Golden State Warriors

David Lee will plans to play again this season. After tearing his right hip flexor in the first NBA playoff game of his career, the Golden State Warriors’ All-Star intends to return to the floor before the postseason is over once again. Lee already “returned” for Golden State’s first-round series-clinching Game 6 victory over the [...]

Phil Jackson is back in the NBA. Sort of. According to Keith Langlois of NBA.com, Jackson has agreed to advise the Detroit Pistons on their latest head-coaching search: Tom Gores’ vow to use every available resource to restore the Pistons to greatness has led him to Phil Jackson, who has agreed to serve in an [...]

Mark Jackson totally outcoached George Karl in the first round of the NBA playoffs…so says Denver Nuggets point guard Andre Miller. Wait, what? Miller threw Karl under the bus after the Golden State Warriors beat the Nuggets in Game 6 of their first-round series to advance to the semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs. Yes, [...]

The Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors series just got a whole lot more interesting. As if this matchup wasn’t competitive enough, Warriors head coach Mark Jackson added some fuel to the fire by asserting that Denver sent “hit men” at sharp-shooter Stephen Curry (via Royce Young of CBSSports.com): They were the more physical team, [...]

Tony Parker feels your pain, Los Angeles. The San Antonio Spurs absolutely manhandled the depleted Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs, sweeping the boys in purple and gold. It wasn’t a competitive sweep either. San Antonio’s average margin of victory through four games was 16.3 points. The team has got [...]

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The Golden State Warriors reportedly turned down a trade for Boston Celtics veteran forward Paul Pierce. According to Bill Simmons of ESPN’s Grantland, the Celtics offered Pierce to the Warriors in exchange for rookie Harrison Barnes and the 2014 expiring contract of Andris Biedrins or Richard Jefferson: Warrants mentioning: The Warriors turned down Pierce from [...]

Kobe Bryant isn’t known for his leadership. He’s known for his shooting, his scoring and even his missing, but never for constructive leadership. Until now. There’s a prevailing misconception that gets tossed around far too often when it comes to the Black Mamba. The belief that he is selfish just isn’t accurate. He has a [...]

Dwyane Wade broke Kobe Bryant’s nose at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, but he has no intention of breaking the Black Mamba’s spirits. Bryant will be sidelined for the next six-to-nine months as he works his way back from a ruptured Achilles, and while some will doubt his ability to return to form, the Miami [...]

Everybody loves Kevin Durant. By “everybody,” I seriously mean (almost) everybody. Prior to the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Warriors head coach Mark Jackson essentially called Durant a role model. Coach Mark Jackson: “When I look at Kevin Durant, you look at a guy you want to point your kids to [...]