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There was no sense sugarcoating what was obvious to anyone watching the Golden State Warriors. Just one game into the regular season, Steve Kerr admitted that Andrew Wiggins was off to a “slow start.” That was two weeks ago, and the numbers suggest Wiggins hasn’t been any better amid widespread concerns about his effort, energy […]

Andrew Wiggins came to the Golden State Warriors in a midseason trade during the 2019-20 season, instantly filling a hole this organization had on the wing since Kevin Durant left. Without Wiggins, the Warriors probably wouldn’t have gone on to win the 2022 NBA Finals and who knows, maybe the core of Stephen Curry, Klay […]

It took eight games before the Golden State Warriors won their first road game of the 2022-23 NBA season. This year, the Warriors are already up to five wins outside of Chase Center and own a 6-2 record, good for third in the Western Conference. Golden State is obviously off to a way better start […]

Through seven games, the Golden State Warriors are 5-2. But the play of Andrew Wiggins has already raised some eyebrows in the Bay Area. Head coach Steve Kerr, however, is not one of those concerned with Wiggins’ performances so far. “I’m not worried about Wiggs at all. It’s a slow start, and he’s got a […]

Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins is off to a rough start in the 2023-24 season through the first three games. Wiggins is just 1-for-9 from the three-point line, but more interestingly, he hasn’t been on the floor to close the game in two of Golden State’s first three outings. Wiggins is playing a career-low […]

Andrew Wiggins carried heavy expectations early in his career after the Cleveland Cavaliers selected him with the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. as the next big thing, even when he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Although he didn’t emerge as a megastar, Wiggins found a niche as a complementary player after […]

With Chris Paul joining Draymond Green as well as Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, the Warriors not only have one of the most decorated teams in the NBA, they also have one of the most fiercely competitive. Paul and Green, in particular, are no strangers to conflict, having been at the center of many of […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? This is a question basketball fans debate every single year, and it’s one that often has no right answer. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry and LeBron James are obviously amongst the best of the best, but one player cannot win […]

The lone team that stands to be more affected by the NBA’s updated rest rules than the Golden State Warriors? Not the perpetually injured LA Clippers, creaky Los Angeles Lakers or reigning champion Denver Nuggets. The veteran Milwaukee Bucks and star-studded Boston Celtics don’t apply, either, nor do the rising young Cleveland Cavaliers. Only the […]

Change was inevitable for the Golden State Warriors this offseason. Their run to the NBA Finals in 2022 and winning their fourth championship since 2015 seems like an eternity ago as we prepare for the 2023-24 season, especially with how this past year unfolded. Losing in the Western Conference Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers, […]

The Golden State Warriors may be one of the most successful franchises in the NBA at the moment, both on the court and on a commercial level, but that was not always the case. There’s a huge reason why it took the Warriors 40 years to win another championship, as between 1975 to 2015, it […]

No matter where he has played over the course of his now 12-year NBA career, Cory Joseph has always been a sturdy presence in his team’s backcourt. Early on in his career, he won a championship with the San Antonio Spurs and then he continued to build off of that experience by becoming a veteran […]

It’s still unclear who will be running the Golden State Warriors’ front office this summer. Whether Bob Myers decides to stick around, Mike Dunleavy Jr. takes his place or someone else vaults to the top of the team’s basketball operations department won’t change the harshest reality of a pivotal offseason. The Warriors’ ability to restock […]

Andrew Wiggins was sensational for the Golden State Warriors in their Game 5 win against the Los Angeles Lakers. In Game 6 of the playoff series, however, Wiggins was non-impactful at all and even failed to reach double digits in scoring. Wiggins finished with just six points on 2-of-8 shooting during Friday’s game. The Lakers […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to stave off elimination on Wednesday night with a dominant 121-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. As a result, they now find themselves gearing up for a do-or-die Game 6 on the road at Crypto.com Arena. Unfortunately, the Dubs are heading into the outing with the availability status of […]

The Golden State Warriors received some concerning news ahead of Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers after Andrew Wiggins landed on the injury report. Wiggins is said to be dealing with a rib injury, forcing him to be listed as questionable for Friday’s game. It certainly came as a surprise since Wiggins was instrumental […]

It’s still likely Andrew Wiggins suits up for his team’s do-or-die Game 6 matchup the Los Angeles Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Considering his official injury designation and limited participation in a morning shootaround, though, it’s at least fair to wonder how effective an injured Wiggins will be for the Golden State Warriors with their […]

The Golden State Warriors have been relatively free of injury in their NBA Playoffs second-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately for them, the defending champs’ luck may have just taken a turn for the worse. This comes in the form of an unfortunate Andrew Wiggins injury on the eve of their do-or-die Game […]

When Andrew Wiggins stepped away from the Golden State Warriors in the middle of the season to deal with a personal matter, there were major questions being asked in regards to if he would return at all this year. Wiggins ultimately returned to begin the playoffs for the Warriors and the All-Star forward has looked […]

The Golden State Warriors staved off elimination with a 121-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ invigorating and season-saving Game 5 win at Chase Center. Andrew Wiggins does it all Remember around this time last year, when Wiggins began emerging as the Dubs’ clear-cut second-best […]

Andrew Wiggins still relishes going head-to-head with LeBron James. Nearly a decade past his career-beginning trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, though, it’s not because Wiggins is clinging to any resentment toward James. The Golden State Warriors wing just always appreciates the opportunity to battle with the best. Barely two weeks after Cleveland took Wiggins with […]

The Golden State Warriors’ all-encompassing road struggles returned Saturday in a 127-97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ ugly performance in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Anthony Davis out-duels Draymond Green The biggest harbinger of this vexing second-round series through its first three games? Free […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 117-112 in a Game 1 thriller on Tuesday, surrendering home-court advantage to Anthony Davis, LeBron James and their Southern California rivals. Here are three in-depth reactions from the defending champions’ hard-fought, frustrating loss at Chase Center. Warriors shrink inside the arc Golden State shot 21-of-53 […]

Never count out the champions. Despite being the defending champs, only a handful of people seemed to take the Golden State Warriors seriously. After all, they were extremely inconsistent during the entire season. Despite that, Golden State managed to take out the streaking Sacramento Kings in seven games. Are the Warriors back to being contenders […]

Andrew Wiggins of the Golden State Warriors missed two months of the 2022-2023 NBA season for family reasons, and Wiggins spoke about how his teammates supported him during the absence. He also was asked if there was something therapeutic about the game by Sam Amick of The Athletic. “Yeah, because when you’re on the court, […]

The Golden State Warriors will score enough to beat the Los Angeles Lakers of Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole shoot like we know they can. Reliable contributions from Gary Payton II, Donte DiVincenzo and Moses Moody would finally fortify the defending champions’ bench, a debilitating weakness as they scraped by the Sacramento Kings. Jonathan Kuminga’s […]

The Golden State Warriors had the opportunity to close out the Sacramento Kings Friday night at home, but they failed miserably, losing 118-99 in a very disappointing performance. The Kings stifled the Dubs defensively and their small-ball lineup had their way on the offensive end. Now, the focus turns to a pivotal Game 7 on […]

The Golden State Warriors got the first win of their quarterfinals matchup against the Sacramento Kings Thursday night, and what made it even sweeter is that they managed to claim it in front of a packed home crowd at Chase Center. Game 3 marked the first game back to the home floor for star wing […]

The Golden State Warriors find themselves in a rather unfamiliar territory heading into Game 3. Despite being the defending NBA Champions, the Dubs are down 2-0 in their quarterfinals matchup against the Sacramento Kings, making it the first time this Stephen Curry-led dynasty has been in such a position. While gearing up for a home […]

The Golden State Warriors face an 0-2 hole after the Sacramento Kings won another drama-filled nail-biter 114-106 at Golden One Center on Monday. Here are three takeaways from the defending champions’ hard-fought yet frustratingly familiar Game 2 loss. Turnovers doom Warriors…again TNT’s Jared Greenberg asked Steve Kerr the question on every Warriors fan’s mind after […]

Andrew Wiggins returned to the starting lineup for the Golden State Warriors on Monday in Game 2 against the Sacramento Kings. This was after the All-Star small forward came off the bench in Game 1 following a two-month absence from the team. Unfortunately for Wiggins, his return to the starting five did not exactly go […]

The Golden State Warriors need all the help they can get in Game 2 against the Sacramento Kings. The defending champs aren’t exactly in a desperate state at the moment after going down 0-1 in the series, but a win in Sacramento will obviously go a long way before this series heads to Golden State […]

The Golden State Warriors fell just short of stealing home-court advantage from the Sacramento Kings in the postseason opener. As Monday night’s pivotal Game 2 fast approaches, here are three key adjustments the defending champs must make to even the most exciting series of the first round. 3. Unleash Andrew Wiggins…and Stephen Curry After last […]

Perhaps the most exhilarating game from opening day of the NBA Playoffs came during its finale when the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors played 60 minutes of intense basketball. Coming into the outing, there were quite a number of storylines revolving around this bout, though, for the Dubs, the most noteworthy was that it […]

The Golden State Warriors and head coach Steve Kerr threw Andrew Wiggins right into the fire. After missing two months because of a personal family matter, Wiggins played 28 minutes and took the biggest shot of the Warriors’ Game 1 loss to the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Donte […]

The Golden State Warriors suffered a hard-fought loss in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night, with the final score settling in at 126-123. While the loss is obviously a tough pill to swallow, it was nice to see Andrew Wiggins suit up for the Warriors after missing […]

The Golden State Warriors couldn’t have asked much more of Andrew Wiggins on Saturday night in his first game action since mid-February. After his team’s 126-123 loss to the Sacramento Kings in an instant-classic Game 1, though, Wiggins is fully confident he’ll be even better going forward. Wiggins scored 17 points, grabbed three rebounds and […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Sacramento Kings 126-123 on Saturday night in the playoff opener, an instant-classic battle that portends a long, back-and-forth series to come. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ disappointing defeat in Game 1 of the first-round battle for Northern California bragging rights. Warriors come up just short…twice […]

Andrew Wiggins is indeed back. The Golden State Warriors forward successfully made his return to action for the first time since mid-February when he took to the floor Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round NBA Playoffs series against the Sacramento Kings. Andrew Wiggins got his first bucket in 61 days in the first […]