Warriors

Klay Thompson has still yet to show any concern over his role with the Golden State Warriors in the Kevin Durant era. Some might believe there’s an inevitability behind this stance. The Warriors signed Durant. They actually added a top-three player to a 73-win nucleus. There is no reason for Thompson to complain. But Thompson’s [...]

All of you should know by now that the NBA made good on its stated intent to remove the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte if North Carolina’s House Bill 2 wasn’t overturned. The decision isn’t a bold one. HB2, aka Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, is a terrible piece of legislature, essentially precluding cities [...]

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 [...]

Still got a problem with Kevin Durant leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors? Carmelo Anthony is here to set you straight. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: Carmelo Anthony is not resentful Kevin Durant didn’t strongly consider New York, and the Knicks star said fans should lay off Durant for [...]

Signing Kevin Durant was kind of like finding money for the Golden State Warriors. Or so team president Rick Welts says. Though the Warriors heavily recruited Durant over the last year-plus, and while they were widely viewed as the most likely landing spot for him should he leave the Oklahoma City Thunder, they never really [...]

Most NBA owners probably don’t like that the Golden State Warriors, a 73-win powerhouse, were able to carve out enough cap space to sign Kevin Durant. Mark Cuban, though, is not most owners. He doesn’t really have a huge issue with Durant heading to Oakland. To the contrary, he thinks it’s good for the NBA, [...]

Breaking up is hard to do, but the Golden State Warriors made sure their divorce from Andrew Bogut went as amicably as possible. Golden State needed to dump the remaining $12.6 million on his contract to help make room for Kevin Durant. And though there were no shortage of teams who would have absorbed the [...]

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 [...]

Reigning NBA champions aren’t typically considered underdogs entering the following season—not if they keep their title-toting core intact. But the Cleveland Cavaliers could be an exception. Just not to Kyrie Irving. As he told Complex Sports’ Zach Frydenlund: Complex: With the Warriors adding Kevin Durant, most people will look at the Cavs as underdogs even [...]

Kevin Durant’s decision to leave Oklahoma City is what it is. He was a free agent and has every right to exercise all that comes to him by way of being unrestricted. But it’s the fact that he chose a stacked Warriors team; one that just defeated him and has already won a title without [...]