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Golden State Warriors managing owner Joe Lacob is four wins away from fitting a fourth championship ring in the last five years, yet the looming state of the free agency period is one that could shape the scope of a dynasty in the making. Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson are slated to be unrestricted free […]

Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant is back arguing with fans on Twitter. However, his manager Rich Kleiman isn’t bothered and, in fact, loves everything about it. In an interview with Jason Gay of Wall Street Journal, Kleiman was asked about Durant’s recent activity on Twitter of answering back to his critics. For Kleiman, […]

The Golden State Warriors have been optimistic about the looming return of forward Kevin Durant and center DeMarcus Cousins. Unfortunately, there seems to be growing concern about the KD’s current health. Durant has spent the Western Conference Finals nursing a strained right calf which he suffered in Game 5 of the second round against the […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant is expected to receive a lot of offers once he becomes a free agent this summer. Durant could become a free agent if he opts out of the final year of his contract with the Warriors. Although he has the choice to exercise his player option for next season, […]

The Golden State Warriors has repeatedly said that they need Kevin Durant in the NBA Finals. However, his status remains in question until today. In an interview with Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal, Durant’s manager Rich Kleiman admitted that he has no idea if the All-Star forward will recover in time for the […]

Much has been said and speculated about Kevin Durant’s free agency destination. However, his manager Rich Kleiman reveals that the Golden State Warriors star is still undecided about his future. In an interview with Jason Gay of Wall Street Journal, Kleiman said that Durant is “100 percent undecided” on where he will play next. Kevin […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is confident star small forward Kevin Durant will return for the NBA Finals. The Warriors have over a week off after sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals. Durant is still recovering from the right calf strain he suffered in Game 5 of the second round […]

Draymond Green is coming off arguably his best-ever playoff series, putting offense and otherworldly defense together in a four-game sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers. Reaching the NBA Finals for a fifth straight time is only a reason to reflect on how far the Golden State Warriors have come since their lows at the start […]

Ask any player, coach, or employee in the Golden State Warriors organization and they will say Kevin Durant is an irreplaceable talent. Head coach Steve Kerr was faced with the task of navigating the Warriors through a testy series against the Houston Rockets and through the Western Conference Finals against a hungry Portland Trail Blazers […]

The Golden State Warriors made quick work of the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals, sweeping them away in four games despite being without Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins for the entire series. However, Draymond Green believes the Warriors still need both players to complete the three-peat: "There's been so much talk about […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is one of the more active players on social media, and he isn’t one to back down from people who criticize him on the platform. The two-time Finals MVP responded to a random fan who called him out for being too sensitive on Monday: U right, lemme chill before […]

After the Golden State Warriors’ Game 3 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday night, head coach Steve Kerr gave Draymond Green the onus for their victory. He referred to Green’s all-around play, which translated to his third triple-double of this postseason (20 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) as the equivalent of a wrecking ball. […]

Despite not having Kevin Durant for the last four games, the Golden State Warriors have had no problem winning in the postseason, as they took down the Houston Rockets and currently hold a 3-0 series lead over the Portland Trail Blazers. According to Chris Broussard, players around the NBA have already put an asterisk next […]

Earlier this season, the NBA world went nuts when Golden State Warriors forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green got into a very public altercation during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Durant was annoyed Green did not get him the ball in the closing seconds of regulation and gave Green an earful. The fight […]

Kevin Durant could leave the Golden State Warriors this summer to join the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers or any other team that has enough cap space to sign him. According to Steve Popper of NewsDay, one of the main reasons why KD will leave the Dubs is because of his dissatisfaction with head […]

The New York Knicks may have lost the Draft Lottery, but they seem well positioned to win free agency. Well, that is if rumors about Kevin Durant already agreeing to join them proves to be true. According to a report by Steve Popper of NewsDay.com, there are speculations that the Knicks and Kevin Durant had […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant isn’t expected to return for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, but his teammates don’t seem to need him at all. With Durant out, two-time MVP Stephen Curry assumed the superstar role for the Warriors once again. He has scored at […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry recently said the Golden State Warriors are harder to guard without Kevin Durant because the ball moves more. Durant, who is currently sidelined with a right calf strain, saw the comment and reacted to it on Instagram. The two-time Finals MVP said “Hell no.” pic.twitter.com/awT9V5vVpO — Ali Thanawalla (@Ali_Thanawalla) […]

It’s official what the New York Knicks have at their disposal this offseason: the No. 3 pick in the NBA Draft and $73 million in cap space. It projects to be an exuberant and franchise-altering offseason, but the tag team of president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry has to act accordingly and not […]

Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant will reportedly likely miss the entire Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. Durant’s right calf injury is more serious than the Warriors initially thought. KD has already been ruled out for Games 3 and 4 in […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says Kevin Durant is making good progress in his recovery from a right calf strain, but the team doesn’t know when the superstar small forward will return to the lineup. The Warriors have already ruled out Durant for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Finals against […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says DeMarcus Cousins is ahead of Kevin Durant in his rehab. Cousins suffered a torn left quad in Game 2 of the first round against the Los Angeles Clippers. Kerr says Cousins is ahead of Durant in terms of his ability to get out on the court and […]

Kevin Durant might be absent from the court during the last three games after suffering a strained calf injury in the third quarter of Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals, yet the Golden State Warriors leading scorer is still present in mind. According to Draymond Green, it was Durant’s outside perception that ultimately pepped-talked […]

Draymond Green is full aware the Golden State Warriors will need Kevin Durant to reach their goal of a third straight title, but he also noted how his team now has a tighter margin for error without him on the floor. Durant suffered a strained calf in the closing minutes of the third quarter of […]

Despite the optics, Draymond Green is not buying into the narrative that the Golden State Warriors are a better team without Kevin Durant. The Warriors have won three straight games and a pivotal fourth quarter against the Houston Rockets without Durant, but that short sample isn’t enough for Green to bite on that spin. “That’s idiotic,” […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has admitted that the injury to Kevin Durant was ‘more serious’ than the team initially thought. In a postgame interview after their Game 2 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, Kerr shared the news, per Marc Stein of the New York Times. “It’s a little more serious than […]

The underdog Portland Trail Blazers definitely don’t need any extra motivation to win the Western Conference Finals, and the heavily-favored Golden State Warriors definitely don’t need to hear anything that could spark more frequent bouts of on-court complacency. After the Warriors’ hard-fought Game 2 win over the Blazers on Thursday night, though, an injured Kevin […]

Kevin Durant will be re-evaluated in a week and is not yet ready to resume on-court work following a mild calf sprain suffered in Game 5 of the Golden State Warriors’ series against the Houston Rockets, according to the team. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reportedly earlier Thursday that Durant wasn’t close to returning, and the Warriors […]

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers says star small forward Kevin Durant won’t travel to Portland for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Blazers. Durant is still recovering from the right calf strain he suffered in Game 5 of the Warriors’ second round series versus the Houston Rockets. Bob […]

Golden State Warriors star small forward Kevin Durant is reportedly not close to returning from his right calf injury, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Durant suffered the injury in Game 5 against the Houston Rockets: Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will have his injured right calf re-evaluated before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals but […]

The Golden State Warriors have played their last nine quarters of NBA basketball without Kevin Durant and nabbed three wins in the process, eliminating the Houston Rockets and going up 1-0 in their Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers. While the team looks back to its fun-loving ways of sharing the ball and […]

Seth Curry is fully aware the Portland Trail Blazers have a puncher’s chance to upset the favorite Golden State Warriors in these Western Conference Finals without their main scorer in Kevin Durant, but the bench cog noted the defending champions could be more difficult to guard when playing in their vintage motion offense. “I think […]

For NBA icon Isiah Thomas, Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors is the biggest free agent this summer. The other free agents are ‘a tier or two below’ the two-time Finals MVP. Per Ian Begley of SNY, Thomas believes that Durant is the best player in the game. Thus, in the event that he […]

The odds currently don’t favor the New York Knicks landing both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency this summer, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has Durant and Irving not playing together with the Knicks next season at -500, with odds of +300 on the two joining forces in Madison Square Garden. Both […]

Kevin Durant, somehow, makes an even more positive impact on his team than you previously thought. As the Golden State Warriors superstar’s road to proving he’s the best player in the NBA was cut short by a calf injury, teammate Quinn Cook showered him with praise for being an exemplary teammate. “He’s the greatest teammate […]

The Golden State Warriors cruised to a 116-94 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The Dubs made it look easy despite missing the services of All-Star forward Kevin Durant. Durant hasn’t played for the Warriors since suffering a calf injury in their Game 5 win over the […]

Golden State Warriors star small forward Kevin Durant is out for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. The Warriors will be giving an official update on Durant’s status before Game 2 starts, but Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes is reporting he won’t play: Golden State star Kevin Durant […]

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry, small forward Kevin Durant, and Milwaukee Bucks swingman Giannis Antetokounmpo are the early favorites to win the 2019 Finals MVP award, per BetOnline.ag. The online betting site has Curry and Antetokounmpo at a +250 to win Finals MVP, while Durant is at +275. KD has won the […]

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant will reportedly look at the Brooklyn Nets just as hard as the New York Knicks this summer, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Nets will have cap space this offseason to sign both Irving and Durant. Irving grew up in New Jersey and his former general […]