Even those closest to the Golden State Warriors are confused by how the play-in works — and explaining it almost made Draymond Green late to practice. On his eponymous podcast, Green started his Monday episode with a preview of Tuesday’s Warriors-Kings matchup by explaining the play-in situation. He included a conversation he had with his mother-in-law Monday to illustrate how complicated the whole thing is: “I had a conversation with her that almost made me late for practice today,” Green said,...
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green isn't happy with the fact that his team needs to fight its way through the play-in tournament to reach the playoffs,
A potentially scary moment for New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson Thursday night provided a teaching moment for NBA legend Charles Barkley. During Thursday’s broadcast of the Pelicans-Kings game, the "NBA on TNT" crew was discussing what initially looked like a serious injury for Williamson. Williamson, who was sidelined a week earlier with a bruised left finger, went down late in the second quarter with what appeared to be a left wrist injury. He was driving to the net when he fell...
The Warriors’ dynasty is hanging on by a thread – and Jusuf Nurkic couldn’t be happier. Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors’ season ended with a whimper on Tuesday eve
The Golden State Warriors traveled east to face the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night in the NBA Play-In Tournament. The winner would get an opportunity to face the New Orleans Pelicans and advance to the playoffs. After the Dubs ended the Kings season last year, Sacramento returned the favor this time around, defeating the Warriors 118-94. Golden State head coach Steve Kerr opted to start rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis in the front court alongside Draymond Green. While Jackson-Davis has had a...
Both Draymond Green and AT&T know how much the Golden State Warriors defensive standout’s on-court decisions affected his team this season—and they’re not afraid to say it. Since coming to the Warriors from Michigan State in 2012, Green and longtime teammates Steph Curry and Klay Thompson have won four titles together. Green also has become a generation’s defensive template, being named to the NBA’s All-Defensive Team eight times in his career. Unfortunately, like great defensive players...
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No one enjoyed the postseason downfall of the Warriors on Tuesday night more than Phoenix Suns big man Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic was flagrantly hit in the head by Draymond Green on on Dec. 12, 2023, at Footprint Center in Phoenix — leading to an ejection and eventual indefinite suspension for Green that required him getting counseling before he could return to the court — and then continued to feud off the court online throughout the season after Green returned from suspension in the middle of...
The final day of the 2023-24 NBA regular season is here. And, just as the league hoped when designing the schedule, there are a lot of important games with critical playoff seeding implications. The Golden State Warriors are currently sitting in the No. 10 spot after losing a nail-biter to the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night a game that really hurt their standing in the Play-In Tournament seeding. The Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento Kings are jockeying for position and will...
The Golden State Warriors' 2023-24 season ended sooner than many in the organization are used to.The Warriors, whose season officially came to a close on Tuesday during their 118-94 Play-In Tournament loss to the Sacramento Kings, aren't exactly accustomed to being off in April.The Warriors haven't been the same dynasty of the National Basketball Association since the mid-2010s, as they've won four NBA Finals while appearing in six of them in the last decade. The Warriors have also made the...
Missing the playoffs is not where old and expensive Golden State expected to be two years after a rousing NBA title run. The front office will fight that slow drift to the end.
Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Gary Payton II were inactive for the