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Andre Iguodala missed the final four games of the Western Conference Finals while dealing with a left knee injury. And as it turns out, he may not be ready for the start of the NBA Finals. Or maybe he will be. Truth be told, he doesn’t know. Nor do the Warriors. Everyone involve still seems [...]

The Chicago Bulls made the (correct) decision to completely blow it up this past summer by shedding many of their veterans and their cap space in order to start from scratch and start rebuilding through the draft. They made a very good (although it was criticized at the time) decision to use the No. 7 [...]

It doesn’t sound like Jeff Van Gundy will be competing with ESPN colleague Mark Jackson in the New York Knicks’ head-coaching sweepstakes. Though Van Gundy’s name is one among many that has been floated around as a potential replacement for the fired Jeff Hornacek, ESPN.com’s Ian Begley reports the franchise doesn’t have any interest in [...]

Kevin Durant will be a free agent this summer… not really though. According to a report from Chris Haynes of ESPN, Durant is going to opt out of his deal in order to restructure his contract this summer. “A nine-time All-Star and the reigning NBA Finals MVP, Durant will be turning down a salary of [...]

Kevin Durant wants you to know the Golden State Warriors aren’t NBA Finals locks. They aren’t locks for anything, period. Most had the Warriors ticketed for another championship at the start of this season. Even now, with the Houston Rockets having clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, it’s tough for some to [...]

At long last, some good news on the injury front for the Golden State Warriors. After missing the team’s past six games with an incomplete right ribs fracture, Kevin Durant plans to rejoin the rotation for Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, per ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes: Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, ever the cautious prognosticator [...]

Steve Kerr isn’t too worried about the Golden State Warriors pushing forward without Stephen Curry. The point guard was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left MCL sprain in his first game back from a sprained right. The injury is expected to keep him out for at least another three weeks, which takes Golden State well [...]

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob apparently isn’t married to the current roster. Not if they fail to win this year’s NBA title, at least. From Bay Area New Group’s Mark Medina: Lacob remains confident with the Warriors’ direction. Yet, he also expressed the need “to be relentless” with their roster building and innovation, citing [...]

Kevin Durant hasn’t yet been playing with Stephen Curry for two full seasons, but he already finds it strange having to tackle the competition without him. This much was made clear by the lanky MVP after the Golden State Warriors fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who were playing without Jimmy Butler. Curry is on the [...]

If the Golden State Warriors spent the first 75 percent of the regular season in cruise control, they’re ready to wake up for the final one-quarter of the schedule. Who do we credit with their decision to express a suddenly deeper interest in regular-season results? Definitely Klay Thompson, an understated competitor who visibly cares about [...]