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NBA Journalist covering the Sacramento Kings for The Sacramento OBSERVER and 1-of-3 host of the Three In The Paint podcast.

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Reporting for @SacObserver on zero Black coaches in Pac-12 hoops. Includes Pac-12 statement saying progress needed in “critical area” and Lorenzo Romar - one of last Black coaches to coach in Pac-12 - added comment on issue: “It’s hard, but not that hard.”
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Andrew Wiggins on if he would come off the bench if asked: “Whatever the coaches want to do. Whatever they think is best to win the game. Steph came off the bench for a couple of games... We got to do whatever we need to do to win.”
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Stephen Curry on if he wants to make an All-Defensive team this season: "If you want to start that narrative for me, please, by all means. I will happily do my part to try to make you a prophet."
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Steve Kerr congratulated Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets on a terrific season. “I also want to mention how happy I am for DeMarcus Cousins. Obviously, I wanted to win, but that guy put his heart on the line for us several years ago, and he's been through hell.”
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2 years
Can you imagine a game with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Jordan Poole getting hot?
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Gary Payton II has been a perfect fit for the Warriors this season.
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Klay Thompson: “Steph Curry is a special, special player, and you'll probably never see another player like him again.”
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It's Steph, Klay, and Dray day. #DubNation
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2 years
Almost too much ball movement.
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2 years
The Warriors outrebounded the Grizzlies 70-44.
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Kevin Durant on Stephen Curry: "He put in a ton of work. He cares about the game. He loves his teammates and plays with energy. So that's what you get every night with a player like that playing at an MVP, Hall of Fame level. You got to respect it."
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Klay Thompson: “I've learned in life you can't go back, and I did miss those free throws. I was very disappointed in myself. But I quickly forgot about them and realized we have a chance to win this game in four seconds. It sucks, but we won, and that's all that really matters.”
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Kevon Looney on the crowd chanting MVP while he was shooting free throws: “It was nerve-racking. I haven't shot a free throw in like three weeks.”
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2 years
Steve Kerr said Andrew Wiggins’ corner three was the shot of the game.
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2 years
There's only one team from California in the playoffs.
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2 years
No Jordan Poole?
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2 years
The 2021-22 #KiaMIP finalists are in: Darius Garland Ja Morant Dejounte Murray #NBAAwards
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2 years
Stephen Curry finished with 9 points, and the Warriors defeated the Miami Heat 115-108. How good is this team?
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Stephen Curry said it's bedtime.
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Klay Thompson said Draymond Green is the best trash talker he's ever seen.
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Stephen Curry on LeBron James and Kevin Durant not being in this stage of the playoffs: “You're still going to see those guys back, Bron, KD, all those guys you mentioned. It ain't like they're just going to ride off into the sunset either.”
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Steve Kerr: “There's a reason our team has won championships...Steph, Klay, Draymond, and Loon have done this before. But Steph in particular, is one of the great players of all time. This is what greats do.”
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Mike Brown said Draymond Green and Stephen Curry made the call to start Kevon Looney tonight.
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Steve Kerr: “I never envisioned Jordan playing this well.”
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Steve Kerr: “We don't really feel like we have a rival...We just look at Memphis as a rising young team that's really talented, and it's going to be a great challenge to try to beat them.”
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Klay Thompson, when asked about Jordan Poole injuring Ja Morant. “I don't even think he's strong enough to affect somebody's knee, but we're not out there trying to hurt people or trying to club people in the back of the head on a fast break. We play the game the right way.”
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2 years
Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, and Kevon Looney will start for the Warriors tonight against the Cavs.
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2 years
Draymond Green says he's unsure if Jordan Poole will go back to the second unit when Stephen Curry returns.
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2 years
Stephen Curry no longer has any restrictions with his minutes, per Steve Kerr.
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2 years
Klay Thompson took over the NBA yesterday. #KlayDay
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Greg Popovich on the Spurs defensive effort on Stephen Curry: "I thought we did well until he decided to do what he wanted to do, and then he did what he wanted to do way better than anything we wanted to do. That's who he is."
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2 years
Look at the crowd's reaction to Stephen Curry's game-winning shot.
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2 years
The Golden State Warriors recall Damion Lee, Klay Thompson, and James Wiseman from Santa Cruz.
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Andre Iguodala: “We can be a team that loses early or win it all.”
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2 years
This was a huge win for the Warriors. They steal Game 1 without Draymond Green, and now they have homecourt advantage.
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Steve Kerr on Game 6 Klay Thompson: “I couldn't help but feel overjoyed for Klay, given everything he's been through, to see him knock down that final three and hold up six fingers and embrace the crowd, and vice versa. It just brought chills to me.”
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Andre Iguodala on Kyrie Irving: "Dude is that good, but y'all don't want to say that."
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2 years
Stephen Curry just became the Warriors All-Time leader in steals.
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Jordan Poole is showing why he should have been the Most Improved Player of the Year. 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists in Game 1.
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Klay on Steph Curry in the 4th quarter: “Me, him, and JP shots weren't falling like we wanted them to, but that's just Steph. He has that mindset where he's the best shooter of all time. It just takes one good look at the rim or the free-throw line...Then the floodgates open.”
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2 years
That's the dagger by Stephen Curry.
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Draymond Green said Klay Thompson doesn't need to work his way back. He said he's back now.
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Chris Paul on when he knew Steph Curry was different: "A long time ago. Steph went on a family vacation with my family to Orlando, so we could work out...It's not just the shooting. It's the handle...He just kept getting better and better. I'm not shocked."
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Stephen Curry: “I missed free throws, and I hate it.”
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Kobe Bryant talked trash in two different languages, then finished with a steal and a dunk. #MambaMentality
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Steve Kerr is back.
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The Warriors are going to be hard to beat. #KlayDay
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3 years
Stephen Curry: "You got Klay Thompson and James Wiseman back at home playing 5-on-5 getting ready. So that's a great problem to have..."
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Steve Kerr after watching the Jordan Poole and Ja Morant incident. “I watched the play. There is nothing to comment on.”
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2 years
I think the Warriors are a big problem. #GoldBlooded
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2 years
Andrew Wiggins finished the game with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
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Where would the Warriors be without Looney?
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Jonathan Kuminga: "I was excited to play against the Lakers. Growing up I used to watch them because of Kobe (Bryant). Everyone watched LeBron (James) growing up. Going in there and playing against him was super cool. I did okay."
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2 years
Stephen Curry gets the biggest defensive stop of the night. That could have won the game.
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Klay Thompson on how Rudy Gobert defended him: “It's not very smart.”
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2 years
Warriors star Klay Thompson will be available tomorrow night against the Cavs, per team.
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Steph Curry on him vs. JA narrative: “You know what sales, but it's team basketball. There's no way to win at this level without everybody contributing...It's a beautiful thing when you look at everybody that contributed tonight. It's going to be the same way the whole series.”
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2 years
The Golden State Warriors will play the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. Who you got?
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I think Jordan Poole enjoys playing in the starting lineup with Steph and Klay.
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Steve Kerr said they are not ruling out a possible return for Gary Payton II in the Conference Finals.
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Jordan Poole is out there giving lessons on how to create space against big men.
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Stephen Curry went through a full practice with the team today, per Steve Kerr. He looks like he will scrimmage tomorrow.
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2 years
Steve Kerr talked about Stephen Curry closing the game. “Steph kind of smelt blood in those last five minutes...Steph did what Steph does. Something like that.”
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Malik Monk in a friendly exchange with Warriors guard Jordan Poole: “Guard me.” #NBAPlayoffs
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2 years
Draymond Green on Stephen Curry's 40 point performance: "Tonight he was incredible. The way he took the game over in that fourth quarter was amazing...That's why he's the MVP of this league. That's why he's been the face of this franchise for years."
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Stephen Curry on having Klay Thompson's jersey in his locker at MSG the night he broke the record: "It was amazing to honor him even though he wasn't there. To let him know I'm not the shooter I am if I don't get to see Klay every single day doing what he does."
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Warriors win 117-115.
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Kevin Porter Jr. talking that talk. Let's see if Curry has an answer for that.
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Stephen Curry believes Andrew Wiggins should be an All-Star this season. "Number 22 should be in Cleveland this year the way he's hooping."
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Damion Lee: “Steph is probably the easiest person to just insert on any team.”
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Jonathan Kuminga is going to be so much fun to watch. #DubNation
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The Golden State Warriors recall James Wiseman from their G-League affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors.
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I wonder if the Warriors staff stopped scouting the Suns yet.
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Stephen Curry on Otto Porter: "I know he's been through a lot of injuries and all that, but he's been working his butt off since he got here this summer. He looks confident and composed with what he was trying to do and getting to his spots, and he's knocking them down."
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Jonathan Kuminga talked about Jordan Poole's go-ahead three at the end of the game. "He works hard every single day and I knew that was his time, that was his moment. I knew he was going to make it. He missed the first one and great players won't miss the second one."
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2 years
Steph Curry drops Julius Randle.
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Warriors rookie Jonathan Kuminga will get his first postseason start alongside Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, and Draymond Green.
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The Warriors lost the regular-season series 3-1 to the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Dallas Mavericks. Things have been going differently in the postseason.
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Klay Thompson on the clutch three-pointer he made against the Nets: "It felt amazing. It really did... I miss that feeling. So, it felt absolutely amazing."
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Jonathan Kuminga on not making the Rising Stars roster: "I don't really worry about that, as long as I'm still playing and getting better every single day. When you go to the Rising Stars game it's not helping you work on your craft...I'd love to be there but they passed on me."
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Gary Payton II said he spoke with Dillon Brooks. “Yeah, we talked. It's all good. It's a basketball play. I know he didn't mean it, but no hard feelings, no bad blood. It's all good. It's playoff basketball.”
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Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry: "He has a reputation of being a poor defender. I don't see that at all. I think he's a really good defender. He's been great defensively all year."
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If you love defense, you have to enjoy watching Draymond Green play.
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This lineup with Curry, Poole, Thompson, Wiggins, and Green is doing a lot of damage. #DubNation
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Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins are both All-Star starters.
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Steve Kerr says James Wiseman will travel with the team during the playoffs.
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Draymond Green and Jordan Poole chose violence today.
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Steph Curry: "I was just joking about JK, Moody, Jalen...they were like 13, 14 when we won our first championship...Being side by side is kind of crazy...welcoming them and the new generation, that influence and all that but still not pass the torch too soon."
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The NBA is suspending Memphis’ Dillon Brooks for Game 3 in San Francisco.
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Andrew Wiggins on his assist to Stephen Curry to break the record after Draymond Green said he never passes on that play: "It's a bucket first, but I seen Steph with a little bit of space and a chance to make history, so I gave it up, and he made the shot."
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Stephen Curry is currently doing individual workouts on the court right now, per Steve Kerr.
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Klay Thompson should be playing a few more minutes on Sunday, per Steve Kerr.
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Steve Kerr said Andrew Wiggins got vaccinated, and he will play in tomorrow's preseason game. #DubNation
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Steve Kerr wasn't pleased with the Warriors' shot selection.
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Stephen Curry has 34 points in the third quarter on his 34th birthday.
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It looks like Jordan Poole is finding his rhythm.
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Stephen Curry on their win against the Phoenix Suns: “It’s nice to win on Christmas. It's nice to win on the road. We have the best record in the league, shorthanded with all the other situations. It was definitely a huge win. Everybody stepped up. It was a great atmosphere."
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Warriors guard Jordan Poole finished in 4th place. He had 15 first-place votes.
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The 2021-22 Kia NBA Most Improved Player winner is Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant.
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Jordan Poole gives credit to his mom for helping him lead the NBA in free throws. “Ever since I was young, she (mom) told me it wasn't nobody guarding me at the free-throw line. So I shouldn't be missing too many. Shoutout to mom’s that one was for you. It feels pretty awesome.”
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Will the Warriors go up 2-0, or will Memphis even the series?
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I remember not too long ago people wanted to trade Andrew Wiggins. This season he's averaging 18.3 points on 48% shooting from the field, and the Warriors have the best record in basketball.
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Stephen Curry is listed as probable for tomorrow's game. Steve Kerr says he expects him to play.
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