Steve Kerr is out indefinitely while tending to his recurring back problems. Though this doesn’t technically mean he’s done for the season, the Golden State Warriors are moving forward as such. From CSN Bay Area’s Monte Poole: “The way we look at it is, plan on him not coming back,” Draymond Green said after practice [...]
When the Golden State Warriors take the court against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2 of their first-round playoff matchup, they may be without Kevin Durant. After injuring his left calf in Game 1, Durant is officially questionable, per ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes and NBC Sports’ Rosalyn Gold-Onwude: [tweet https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/854416333286461441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fwarriors-blazers-nba-playoffs-kevin-durant-questionable-for-game-2-with-calf-strain%2F] [tweet https://twitter.com/ROSGO21/status/854416255498854400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnba%2Fnews%2Fwarriors-blazers-nba-playoffs-kevin-durant-questionable-for-game-2-with-calf-strain%2F] It feels weird [...]
April 19, 2017
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Imagine, for a second, the Golden State Warriors lose in the NBA Finals. Might Kevin Durant, who owns a player option for next season, want to leave? Eh, no. The expectation has always been that he’ll return to Golden State no matter what. That hasn’t changed. He said so himself during the Warriors Plus/Minus podcast [...]
April 17, 2017
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Things were a little heated between the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards by the end of the former’s 139-115 victory over the latter on Sunday night. With the game wrapped up, Brandon Jennings committed a Flagrant-1 foul on JaVale McGee. He was attempting a three, and Jennings shoved him. Both Jennings and John Wall defended [...]
April 3, 2017
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Los Angeles will be playing host to next year’s NBA All-Star Game, and don’t think for a minute Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss isn’t pining for purple and gold to be repped on the floor, at Staples Center, when the 2018 superstar exhibition tips off. During an appearance on a podcast for Forbes Sports Money, Buss [...]
March 31, 2017
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Before the Los Angeles Clippers took down the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, Doc Rivers had some high praise for John Wall. He’s playing like an MVP candidate. Sort of. Per Candace Buckner of the Washington Post: [tweet https://twitter.com/CandaceDBuckner/status/847251451508269056] Rivers is correct. On both fronts. John Wall has been absolutely sensational this year. He’s posting career-high [...]
March 30, 2017
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The Golden State Warriors have an update on Kevin Durant’s recovery from a sprained MCL he suffered against the Washington Wizards in February. He’s going to be okay. Fine, here’s the actual update: [tweet https://twitter.com/WarriorsPR/status/847161447125864449] Clips of Durant getting shots up have surfaced on Twitter, so this was inevitable. Still, for the Warriors, it’s good [...]
March 30, 2017
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Kevin Durant is back on the court…in a manner of speaking. The Golden State Warriors superstar hasn’t played since Feb. 28, when he suffered a sprained MCL and bone bruise in his left knee less than two minutes into a game against the Washington Wizards. Though the exact date of his return remains unclear, he is [...]
March 22, 2017
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Has an MVP talent ever flown under the radar quite like Kawhi Leonard? Yes, he’s the reigning two-time Defensive Player of the Year. And sure, it was him who finished as a runner-up in MVP voting last season, to Stephen Curry, who had just wrapped up one of the best individual campaigns the NBA has [...]
March 8, 2017
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George Hill’s return to the Utah Jazz next season is no longer a formality. It was assumed all along the two sides might reach an extension that prevents the underrated-turned-Jazz lifeline point gurad from hitting the open market this summer, but extension talks died ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, according to the Salt Lake Tribune‘s Tony Jones: [...]
March 1, 2017
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