NBA AM: All-Time Biggest Contracts

Westbrook’s contract extension is historic, but it’s not just the recent contracts that are the largest of all time.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors Say No Need to Protest During Anthem

After the Golden State Warriors lost 108-102 to the Denver Nuggets in a preseason opener Saturday evening, the essential question asked at postgame availability was why the team elected not to participate in a protest demonstration before tipoff. “I think we’ve done enough,” Andre Iguodala told ESPN. “We talked about how we’ve done enough and […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Sources: Steve Kerr to Travel Separately Due to Passport Delay

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr will travel separately from the team to China on Sunday, due to a passport processing delay, league sources tell ESPN. A batch of passports were delayed — at no fault of the Warriors or Kerr — in being transported back to the team from the East Coast processing center, […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Top 10 Ring Chasers

Dwyane Wade is too to Cleveland to chase another ring, but he is by no means the first.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: A History of White House Visits

So much was made of the White House this past weekend, but how important is that visit, really, in a historical sense?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Golden State Warriors 2017-18 Season Preview

The Golden State Warriors remain the cream of the NBA crop, even after several franchises went all in this offseason. Can anyone really beat the Warriors in a seven-game series? We look at the Warriors in this final NBA season preview.

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Steph Curry on Trump’s Tweet: ‘Not What Leaders Do’

Stephen Curry said his beliefs were “cemented even further about how things in our country are going” after President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday morning that the Golden State Warriors are not welcome at the White House to celebrate their 2017 NBA championship. “My stance is the same as it was [Friday],” Curry said Saturday. “And […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Steve Kerr on KD’s Twitter Mishap: ‘Not a Big Deal’

At media day on Friday, the Golden State Warriors maintained there is no concern with star Kevin Durant’s social media foul-up last week. “It’s not a big deal,” said coach Steve Kerr. “It’s not anything that we’re concerned about. He apologized. I told him a story about something that happened to me in my career […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Steve Kerr Expects Warriors to be Better This Year

The Golden State Warriors won an NBA-high 67 games during the 2016-17 regular season and went 16-1 in the postseason to claim their second championship in three years. That 67-win total was achieved with Kevin Durant playing in only 62 games. Despite those extraordinary feats, at media day on Friday coach Steve Kerr said he […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021