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The Golden State Warriors were head over heels for Draymond Green, loving him from the point he worked out for the team as a tweening 6-foot-7 forward from Michigan State. Yet the organization took a major risk by waiting until the second round to draft him, something owner Joe Lacob openly acknowledges: “It was a […]

Joe Lacob has gone from the wave of boos as the new owner of the Golden State Warriors to a man showered in hardware after a near-decade of success. The often-vocal owner had some key contributors in building a team recently named as the Sports Business Journal’s “Team of the Decade.” Among them are former […]

Barely a month into the new season and already, the Golden State Warriors and their fall from grace have been nothing short of epic. From being a couple of games away from further cementing their legacy by winning their third straight title — and their fourth in the past five seasons — the defending Western […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is still optimistic about his team despite the recent wave of injuries that have plagued them. In six games, dating back to Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals, the Warriors have lost Kevin Durant to a torn Achilles, Klay Thompson to a torn ACL, and Stephen Curry to […]

When Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob said the Dubs were “light years ahead” of the competition, he got a lot of flak for it. Over the last five years, the Warriors have been to five straight Finals, winning three championships and losing two. However, now that Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala are gone and […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has a corner locker in the Dubs’ new locker room after not responding to owner Joe Lacob’s text. The Warriors, who are playing in the Chase Center in San Francisco this upcoming season, gave a tour of the new Biofreeze Performance Center earlier this week, where Connor Letourneau […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob believes Klay Thompson is “the greatest two-guard on the planet.” Thomson has established himself as an elite two-way player in the NBA. Despite tearing his left ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, the Warriors re-signed the sharpshooter to a five-year max contract […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob was never going to let shooting guard Klay Thompson walk in free agency despite the ACL tear Thompson suffered in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. The Warriors re-signed Thompson to a five-year max contract this summer worth $190 million. Thompson is expected to […]

Draymond Green is arguably one of the least valued superstars in the NBA. Despite playing a pivotal role in the Dubs’ three championships in the last five years, he doesn’t get enough credit for his contributions. However, Warriors owner Joe Lacob knows exactly how important Green has been to the team, and so when the […]

This offseason for the Golden State Warriors marks the start of a new dawn for the whole organization. The dynasty has officially come to an end, and the Warriors — for the first time in quite a long while — will no longer be entering the new season as the perennial favorites to take the […]

Golden State Warriors co-chairman and CEO Joe Lacob announced Sunday that the franchise intends to retire three-time champion Andre Iguodala’s No. 9 jersey. Lacob thanked Iguodala in a statement following the Warriors’ completion of a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies: “As we look back six years [after signing Iguodala], we actually underestimated what [Iguodala’s] value […]

Kevin Durant may no longer be a member of the Golden State Warriors, but his impact on the Warriors will be forever remembered, and Dubs owner Joe Lacob is immortalizing Durant by announcing that no Golden State player will ever wear the No. 35 again in a statement: “As long as I am co-chairman of […]

The Golden State Warriors are expected to do everything that they could to re-sign All-Stars Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, despite the fact that they might miss most or even all of next season because of their injuries. There have been several discussions about whether or not the Dubs should offer both players max contracts. […]

For the first time in what seems like ages, the Golden State Warriors are entering an offseason in which they face genuine concerns. Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson are both free agents, and even if they both re-sign, they are both dealing with major injuries. Durant will likely miss all of next season with a […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is proud of the effort his team put out there through the course of this deep playoff run, aware that they were a play or two away from giving themselves a second wind against the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The Warriors closed the deficit […]

The Golden State Warriors handled plenty of injury blows in their quest for a three-peat, but this week has been nothing but a nightmare for owner Joe Lacob, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. In the past week, the Warriors saw 12 minutes of Kevin Durant before he ruptured his Achilles, ending […]

The Golden State Warriors escaped Game 5 by the skin of their teeth with a 106-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors to stay alive in the NBA Finals. But it came at a huge cost as superstar Kevin Durant appeared to have suffered a major Achilles injury. Warriors owner Joe Lacob lauded the team’s effort […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob told ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith he expects to see superstar small forward Kevin Durant on the floor at some point during the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. Durant has been out since Game 5 of the second round of the playoffs with a right calf strain. Warriors owner […]

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 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 […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson says you can feel owner Joe Lacob’s “passion” for the game and that it makes the players feel good to know they are playing for someone who cares about winning. Thompson says Lacob, who bought the Warriors in 2010, is sometimes more into games than the fans at […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob says the Dubs were never close to trading shooting guard Klay Thompson to the Minnesota Timberwolves for power forward Kevin Love in the summer of 2014. That offseason, the Warriors and Timberwolves reportedly discussed a trade which would have sent Thompson and a first-round pick to Minnesota in exchange […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob says Klay Thompson is “the greatest shooting guard in the world.” The Warriors drafted Thompson with the 11th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. At the time, no one saw Thompson carving out the career he has with the Dubs so far, not even Lacob. In a short […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, unsurprisingly, says he wants Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to be with the franchise “forever.” Curry signed a supermax extension with the Warriors in 2017 and is under contract until 2022. Thompson, meanwhile, becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer, but it is widely believed Golden State will offer […]

Many will point to Monta Ellis’ trade as the seminal moment that turned the Golden State Warriors from playoff pretenders to championship contenders. However, just as important was the signing of Stephen Curry to an extension of his rookie deal — a four-year, $44 million pact owner Joe Lacob remembers very well. At the time, […]

The Golden State Warriors dynastic beginnings were a factor of several stars aligning at the right moment, at the right pace, and with the right pieces. Owner Joe Lacob recalled how it all came about, once he and the new ownership group saw what they had in centerpiece Stephen Curry. As most successful owners do, […]

Golden State Warriors team owner Joe Lacob has given Draymond Green the highest form of compliment by stating that he wants the three-time All-Star to see out his career with the Dubs: “He’s Draymond Green,” Lacob said, via Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. “I wasn’t worried. I want Draymond Green to be here forever. […]

Following the Golden State Warriors’ title win last season, several contenders have worked the entire season to improve their roster with the hopes of dethroning the back-to-back champs. The Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder are considered as the biggest threats to Golden State, and team owner Joe Lacob […]

Earlier this season, Golden State Warriors forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green were involved in a dustup that became a cause for concern for the team. The Dubs, who are gunning for their third straight title, looked like a team that was about to implode because of the tense situation involving both players. A few […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant will become an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the team. There have been rumors that Durant might leave Golden State should the Dubs win their third-straight title in June. Warriors owner Joe Lacob, though, says he doesn’t even think about Durant’s […]

Klay Thompson’s comments criticizing Golden State Warriors fans rang oddly in the minds of many Oracle Arena faithful following a rare loss to the bottom-dwelling Phoenix Suns. Owner Joe Lacob didn’t agree with his star shooting guard’s decision to call out the fans, and he wasn’t shy about saying why: “I love Klay. And I […]

The Golden State Warriors have struggled upon their return from the All-Star festivities, now 4-5 after hitting a new low with what they called the worst loss of the season against the Phoenix Suns over the weekend. Yet owner Joe Lacob isn’t fretting about what this recent slump, still confident in the Warriors’ postseason chances: […]

While there are some who believe that the Golden State Warriors have already reached their peak and will be moving towards a downward trajectory within the next couple of years, team owner Joe Lacob recently revealed that he is personally far from done in terms of tapping the full potential of the franchise. Speaking to […]

One of the biggest storylines of the 2018-19 NBA season has been the future of the Golden State Warriors. With superstars Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson set to become free agents, pundits and journalists in NBA circles have wondered if the Warriors will keep their very expensive nucleus together. While both players deserve max-level deals, Warriors […]

Kevin Durant may be gearing up to leave the Golden State Warriors in free agency this summer, but Warriors owner Joe Lacob says that all the organization can do is treat its best players to the best of its ability and spend as much as it can to ensure that the team is a contender: […]

The Golden State Warriors are unlikely to match the Cleveland Cavaliers’ offer sheet for combo guard Patrick McCaw, and Golden State owner Joe Lacob is reportedly a bit ticked off at the whole situation, according to Anthony Slater of The Atheltic. Patrick McCaw turned down two offers from the Warriors before the regular season started. He […]

When the Golden State Warriors suspended power forward Draymond Green without pay after he cursed out star small forward Kevin Durant, some around the league believed that was a message by owner Joe Lacob that the team was siding with Durant. Kevin Durant can become an unrestricted free agent after this season if he declines […]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is just as befuddled as his players are with the absence of Patrick McCaw. The third-year swingman had the chance at two different offers to remain with the team, yet chose not to sign either of them, remaining out of the picture and out of reach to his coaches […]

No one expected Kevin Durant to sign with the Golden State Warriors in 2016. But now it appears that no one expects him to re-sign with Golden State in 2019. But Warriors ownership isn’t worrying too much about Durant’s impending free agency yet. After all, Durant has played the last two seasons on one-year deals. “It’s […]