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It’s a well-known fact that Rockets point guard Chris Paul is an excellent ball-handler, but the move he put on Kevon Looney in Tuesday night’s Game 2 matchup against the Golden State Warriors can serve as proof. With two and a half minutes left in the second quarter, Paul began to set his move up. […]

Kevon Looney has been a significant piece to the Warriors’ championship puzzle the past couple of seasons, his role expanding as the campaigns have rolled on. Looney’s play has been exceptional up to this point in the season, and made his mark in last season’s Western Conference Finals with his versatility and switchability on the […]

OAKLAND – The Golden State Warriors have a chance to close out the L.A. Clippers in Wednesday night’s Game 5. A chance to eliminate their longtime rivals is something the Warriors likely won’t take lightly. One player who likely won’t take this Game 5 as just another game is Golden State center Kevon Looney. The […]

There has been no love lost between the Golden State Warriors and the L.A. Clippers from the days of Lob City and the Chris Paul-Blake Griffin tandem that once popularized them. Forward Kevon Looney was told early on in his career, even as a rookie: “You don’t lose to the Clippers” — a warning he’s […]

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr made a point to pitch the idea of a long-term contract for big man Kevon Looney following yet another impactful performance in Game 3 of the first-round series against the L.A. Clippers. Looney followed a career-high 19-point effort with 10 points in 17 minutes on Thursday night, bolstering the […]

The Golden State Warriors bounced back from a historically horrific loss in Game 2 after giving up a 31-point lead midway through the third quarter, this time leading from end-to-end, coasting to a 132-105 road win over the L.A. Clippers. Kevin Durant; the dormant lion of this series, finally showed his fangs, ferociously attacking Patrick […]

Warriors starting center DeMarcus Cousins went down in the first few minutes of Game 2 against the Los Angeles Clippers with a left quad injury. It was later reported by Shams Charania that it was a torn left quad and Cousins will likely miss the rest of the postseason. Now, the importance of centers Kevon […]

Barring an unforeseen chain of events, the Golden State Warriors will enter the postseason with an All-Star-laden starting lineup on the court. Head coach Steve Kerr and the medical staff will ensure that happens, if the circumstances are under their control — and they have already picked up on their usual late-season strategy of staggering […]

The Golden State Warriors will be playing the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night without DeMarcus Cousins, Andre Iguodala and possibly Kevon Looney. Warriors Injury Report: Kevon Looney (Right Forearm Contusion) is questionable. DeMarcus Cousins (Load Management), Andre Iguodala (Rest) and Damian Jones (Left Pectoral Surgery) are out. — Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) March 24, 2019 Prior […]

Andrew Bogut’s return to the Golden State Warriors brings more than a trusty handcuff to DeMarcus Cousins as the team heads to the playoffs, as he has proven to be a great teammate, a valued mentor and an all-around fun guy to be around. Kevon Looney and Klay Thompson are two guys who can attest […]

After losing the first three matchups of the season series, the Golden State Warriors won the final regular-season matchup against the Houston Rockets, 106-104, in a game played without Kevin Durant due to an ankle contusion. Here are three takeaways from the contest. 1. DeMarcus Cousins and his bully-ball style If the Warriors and Rockets […]

The Golden State Warriors could still be without a pair of key longtime contributors on Friday night in a game with major playoff implications. The good news? The two-time defending champions will be getting their best defensive big man back just in time to match up with Nikola Jokic. Both Klay Thompson and Shaun Livingston […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without starting shooting guard Klay Thompson and backup big man Kevon Looney for a second straight game, as they’re listed as out against the Boston Celtics, according to Connor LeTourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. The Warriors will get Andre Iguodala back for Tuesday’s game, though, giving them at […]

The Golden State Warriors won’t be without a crucial piece of frontcourt depth for long. According to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania, further testing on Kevon Looney’s sore right pelvis revealed no structural damage, rendering the Warriors big man day-to-day with a return date dependent on progress in rehab: Sources: MRI on Warriors‘ Kevon […]

Kevon Looney has received oodles of praise since DeMarcus Cousins made his return to the court five games ago against the L.A. Clippers. The Golden State Warriors big man had his share of starts after 7-footer Damian Jones went down due to a season-ending injury, allowing him to flourish with the first unit and serving […]

When Kevin Durant arrived in Golden State, the Warriors had minimal money to put together a competent bench. With their four All-Stars, they merely needed their bench players to hold down the fort long enough to give their starters just enough rest. In the past few seasons, the bench more than answered the bell. Last […]

The Golden State Warriors are off to a great start against the New York Knicks at Oracle Arena on Tuesday night. That was exemplified by a beautiful no-look pass from Stephen Curry to Kevon Looney for a quick two in transition in the first quarter: Steph pushes the pace and drops the no-look dime! 👀😮#DubNation […]

Patrick McCaw recently signed an offer sheet with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the Golden State Warriors have the opportunity to match that offer if they’d like. If the Warriors do decide to bring back McCaw, it will be interesting to see how the locker room takes him in. “I’m cool with him. That’s my guy. […]

The Golden State Warriors wants something more from 22-year-old big man Kevon Looney. Ever since center Damian Jones suffered a season-ending abdominal injury, Kevon Looney has had the opportunity to start every game at center for Golden State. Until DeMarcus Cousins comes back, Looney has the chance to showcase what he can do with four other […]

Kevon Looney of the Golden State Warriors just got his high school jersey retired, and his teammates were there to accompany him. Looney played for Hamilton High School in Milwaukee and won numerous awards, including a selection to the McDonald’s All-American Game in his senior year. He wore jersey No. 5 — the same number […]

Kevon Looney of the Golden State Warriors showed Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks that he has some dribbling moves to boot. In tonight’s matchup between the Warriors and Hawks, Looney unleashing a Shammgod on Young: Looney hit the Shammgod on Trae Young 😂 pic.twitter.com/jSOM3n03qu — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) December 4, 2018 As observed, […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without several rim-protectors for Monday night’s road game against the Atlanta Hawks, including Draymond Green (toe), DeMarcus Cousins (Achilles) and Damian Jones (pectoral tear). As a result, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is giving the starting center duties to Kevon Looney — for now. Coach Kerr elaborated on this […]

It’s been a quick 22 games under the Golden State Warriors’ belt in this 2018-19 season, already past the quarter mark as they head into a bar-measuring matchup against the Toronto Raptors, who hold the best record in the NBA. While the road is still 60 games away from its end point, this team has […]

Losing streaks haven’t been a problem in recent years for the Golden State Warriors but now it is something they have to deal with albeit missing some key players. The Warriors are currently on a four-game losing streak– a first in the Steve Kerr era. Most of the reason for the losses can be attributed […]

Among the early questions which the Golden State Warriors faced lingered around the center position. With DeMarcus Cousins still a long way before returning to action, the onus was on the trio of Kevon Looney, Jordan Bell, and Damian Jones to hold the forth while their prized center recovers from an injury. To recall, Jones got […]

The Golden State Warriors staved off a season-opening loss during ring night, but still presented plenty of doubts heading into the start of the regular season after winning only one of their five preseason games. The Dubs managed to keep a short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder team at bay with a 108-100 win and took the […]

While Steve Kerr’s ejection might have been an odd sight to witness in a preseason game, the Golden State Warriors loved every bit of it, claiming their coach is already in midseason form when it comes to riling up the officials. “I guess he’s getting ready for the regular season,” forward Kevon Looney said, according to ESPN’s […]

Kevon Looney has proven to be a key cog for the Golden State Warriors after two disappointing seasons coming into his NBA career, but despite playing a substantial role during the regular season and even more in the playoffs, he fell short of fielding offers for his services this summer. According to Mark Medina of […]

Jordan Bell and Kevon Looney used to be Pac-12 rivals with the former a product of the Oregon Ducks program and the latter an alumnus of UCLA Bruins basketball. These days, however, they seem to be the best of friends. The two obviously have a solid bond, which anyone could easily tell based on the […]

Free agent forward/center Kevon Looney has agreed to a one-year, minimum deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. The lanky UCLA product had his team-option declined after showing very little improvement throughout his first two seasons with the team, but after slimming down and getting in shape, the 6-foot-9 […]

Last October, it wasn’t looking too good for Kevin Looney. Despite the Golden State Warriors lacking youth and versatility off the bench (particularly from the center and power forward slots), the team chose to not pick up Looney’s fourth-year option and thus making the 22-year-old an unrestricted free agent. It later turned out to be […]

Despite their recent primetime acquisition in DeMarcus Cousins, the Golden State Warriors are still looking to make more moves, likely to add another big and two more wings, which would cap their roster at 14, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. The Warriors were reportedly considering keeping their roster at 14 players after being […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney will enter his first free agency after the team declined to pick up his $2.2 million option for 2018-19. Yet the young forward out of UCLA has made huge strides this season, going from an injury-prone non-factor to a valuable defensive asset in the rotation throughout the regular season […]

While the Houston Rockets are hoping for a miraculous recovery from Chris Paul, the Golden State Warriors are dealing with injuries of their own, recently ruling out Andre Iguodala for a do-or-die Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals and now listing forward Kevon Looney as probable for tonight’s game, according to Jonathan Feigen of […]

The Golden State Warriors have announced that Andre Iguodala is questionable for Monday night’s Game 7 against the Houston Rockets. According to Mark Media of The Mercury News, center Kevon Looney, who has started in place of Iguodala the last few games, is also questionable with a toe injury. Andre Iguodala (left knee) and Kevon […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr didn’t underrate his young frontcourt player prior to inserting Kevon Looney in the starting lineup for the injured Andre Iguodala. “He’s going to have a long career,” Kerr said of Looney prior to a Game 4 loss, according to Logan Murdock of the San Jose Mercury News. “Hopefully […]

The Hamptons Five lineup could come to a sudden halt tonight, as forward Andre Iguodala is questionable to play after knocking knees in Game 3, forcing his exit from the game. Yet the Warriors could be in even better hands, even without their sixth man, as his possible replacement, Kevon Looney, boasts superior numbers playing […]

The Houston Rockets have made a point to give their isolation star, James Harden, the easiest possible target to face in a one-on-one battle. In a Hamptons Five starting lineup, Stephen Curry is the usual matchup, but when he is off the floor, they will target Kevon Looney, a long-limbed forward/center who isn’t as adept […]

Kevon Looney was nearly destined to be a wash after this 2017-18 season, barring a complete transformation of his game. One offseason’s worth of work and 20 pounds lighter, Looney has become one of the most used reserves for the Golden State Warriors, despite the team choosing not to pick up his option earlier in […]