Warriors

Draymond Green doesn’t believe there was a downside to the Golden State Warriors signing Kevin Durant. Bold, I know. It sounds stupid to say. At the same time, crotchety folks have waxed displeasure with the defensive sacrifices the Warriors made to acquire Durant. Andrew Bogut was injury-prone, but a solid interior anchor. So, too, was [...]

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 [...]

In case you haven’t been paying attention, Draymond Green is a fairly confident individual. He’s not likely to back down from anyone and will always say what he feels. Like most players of note in the league, Green is on record as saying he thinks he the game’s best player. That alone isn’t attention-grabbing. But [...]

The Toronto Raptors had another “Drake Night” at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday, and it just so happened that they were playing host to the Golden State Warriors, the new home of Kevin Durant, a noted Drake friend and fan. But Durant was no friend or fan or groupie of Drake’s on Wednesday. He dropped [...]

Draymond Green has a hot take that isn’t all that hot. He thinks that he is one of the best players in the NBA, per ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes: “I think I’m one of the best players in the NBA,” Green said to ESPN. “Am I going to go out and score 30 every night? Absolutely [...]

When Andrew Bogut was asked about his departure from the Warriors prior to Wednesday’s game against the Mavs in which they were trounced 116-95, he had a bone to pick. He told USA Today that anonymous comments questioning his durability came from the many “shallow personalities” in the NBA. “But that’s how it is,” Bogut [...]

The Golden State Warriors have won two of their first three games, but as far as they’re concerned they might as well be winless. Head coach Steve Kerr intimated as much following the team’s 106-100 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, a game that was much closer and left in doubt for far longer [...]

No one of sound mind expected the Golden State Warriors to crumble against the San Antonio Spurs on opening night, at home, to the tune of a 29-point loss. Yes, this team is still trying to incorporate a fourth All-NBA talent onto its roster and into its schemes. But the likes of Stephen Curry, Kevin [...]

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers seems like an even-keeled, genuine, all-around good dude. Let’s get that out of the way. Part of his charm is his humility—this refusal, deliberate or unconscious, to get caught up in any form of Warriors hysteria. And that doesn’t change when you’re talking about legacies, about historical success, [...]

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, [...]