, according to SportingNews.com’s Sean Deveney. Not only did they hire Luke Walton as the head coach but now they want a Golden State player. They literally would be taking part of the Warriors and applying […]

It’s no secret that the Golden State Warriors could sign Kevin Durant this offseason. While the Warriors are already explosive with their current core, the prospect of adding the top free agent on the market would just about make Golden State an unstoppable force. To some players on the Warriors’ current roster, they would feel […]

Warriors‘ star Steph Curry has been out for the passed two weeks due to a knee injury suffered in the Warriors’ opening playoff series versus the Houston Rockets. There have been rumors that he could possibly play in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Trail Blazers, but now it looks like that […]

The Golden State Warriors trailed the Portland Trail Blazers 87-76 entering the fourth quarter of their Game 2 Western Conference Semifinal matchup. Then they limited the Blazers to just 12 points in the final frame while scoring 34 of their to take a 2-0 series lead. Much of that comeback was due to Klay Thompson […]

Although Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers expects Stephen Curry to return for Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Portland Trail Blazers, head coach Steve Kerr isn’t so sure. Kerr told Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News before Game 2: “(Curry’s) doing pretty well. … He’s making the improvement […]

When Stephen Curry‘s knee was initially evaluated and the MRI results revealed a Grade 1 knee sprain, the Warriors officially announced that he’d be re-evaluated in two weeks (on May 9th). Well, Golden State’s training staff has been tracking his progress and working with him tirelessly, giving him treatment up to three times a day. […]

Even though Stephen Curry barely misses on the court, it appears that off the court he doesn’t hit all of his shots. In an interview with Parents Magazine, the Curry’s revealed that Steph struck out on his first kiss attempt with his future wife, Ayesha: According to the wife of the 2014-15 MVP: “I mean, […]

Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have hired a new head coach, there remains the question: how will the players will be used efficiently and what type of system fits the current Lakers squad the best. The Lakers were supposed to run a Princeton movement system under former coach Byron Scott, but with a lack of […]

You can count Luke Walton as a believer in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ young core. Although Walton was just hired as head coach a few days ago, he has already made a mark by discussing his vision for the future of the franchise. As a player who won two championships with the Lakers, Walton knows […]

Before he was hired as the newest head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Luke Walton was the hottest name on the free agent coaching market. While Walton is currently serving out his tenure as Golden State Warriors head coach, he literally had interest from every team looking to fill a head coach void. Yet, […]

Oracle Arena has an in-house promotion where they parachute coupons for free McDonald’s french fries through the arena. During a Game 1 Western Conference Semifinal victory for Golden State over the Portland Trail Blazers, the coupons found their way to Warriors Forward Draymond Green while sitting on the bench. Twice. RELATED: Andrew Bogut thinks Draymond Green is ‘best all-around player’ in the […]

Last year Alvin Gentry left the Warriors staff to coach full time. Now Luke Walton has agreed to a 5- year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Warriors couldn’t be happier for him. Warriors general manager GM Bob Myers spoke to the Star Tribune about Walton’s departure for Los Angeles: “We are thrilled for Luke. […]

Although Stephen Curry is expected to win his second straight MVP award, many would argue that he isn’t the best all-around player in the NBA. That honor many would argue belongs to Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard. However, one of Curry’s Warriors teammates disagrees. After a Game 1 Western Conference Semifinal victory over the Trail Blazers, […]

On Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that they had agreed to a multi-year deal with Luke Walton to have the former Laker and current Warriors assistant coach become the new head coach for the purple and gold. After accepting such ha big opportunity, you’d expect Walton to be excited. And though he undoubtedly was, […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors had a testy start to their series as Blazers’ Gerald Henderson And Warriors’ Anderson Varejao would end up getting ejected from the game. After some physical contact between Henderson and Varejao on a play, the two got into each others faces. Eventually both players would be […]

A local Bay Area rapper, going by the stage name @arpcity, put together an anthem in honor of the reigning MVP, Stephen Curry. The upbeat song (Broke the Game – prod. Wixard x NextRO) features a direct shot at the Oklahoma City Thunder, “the Bay’s getting wet but I don’t hear no thunder” and even […]

Stephen Curry has been out of the playoffs ever since injuring his MCL in his knew after slipping in Game 4 against the Houston Rockets. Curry was expected to miss a couple weeks of action due to this injury and will have to sit out at least a couple of games against the Portland Trail […]

Yesterday, Steve Kerr ruled that Steph Curry would not be eligible to play in Game 1 of the Warriors-Blazers series opener. But then the question of Curry’s availability in Game 2 still remained. Kerr was asked about the possibility that Curry plays in Game 2 and according to Marc Stein he responded: “I’m not going […]

After finishing with the best regular season record in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors’ journey back to the Finals hit a bump in the road when guard Stephen Curry sprained his right MCL in Game 4 of his team’s first-round series against the Houston Rockets. With the Warriors beginning the Western Conference semifinals Sunday […]

For as good as the Boston Celtics were in 2015-16, they lacked one key ingredient to a championship—a superstar. According to Chris Mannix of The Vertical, the Celtics plan on making a run at the biggest superstar in the free agent pool this offseason, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant. Manic reports: “The Celtics believe Durant will […]

The Golden State Warriors didn’t miss a beat without Stephen Curry in Game 5 as they closed out the Houston Rockets in their first round series. Sure, they would’ve loved to have their MVP on the court doing his thing, but it wasn’t much of an issue against such an inferior opponent. Now that both […]

There’s still plenty of time for Stephen Curry to return to action this postseason, but a number of his counterparts across the league aren’t so lucky. The Los Angeles Clippers lost their best two players, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, to injuries that will keep them out for the rest of the playoffs. It’s part […]

With the Sacramento Kings still looking to fill their head coaching vacancy, it would appear a former head coach is still a candidate. Jason Jones of The Sacramento Bee reports that former Golden State Warriors head coach and current ESPN analyst Mark Jackson is in the mix for the Kings’ head coaching position. Also, former […]

The Kevin Durant free agency-competition may be one upped this summer by an unlikely source: an assistant coach. That would be Luke Walton, who after drawing interest from the Knicks and being the Lakers’ top pick, is now going to interview with the Rockets as well. After being eliminated by GSW, Rockets received permission to […]

There have been many rumors about the Lakers going after Kevin Durant in free agency. That is relatively unlikely, however, since Durant has said he only wants to play for instant contenders, and Los Angeles is in rebuilding mode now that Kobe Bryant has retired. According to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveny, there are two […]

Considering how down Stephen Curry was after spraining his knee in Game 4 just a few days before, it was awesome to see him beaming so brightly while watching his teammates shine. Last night, the Golden State Warriors dismantled the Houston Rockets to take the first round series four games to one, and while the […]

On Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors finished off the Houston Rockets with ease despite the absence of Stephen Curry. Now, they’re hoping they won’t have to be without him for that much longer. Shortly after Curry missed the second half of Game 4 with a knee injury, MRI results showed that he had a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will finally have the opportunity to interview their top candidate. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr confirmed on Wednesday that the Lakers have been granted permission to speak to Luke Walton following the conclusion of Golden State’s first round series with the Houston Rockets. Walton has a deep connection with […]

After suffering a Grade 1 MCL sprain in Game 4 against the Rockets, Steph Curry was seen in tears on the court. However, teammate Draymond Green was quickly there to pick him back up. Green took the time to write about the moment in a playoff diary for ESPN. “Get out of here. Don’t let […]

Tonight, the Golden State Warriors will look to take down the Houston Rockets to complete the first round series victory. It won’t be as easy as most experts had predicted going into the playoffs now that Stephen Curry will be out for at least two weeks with a knee sprain. Still, after losing Game 3, they rallied […]

Draymond Green is a tough competitor on the court. He’s pretty tough in a press conference too. When asked by a reporter to compare the Warriors‘ opening playoff series against the Rockets to the tragic flooding that has been occurring in Houston, Green stood his ground and refused to be baited into saying something insensitive. […]

Luke Walton may be the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first choice as head coach, but it appears they have a clear runner-up on the wish list. According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Lakers will consider San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina if they can’t entice Walton back to Los Angeles. RELATED: Lakers searching for something specific in […]

Jason Terry knows a thing or two about winning big games. Terry won a championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 and is one of the league’s oldest veterans at 38 years of age. It’s safe to say that the guard has seen it all. With his Houston Rockets trailing 3-1 in their series versus […]

The Golden State Warriors are officially betting favorites to win the championship—again. The Warriors entered the NBA playoffs as the favorites to win the title, but Stephen Curry’s knee injury temporarily made the San Antonio Spurs the pick to win it all. However, after Chris Paul and Blake Griffin were essentially ruled out for the […]

The Golden State Warriors may be a game away from advancing to the second round of the playoffs, but nothing is official. Well, not according to ESPN. The Houston Rockets are a game away from being eliminated from the postseason, and ESPN all but considered them “done” when they showed this graphic: RELATED: Draymond Green […]

Although the Los Angeles Lakers fired their head coach on Sunday, it appears they won’t be hiring anyone in the near future. While speaking about the decision to fire Byron Scott, general manager Mitch Kupchak stated that the Lakers won’t be hiring a new head coach in the next two weeks. On @TWCSportsNet, Mitch said […]

The news Golden State Warriors fans, and basketball fans alike, have been waiting to hear has finally been announced. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the MRI on Stephen Curry‘s right knee came back negative; there’s no damage. He has only been diagnosed with a Grade 1 sprain, and could be out two weeks. […]