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Do better, haters. After adding Kevin Durant to a 73-win core, the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors instantly become the most hated team since the 2010-11 Miami Heat. But they aren’t facing the wrath of such a status. As Klay Thompson told The Vertical’s Michael Lee: It’s not too bad. It hasn’t been crazy. No one [...]

Stephen Curry isn’t worried about the Golden State Warriors being impacted by their gradual transition from NBA darlings to all-time super villains. The aftermath of blowing a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Signing Kevin Durant and warping the league’s competitive landscape more so than their record 73-win season ever did. Dealing with the perception, [...]

Kevin Durant is happy that he isn’t joining a Golden State Warriors team that’s working off two consecutive titles. Why? Because, well, he (most likely) wouldn’t be a member of the Warriors if that was the case. As Durant said of his free-agency decision, per ESPN.com’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss: “[My agent] Rich [Kleiman], who’s here, [...]

In the 2015-16 season, the San Antonio Spurs broke a record even the great Golden State Warriors could not achieve. Although Steve Kerr’s men bested the feat of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls by posting a 73-9 season record, the Spurs claimed the joint best performance on home soil by losing just one of their games [...]

Though the Golden State Warriors look absolutely terrifying on paper after signing Kevin Durant, don’t expect them to try outdoing regular-season history from the jump. Or at all. The Warriors broke the record for single-season victories last year, rattling off 73 wins, resetting the 72-win bar that the Chicago Bulls created in 1995-96. Immediately after [...]

San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson isn’t trying to rain on the Golden State Warriors’ superteam parade. He just wants you, and them, to know this feeling of Nirvana won’t last forever. As The Admiral told Complex’s Zach Frydenlund (h/t Bleacher Report): “It takes time, you look at what happened with LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. [...]

Jason Terry isn’t about to bow down at the altar of the Golden State Warriors. Speaking with Yardbarker, the currently unemployed 38-year-old NBA champion addressed the notion that Golden State is a superteam just because they have Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant. Spoiler: He doesn’t think they are a superteam. Now [...]

Upon choosing to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant did what any self-respecting NBA free agent who just broke the hearts of millions of basketball fans would do: lay low. True story. Per Newsday‘s Al Iannazzone: The two days after I didn’t leave my bed because if I walk [...]

Damian Lillard won’t be following Kevin Durant’s lead and joining the Golden State Warriors anytime soon. Or ever. Lillard was born and attended high school in Oakland, California, so naturally he was asked about playing for Golden State on Twitter. His response was less than encouraging for Warriors fans who are already hoping to pry [...]

Don’t think the Golden State Warriors haven’t done their homework on Kevin Durant. During an episode of The Vertical Podcast with Woj, The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed that Golden State’s players have been recruiting him to the Bay Area all season. Here’s the transcription, via ProBasketballTalk’s Dan Feldman: Here’s the thing that’s interesting about Golden [...]