Warriors’ Green: No Need to Panic or Point Fingers

If the Warriors are panicking about their declining play during the past 11 games, including an 18-point spanking by Detroit on Saturday, they sure weren’t conveying it before flying to Cleveland for an NBA Finals rematch. “There’s no need to panic, turn on each other or point a finger. We all sucked,” (Draymond) Green said. […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Cavs’ Irving: ‘That rage is still burning inside all of us’

The Cavs are 0-2 against the Warriors and Spurs and home wins would be a big part of finishing this season similarly to last season, when the Cavs won 34 of the last 43 games after being 19-20 on Jan. 13. Blatt said the team is well aware of what happened at this point last […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Pistons Send Warriors to Second Loss in Three Games

Before the game, Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy said Golden State simply has more margin for error than other teams, meaning the Warriors can win even when they don’t play their best. Not on this night against Van Gundy’s Pistons. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope held his own against Stephen Curry for most of the night, scoring 20 […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
The Problem With Chasing Restricted Free Agents

Salary cap guru Eric Pincus explains why pursuing restricted free agents can be difficult due to timing.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Draymond Green in Line to Start All-Star Game

The Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony has inched past Detroit’s Andre Drummond in voting for an Eastern Conference frontcourt spot, and Golden State’s Draymond Green continues to hold his slim lead in the Western Conference in the final days of NBA All-Star balloting. Green is a little more than 12,000 votes ahead of San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Kobe Encourages Warriors to ‘Make History’

Before Kobe Bryant left the Oracle Arena court for the final time Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers icon was greeted by a trio of Golden State Warriors who have been terrorizing the rest of the league lately. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all surrounded Bryant and chatted him up following their team’s […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Curry Praises Coach Malone’s ‘good vision’ for Nuggets

Their time together was short, but in two seasons at Golden State, Michael Malone made a big impression on Warriors star Stephen Curry. “I think he has a good vision for what he wants to bring to Denver,” Curry said. “He knows the game, has a great IQ for the game. I think he expects […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors Willing to Pay to Keep Barnes, Ezeli?

Golden State Warriors assistant general manager Kirk Lacob joined the “NBA This Week” on 95.7-FM The Game in San Francisco and talked a lot of subjects in and around the Warriors and NBA. Lacob joined us from Santa Cruz, site of this week’s D-League Showcase.   –On the ability to retain both Harrison Barnes and […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Curry Playing With Shin Guards to Combat Injury

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is adopting a soccer star’s garb and mentality. Curry played 29 minutes in Friday night’s 128-108 win against the Portland Trail Blazers while sporting soccer-style, plastic-coated shin guards meant to protect a nagging shin bruise that has flared up on contact three times in the past four games. He […]

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021