Anthony Slater
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Entire Warriors locker room is chanting “fuck you, Draymond” in champagne celebration right now.
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Steve Kerr on the Trump, LaVar stuff: "Two people seeking attention...It'd be nice if you stopped covering both of them."
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Draymond Green with a deep, personal reflection on Kobe, parenting and what it must’ve been like in those final moments for him trying to protect his daughter
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Steve Kerr’s full quote on the NFL’s new anthem rule
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Klay Thompson learns he didn’t make All-NBA (“Oh I didn’t?”) and is clearly a little ticked (it affects his next contract): “When you go to five straight Finals, it takes more than a couple All-NBA guys...Do I think there are that many guards better than me? No.”
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Steve Kerr: “In 32 years, I’ve probably seen 20-plus fist fights. It should not make it out of our walls. We need to be better.”
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Kevin Durant goes extremely in depth on the Clippers style of defense, the overhelp, why he won’t get caught up in a 1-on-1 battle with Patrick Beverley
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Steph Curry is the Finals MVP. Basically the last career checkmark for an all-time great.
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Steph Curry: "I don't rank my performances. Just win."
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Klay Thompson: "I've never been so excited to go to Boston. I'll tell you that."
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Steph Curry screaming at the Warriors bench after that steal on Ja Morant in crunch time: "Locked that shit up, boy. I locked that shit up."
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Don Nelson asked what he’s been doing after basketball: “I’ve been smoking some pot.”
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Klay Thompson said it’s hard to not close: “Yeah, you kidding me? To go from one of the best players…It’s hard for anybody.”
Klay credited the young guys.
Draymond from off camera (to reporters): “I didn’t close Game 5 of the Finals. Who the f*** cares?”
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Gary Payton II sighting at Warriors practice today. Has that injured left elbow tucked behind the door as he watches.
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Steve Kerr’s pregame presser in Dallas. Gives another emotional plea for gun control.
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Steve Kerr on the NFL's new anthem rule: "Typical of the NFL. Appealing to their fanbase. Basically just trying to use the anthem as fake patriotism, nationalism. Idiotic."
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Steve Kerr asked about the Super Bowl: "It just gets old watching the same team win the whole thing...Sorry, that was really arrogant, wasn't it? It was kind of fun to say that."
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Draymond Green on the recent TNT criticism: “(Charles) Barkley should stop before I take his job. Because I can do that well, too...He also can’t talk basketball with me either. Not smart enough, not qualified. No rings, can’t sit at this table.”
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Steve Kerr -- "this is my rant" -- for 2+ minutes on the presidential election: "Maybe we should've seen this coming"
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Warriors were practicing when the news of Kobe Bryant's death broke. They called off practice, canceled media availability. Like every emotionally rocked NBA franchise right now, a ton of people in the organization were connected to him in various ways.
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Draymond Green on Steph Curry: "He was 0-for-9 from 3. He's gonna be livid going into Game 6. That's exactly what we need."
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There will be no action taken from the NBA on the Jordan Poole, Ja Morant play from Game 3.
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Warriors just announced they canceled practice today. Everyone in recovery mode after Curry's 30th.
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Jordan Poole: “I can text Steph. I can text Klay. I can call them. Have a conversation. That doesn’t leave. That doesn’t go anywhere. If anything, I just know their plays. The split actions.”
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Jordan Poole asked about the impact of the Draymond Green incident on the end of his time with the Warriors: “We’re in Washington now. Playing with Kuz. Great duo.”
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Here is Steph Curry on Andrew Wiggins’ extended absence
“This is a tough situation with him being away for so long but necessary. Life is bigger than basketball.”
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Andrew Wiggins is taking a salary cut on a four-year, $109 million extension to stay with the Warriors. He's making $33.6 million this season. It'll drop to $24.3 million, $26.3 million in first/second year of new deal. Warriors gave him player option in final year of extension.
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Klay Thompson after winning the Tokyo 3-point contest with Steph Curry
“It was nice to humble Jordan Poole”
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Steve Kerr sounds off after Nikola Jokic’s 18 free throws: “I have a problem with the way we are legislating defense out of the game.We're just enabling players to BS their way to the foul line. If I were a fan, I wouldn't have wanted to watch the second half. It was disgusting."
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The Hassan Whiteside defense on Steph Curry last night
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Warriors skipped scheduled practice and had an in-arena home run derby yesterday. Steve Kerr said he felt the team was “tired” after a ton of travel lately and this was chance for a refresh.
Video via
@warriors
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Steph Curry called the Jusuf Nurkic postgame comments on Draymond Green “idiotic”
“Draymond was in his head. Plain and simple.”
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Steve Kerr screaming down at the Memphis bench after that Dillon Brooks foul and ejection: "Get the f*** out of here." Klay Thompson: "That's bull****." As upset as I've seen them at a foul.
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Sources: The Warriors will start James Wiseman at center tonight in Brooklyn. No summer league, no preseason, only a sprinkle of college hoops, but he’ll debut against KD and Kyrie. Into the fire. He’s impressed enough in camp and they’re extremely high on his future.
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Draymond Green lights into Grant Williams after that late-game scuffle
“This tough guy (act) is going absolutely wrong for him. He’s a nice guy.”
“Talking too much is kinda what got you out of Dallas”
“Pray for Grant Williams”
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NBA leaders for offensive rebounds in these playoffs
1. Andrew Wiggins: 41
2. Kevon Looney: 40
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Draymond Green on his belief the organization will prioritize Klay Thompson: “They did right by me. They’ve done right by Steph. They’ve done right by all of us. Klay tore his ACL and they gave him $160 million dollars.”
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Steve Kerr has cleared protocol and is back with the Warriors ahead of the conference finals.
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Klay Thompson asked if beating the Grizzlies means a little extra: “Uhhh…You could say that. One of their players said something mean about Andre. Andre will have his number retired here someday. I didn’t appreciate that.”
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Steve Kerr on Kevon Looney: "I didn't play him enough in Game 3. That was my mistake." Looney played 17 minutes in G3, played 28 minutes in G4.
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Here is the tribute video and crowd reaction for Jordan Poole from the Warriors.
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Kevin Durant leaving Oracle with his Finals MVP trophy just now. Quite the scene
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Klay Thompson: "We've been in this situation before. I'm getting 2015 vibes."
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Draymond Green: "I want to be a Warrior for the rest of my life. I want to ride out with the same dudes I rode in with."
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Steve Kerr on Nemanja Bjelica: “If I were smarter, I would’ve played him earlier in the series. Those minutes were huge.”
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Klay Thompson asked for his favorite MJ story: "Favorite MJ story? Man, I don't know. My favorite MJ story is probably just Space Jam. I love that movie. That movie is timeless."
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Steph Curry watching the PA play ‘Whoop that Trick’. Draymond Green enjoying it.
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Klay Thompson asked what the Warriors need at the trade deadline: “Maybe a new washing machine.”
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Extremely weird pregame scene in SF — Will Ferrell, as Jackie Moon, is warming up with Klay Thompson and Alex Rodriguez is watching
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Mike Brown lights into the refereeing tonight in the Kings loss in Milwaukee. Brings out a laptop in his press conference to show film of the non-foul and foul that has him ticked off. Here is the five minute soundbite.
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Steve Kerr: “I’m not going to comment on their 43 free throws to our 16. I’m not going to comment on Steph shooting three free throws in 43 minutes.”
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Draymond Green since his return
10 games
0 technicals
0 flagrants
+124 in 291 minutes (almost all at center)
126.6 offensive rating with him on the floor
107.2 defensive rating with him on the floor
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Steph Curry on Giannis calling him the best player in the world
“I was thinking the same thing about him last year (coming off a title)”
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Klay Thompson: “What is somebody going to tell me about my jump shot that I can’t fix? Unless it’s Reggie Miller or Ray Allen, I don’t know who I’m supposed to listen to. Larry Bird? Steve Kerr. I’ll listen to Steve. Steve shot 45 percent.”
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Steph Curry is officially playing tonight in Game 1, per Kerr.
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The Warriors had 70 rebounds tonight to close out the Grizzlies. That's an NBA high for rebounds by any team in any game this season. Kevon Looney had 21, Draymond Green had 15, Andrew Wiggins had 11. They had 45 defensive rebounds and 25 offensive rebounds. Wild.
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Steph Curry on throwing up a 13 to the referee after he got called for a travel on a James Harden like stepback: “I’ve seen that once or twice. Tried it myself. Obviously they got confused. They knew it was someone else, so they called it.”
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Draymond Green explains why he suggested to come off the bench in Game 4. He liked how GSW played without him in G3 and said he never wants to have a sense of “entitlement” to his starting spot.
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DeMarcus Cousins: “Knowing what I know now, college basketball is bullshit.” Advises Zion Williamson to get ready for the NBA.
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Kevon Looney is returning to the Warriors on a three-year, $25.5 million deal, per sources.
@wojespn
first. Additional details: First year of deal starts around $7 million. Third year of deal has a partial guarantee of $3 million.
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Here’s that Steph Curry turnaround game-winning 3 with 0.7 seconds left, complete with the celebration in front of Joe Lacob
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Pretty revealing Klay Thompson postgame soundbite about a conversation he had with Steve Kerr yesterday regarding the need to improve his negative energy, be a better mentor and enjoy the last chapter of his career rather than obsess over stats/performance
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Steph Curry's updated April stats: 40.7 points per game on 55-50-91 shooting splits in 10 games. He's 72-of-143 from 3.
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Warriors starters tonight vs Cavaliers
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Andrew Wiggins
Draymond Green
Kevon Looney
This is the expected starting unit moving forward when everyone is available
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Steph Curry on his technical tonight after a non-call: “Any time the defender is asking ‘are you alright?’ and the ref says ‘I didn’t see anything,’ that’s a funny situation.”
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Made 3s this season
Steph Curry: 33
The Clippers: 29
The Cavaliers: 28
The Thunder: 26
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Steve Kerr: “I think (Kevon) Looney is one of the best centers in the league.”
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Steph Curry's scorching four-game start
* 27 points in 31 minutes, 8/20 FG, four 3s
* 41 points in 35 minutes, 14/19 FG, seven 3s
* 24 points in 31 minutes, 6/16 FG, six 3s
* 42 points in 30 minutes, 15/22 FG, seven 3s
He's averaging 33.5 points on 56-47-92 splits
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Steph Curry on the Draymond Green ejection: “All I’ll say is we need him. He knows that. We all know that. So whatever it takes for him to be on the floor and available, that’s what’s gotta happen.”
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It’s now been about 20 minutes since the game ended and Klay Thompson is still on the bench with a towel over his head
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The Steph Curry record breaking 3 in MSG. An extended hug with Draymond Green after.
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As the crowd boos Kevin Durant at the free throw line, his mother Wanda stands in support
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Klay Thompson: "If you can't be yelled at by Draymond, you can't play on the Warriors. It's kind've like a bylaw now."
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Big news for the Warriors: Both Steph Curry and Andre Iguodala are probable tomorrow against the Lakers. Appears as if they are getting both back.
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Kevon Looney's 19th rebound of the night was a putback. His 20th rebound of the night got an extra possession. His 21st rebound of the night led to that Klay Thompson 3. Biggest game of Looney's career.
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James Wiseman was the story of the Warriors' preseason opener. Finished with 20 points and 8 rebounds in 23 bench minutes. Five dunks. Went 8/11 shooting. Sealed the win with a lefty hook and two FTs in final couple minutes. Moved well and was a presence at the rim.
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That's a fourth NBA title for the Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Steve Kerr core. Bolsters their legacies with what appears to be plenty left in the tank and a younger part of the roster layering under them.
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Draymond Green’s lowest moment in his career was after the 2016 Finals. He explains how a conversation with Kobe Bryant pulled him out of it.
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The Warriors won in Phoenix against a fully stocked Suns team on Christmas without Wiggins/Poole. They beat a fully stocked Jazz team tonight in Utah without Draymond Green. Record: 28-7. Klay Thompson's return is "very close."
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Steph Curry and Klay Thompson combine to win the duo 3-point contest in Tokyo. Easily beat the Jordan Poole, Moses Moody pairing.
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Steph Curry at the Warriors-Kings summer league game tonight. Just announced to crowd.
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Otto Porter Jr. had a veteran minimum offer on the table from the Warriors but is signing in Toronto for a better deal, per
@ChrisBHaynes
. Warriors have now lost the
#7
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#8
players in their championship rotation in the first 24 hours of free agency.
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Evan Turner comes calling for his $100 mid Draymond Green interview after Ohio State's win over Michigan State and gets his money!!
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Steph Curry testing that foot on the move, side step 3s and his quick torque moves
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Draymond Green’s very long statement on the KD situation
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Steve Kerr will not coach the Warriors tonight in Utah. He is in Serbia for Dejan Milojevic’s services. Kenny Atkinson will be the acting head coach. Also in Serbia for the service: Mike Dunleavy, Chris DeMarco, Ron Adams, Zaza Pachulia, Rick Celebrini.
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Jonathan Kuminga will start in Draymond Green’s place tomorrow against the Lakers. Steve Kerr said he told Kuminga yesterday’s scrimmage was the best he’d ever looked.
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Draymond Green on Kobe: “I don’t really want to talk about it. I’m trying to escape it. I’m not a mental health expert, so I don’t know if it’s the right thing to do. I don’t want to talk about Kobe. I want to talk to Kobe.”
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Steph Curry: “You’d have to ask the MVP of the night, (referee) Mark Kogut.”
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Eventually Steph Curry will be back in the starting lineup. Someone — Poole, Wiggins, Looney — will have to come out.
Curry: “Hopefully I’ve demonstrated at the end of the day it really doesn’t matter.”
Full Curry quote on the “difficult decision”
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Stephen Curry pretty forceful on his thoughts about Trump and possible White House visit
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Moses Moody on his fluctuating role: "All my friends are in that space where they’re leaving college, trying to figure out life. Everybody’s going through different adversities. Who am I to think I should have an easy road to whatever I want?"
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Steph Curry on Draymond/Klay: “I can never see myself not with those two guys.”
Are big changes needed? “I just want to win.”
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LeBron James responds to racial slur sprayed on front gate of his LA home with strong statement on race issues in America
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Gary Payton II at shootaround in Memphis with that big brace on his left arm
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