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The Toronto Raptors have taken a commanding 3-1 series lead against the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals after winning Game 4, 105-92 Friday night. Kawhi Leonard was unstoppable once again, scoring 36 points, including 17 in the third quarter that helped erase a 12-point lead by the Dubs. Now he’s […]

Russell Westbrook and Zaza Pachulia have a history. That was rekindled during the Detroit Pistons’ visit to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s turf Friday night. Only this time, Pachulia was on the receiving end of the physicality. Near the seven-minute mark of the second quarter, Pachulia received an entry pass from Blake Griffin inside the paint. […]

On Sunday, Zaza Pachulia was handed his 2017-18 championship ring as his Detroit Pistons visited the Golden State Warriors in Oakland. The 34-year-old was briefly honored at Oracle Arena prior to tip-off, as he was given his token for his contributions for the Dubs’ title run last season. Following the contest, Pachulia was asked to […]

Detroit Pistons’ Zaza Pachulia has been fined $25,000 for confronting and verbally abusing a game official and failing to leave the court after he was ejected late in the third quarter. https://twitter.com/AndrewJoePotter/status/1102712457540313088 Zaza Pachulia was given two technical fouls with 2:27 left in the third quarter of the Pistons’ 112-107 overtime win against the Toronto Raptors. […]

On Sunday, Detroit Pistons veteran big man Zaza Pachulia celebrated his 35th birthday. Naturally, he was swarmed by greetings on social media by fans and peers alike. However, one of the standout greetings came from none other than his Pistons teammate, Blake Griffin. Griffin hilariously shared a photo on his Instagram stories of himself in […]

Buddy Hield broke the collective hearts of the Detroit Pistions and their supporters as he hit a game-winning triple for the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. Following the tight 103-101 defeat, the Pistons were visibly upset with how the officials handled the game, particularly in the sequence that led to Hield’s game-winning play: “Fumbling the ball, taking […]

Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson rained threes on Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center, just like the rest of his All-Star teammates, but what caught the eyes of the bench and the viewers at home was a career-high four-dunk performance he put up before exiting early in the fourth quarter of a blowout 142-111 […]

Zaza Pachulia, a former member of the Golden State Warriors who now plays for the Detroit Pistons, offered an interesting new tactic to contain former teammate Klay Thompson. Hack a @KlayThompson — Zaza Pachulia (@zaza27) December 28, 2018 Pachulia’s tweet came in after Klay Thompson missed another free throw in the Warriors’ game against the […]

Former Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia got a quick jab in to his former teammate Kevin Durant, making note of another former Warriors player, as Omri Casspi of the Memphis Grizzlies went off for 20 points off the bench on Monday. Word didn’t take long to get around the NBA, using the narrative of […]

Kevin Durant took to Instagram to call out his former teammate, Zaza Pachulia, who sent a thoughtful happy birthday text to Durant on Friday. The only problem: Durant’s birthday was three months ago. Kevin Durant posted a hilarious screenshot of his exchange with Pachulia: Lmao Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) posted a screenshot of former #Warriors teammate, […]

Detroit Pistons All-Star center Andre Drummond has helped lead the Pistons to a sterling 4-1 record, good for third in the Eastern Conference. Drummond isn’t as outspoken as other NBA stars, but when prompted he has no trouble speaking his mind. In a recent interview with James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, Drummond did not […]

The Golden State Warriors are looking to dominate the league once again. After scoring 92 points in the first half and 149 for the game, one-time Warriors center Zaza Pachulia took to Twitter to let them know that he is “disappointed” in his former teammates. Specifically, Pachulia was targeting the hot-shooting backcourt duo of Stephen […]

Blake Griffin had a career game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, and his Detroit Pistons teammate Zaza Pachulia thinks he’s the reason for the All-Star’s outburst. Griffin recorded a career-high 50 points and 14 rebounds to help the Pistons take down the Sixers in overtime, 133-132. Even more remarkable, the 29-year-old forward banked […]

Detroit Pistons center and Georgia Order of Honor recipient Zaza Pachulia is just another admirer of the great Steve Nash, who was enshrined into the Hall of Fame on Friday. And when Pachulia got the chance to hear Nash’s speech in Springfield, he was so inspired by at least one portion of it that he […]

As far as the Golden State Warriors’ championship teams are concerned, newly-signed Detroit Pistons center Zaza Pachulia is probably at the bottom of the totem pole. Known for their ultra-small lineups (often to close out games), the Warriors simply have not much need for a traditional center like Pachulia or JaVale McGee any longer – even […]

Former Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Detroit Pistons, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Pachulia played the last two seasons with the Warriors, winning a pair of championships while starting at center for the majority of the time during that span. Pachulia, 34, […]

The Golden State Warriors are applying the finishing touches to their roster for the upcoming season. The recent signing of former Utah Jazz forward Jonas Jerebko appears to indicate that either David West or Zaza Pachulia — both free agents — will end up being cut from the team prior to opening night. According to Warriors […]

The Golden State Warriors are now officially a dynasty after winning the 2018 NBA Finals, their third championship in four years. The rest of the league is trying to catch up to the Warriors, who have formed a team that is not only comprised of some of the best players in the game, they also […]

The Golden State Warriors won the 2018 NBA Championship; that makes it two championships in a row and three out of the last four for the Bay Area team. Their fans have seen arguably the greatest four-year stretch not only in the NBA, but in professional sports as their dominant Warriors haven’t seemed to face […]

Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has logged fewer playoff minutes than the games the team has played, garnering only eight in total between Games 3 and 4 of the series against the New Orleans Pelicans, which came to an end on Tuesday night. Head coach Steve Kerr has gone to a small lineup, landing […]

Zaza Pachulia is yet to play a minute of postseason action this season, benched in favor of the lankier, more athletic JaVale McGee, as head coach Steve Kerr has opted to trot out a faster-paced lineup. Yet the veteran center, who has held the starting center spot for most of the season, isn’t fretting about […]

Whether you believe that Golden State Warriors Zaza Pachulia is just a clumsy five-year-old trapped inside the body of a 6-foot-11 adult who sometimes loses control of his limbs or that he is a man intent on crippling people on the hard court, you will probably find it hard not to chuckle (at least) at […]

One of the scarier injuries of the NBA season took place on Saturday night during the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings. Vince Carter undercuts Patrick McCaw who hits the floor hard, Steve Kerr is upset at Vince, Vince is distraught pic.twitter.com/7GQE6kHSqo — CJ Fogler account may or may not be […]

Kevin Durant came at the defense of his teammate Zaza Pachulia after a San Antonio-based radio host Jason Minnix gave an extra two cents with his Instagram post of Pachulia giving a kid his autograph during last night’s 89-75 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bgh9gGBn6tx/?hl=en&taken-by=warriorstalk The game didn’t have much to offer other than […]

The defending champion Golden State Warriors visited the home of their conference rivals San Antonio Spurs Monday night sans top guns Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Kevin Durant. To make matters worse for the road team, All-Star power forward Draymond Green also left the game early with a pelvic injury. However, their absence didn’t matter […]

Zaza Pachulia had perhaps his best outing of the year coming off the bench, showing signs of life despite his recent demotion after holding the starting center spot for his entire stint with the team since the 2016-17 season. The Georgian big man put up a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double in 25 minutes of action after […]

Zaza Pachulia saw his first healthy scratch of the season after the younger, more athletic JaVale McGee made his sixth straight start for the Golden State Warriors following the All-Star break. The 6-foot-11 veteran sat by his locker, scratching his head and wondering why he hadn’t seen any time on the court against an energetic […]

Stephen Curry suffered an unfortunate injury in the first quarter of Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, rolling his right ankle after landing on teammate Zaza Pachulia prior to the end of the quarter while attempting to haul in a defensive rebound. Despite of this, the Golden State Warriors point guard would not snitch […]

Golden State Warriors fans hold their breath whenever point guard Stephen Curry lands funny on his ankle. It happened again Friday night. Take a look at the sequence: Steph Curry seemed to tweak his right ankle, Steve Kerr calls timeout pic.twitter.com/kehte22qAc — Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) March 3, 2018 In the first quarter tonight against the […]

Following his initial cries for justice after seeing Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia questionably fall over Russell Westbrook’s legs during Saturday’s tilt, Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving doubled down on his stance, noting it was not only him feeling like Pachulia had dirty intentions in that particular play. “I think everybody kind of […]

Among the NBA personalities offended by Zaza Pachulia falling over Russell Westbrook during the Golden State Warriors’ 112-80 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder was former Warriors forward and NBA pundit Stephen Jackson, who denounced the big man for his action. A guest in the set of Undisputed in Fox Sports 1, Jackson emphasized his […]

The NBA has decided they will not take any action against Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia, after he awkwardly fell over Russell Westbrook during Saturday’s 112-80 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to Tim Bontemps of The Washington Post. https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/967626797834620929 Pachulia has a poor reputation preceding him, which led to the likes of […]

The saga involving the intent behind Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia’s awkward fall over Russell Westbrook has brought many sides to the argument since the highly-anticipated Saturday night matchup concluded. Unsurprisingly, Steven Adams; who has taken a kick to the groin as graciously as a 6-foot-11 big man can, said no on-court retaliation would […]

Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia once again received a lot of criticism on Saturday following their blowout victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder. During one sequence, Pachulia tried to go for the rebound after seeing Russell Westbrook missed a shot, but when he saw the latter on the floor, he appeared to intentionally fall […]

Through the last couple of months, the Golden State Warriors have struggled to play at a consistent level on both ends of the court. This has led to them attempting a few different methods to help keep the team motivated through the rest of the second half of the year. One of these changes was […]

The game between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder turned out to be a blowout, with the home team winning, 112-80. However, what the score did not reflect was how physical it was. The physicality was headlined by a controversial incident where Zaza Pachulia appeared to fall intentionally on Russell Westbrook’s leg to try […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were involved in another chippy affair against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night that featured some intense moments. It was a game that saw the Thunder on the receiving end of some of the physical play that wound up causing more frustration on the court. One of which involved Warriors […]

Golden State Warriors big man Zaza Pachulia has garnered the reputation of being a dirty player. He has been involved in a few controversial plays before that resulted to players getting hurt, perhaps none more infamous than that of when he “inadvertently” slid his foot underneath San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard in last year’s […]

As expected, things got heated in the star-studded showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. However, things almost took a turn for the worst after Warriors center Zaza Pachulia blatantly fell on Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook’s legs near the end of the third quarter. Needless to say, Pachulia’s antics […]