Kyrie Irving: Warriors ‘chatter’ Provided ‘extra motivation’

After dominating the Golden State Warriors with a wire-to-wire 137-116 victory in a must-win Game 4 of the NBA Finals, several Cleveland Cavaliers players said the Warriors’ “chatter” leading up to Friday fueled their performance. In other words, Draymond Green’s mouth got Golden State in trouble again. “You add, of course, some chatter in there, […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Referee Admits Error Caused Technical Foul Confusion

Referees said a miscommunication with the scorer’s table led to confusion following a Draymond Green technical foul in the third quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, leading to Green initially being announced as ejected before that call was overturned. “In the moment, I thought I had verbalized to the table that the technical […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Patrick McCaw, Kay Felder Not Taking Finals For Granted

These two rookies have been down different roads, but their appreciation to experience the NBA’s pinnacle event is one in the same. Spencer Davies writes.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Does the NBA Really Need Parity?

The Warriors and Cavaliers have been truly dominant. Is that a bad thing? Cody Taylor discusses.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Source: Mike Brown Uninterested in Ohio State Job

Brown’s got one of best jobs in NBA, made a lot of money and remains immersed in pro game. For now, NCAA ball doesn’t intrigue him, I’m told Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron: Superteams are ‘great for our league’

Kevin Durant might have joined the Golden State Warriors with a degree of “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” behind his decision, but LeBron James doesn’t have any problem with it — even it costs him a shot at a fourth ring this year. In fact, he said if he were an NBA owner […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Game 4 Preview: Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

The Warriors look poised to complete the first 16-0 postseason in NBA history Friday night, writes Dennis Chambers.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron: Warriors Have Most ‘Firepower’ I’ve Seen

After LeBron James and Kyrie Irving saw a combined 77-point night wasted in a 118-113 loss to the Golden State Warriors to fall down 3-0 in the NBA Finals, James called the Warriors “probably the most, most firepower I’ve played in my career.” The Cavs led the Warriors by six with 3:09 remaining before Golden […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Steve Kerr: ‘Fatigue’ Aided Game Three Win

As LeBron James and Kyrie Irving poured in shot after shot Wednesday night in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he kept repeating the same message to his players. “They’re going to get tired,” Kerr recalled saying, speaking of James and Irving. “Stay in front of them. Force […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021