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Golden State Warriors

Agent: Warriors’ Biedrins Exercising Option

May 24, 2013

As was expected, Golden State Warriors center Andris Biedrins will exercise his player option and return to the Bay Area for the 2013-14 season, according to his agent Bill Duffy. Biedrins, 27, held a... »Read More

Mavs to Target Jack, Bayless in Free Agency?

May 23, 2013

Sources said two point guards who interest the Dallas Mavericks besides free agent prize Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul are the Golden State  Warriors’ Jarrett Jack and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Jerryd Bayless. Both players figured prominently... »Read More

All-NBA Teams Announced; LeBron Unanimous

May 23, 2013

Miami HEAT forward LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA First Team, and Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection. Bryant tied Utah Jazz Hall of Famer forward Karl... »Read More

Carl Landry Open to Return to Warriors

May 23, 2013

(Carl) Landry has one year left on his contract, paying him $4 million. But he has an option to skip the last year and become a free agent. Time is ticking on him to... »Read More

Warriors Confident Heading into Next Season

May 19, 2013

Rookie forward Draymond Green walked out of Golden State’s practice facility Friday holding a yellow “We Are Warriors” shirt, taking home the small souvenir to savor the team’s captivating playoff run. Even though the... »Read More

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NBA AM: Bobcats Can’t Afford Draft Day Whiff

May 17, 2013

The Charlotte Bobcats have hit rock bottom and the franchise can't afford to whiff on draft day next month... Greg Oden's comeback attempt continues... Harrison Barnes strong rookie campaign complete.  »Read More

Jarrett Jack Wants to Stay with Warriors

May 17, 2013

(Jarrett) Jack, who made $5 million this season, will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.  Whether he takes the more lucrative offer else where, or whether the Warriors make a competitive offer... »Read More

Warriors Best Players Wearing Down?

May 15, 2013

San Antonio went on for a 109-91 victory, taking a 3-2 lead and putting the Warriors one game away from elimination. After a surprisingly good regular season and some incredible performances in the playoffs,... »Read More

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NBA AM: Top Five Free Agent Point Guards

May 14, 2013

Ranking the top free agent point guards for the summer of 2013... NBA champs coasting to another NBA Finals appearance. »Read More

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Harrison Barnes: Rookie Of The Postseason

May 14, 2013

Harrison Barnes has been the best rookie in the postseason. Where would the Golden State Warriors be without him? »Read More

Jackson: Andrew Bogut a ‘Game-changer’

May 13, 2013

Center Andrew Bogut, limited by first-half foul trouble, delivered the defense and rebounding Sunday that helped rally Golden State to a 97-87 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs, knotting their Western Conference semifinal... »Read More

Warriors’ Curry a Game-Time Decision

May 12, 2013

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry received treatment on his sprained left ankle Saturday and is considered a game-time decision for Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Meanwhile, his San Antonio Spurs... »Read More

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NBA Sunday: Warriors Done Without Curry?

May 12, 2013

A game-time decision heading into Game Four, do the Golden State Warriors have a shot if Stephen Curry can't go? ... Knicks overmatched against Pacers? »Read More

Warriors Quit Battling During Game 3

May 11, 2013

One flat game, one Stephen Curry ankle twist, one lost moment, and a whole playoff series flips on its head, again. One day, everything that was bright starts darkening pretty fast. On Friday, the... »Read More

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NBA PM: Top Five Destinations For Josh Smith

May 10, 2013

The top five teams who seem most likely to land Josh Smith this summer ... Dallas Mavericks hoping to lure Chris Paul? ... Up close with Jason Washburn »Read More

Jackson: Ellis Trade Helped Culture Change

May 10, 2013

Warriors coach Mark Jackson with a hard takedown of Monta Ellis. Jackson was asked Thursday how trading Ellis to the Bucks in March 2012 not only brought Andrew Bogut in return as the inside... »Read More

Warriors Better Playoff Team Without Lee?

May 10, 2013

It’s quantifiable, it’s palpable and it’s only deniable if you view all things through the prism of David Lee’s All-Star reputation. It’s a real thing, though: The Warriors are a more dangerous playoff team... »Read More

Andrew Bogut Contemplated Retirement

May 10, 2013

Warriors center Andrew Bogut was so frustrated around midseason over the lack of progress from a maddening ankle injury that he began to contemplate having to retire, he told NBA.com on Thursday. That seems... »Read More

Thompson Proving to be Defensive Stopper

May 9, 2013

(Bob) Myers and (Mark) Jackson believed that (Klay) Thompson, at 6-foot-7, had the capacity to be a superb defender. Over the past summer, Thompson spent hours upon hours in the gym without ever touching... »Read More

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Can the Warriors Win with Rookies?

May 8, 2013

Stephen Curry is the star, but the Golden State Warriors' rookies are the real surprise in the postseason. »Read More

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NBA PM: End of Hawks As We Know Them

May 8, 2013

Five things we learned about the Atlanta Hawks this season ... Is the pressure now on the San Antonio Spurs? ... Up close with Kyle Weaver »Read More

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NBA AM: The Offseason’s Most Dangerous Team?

May 8, 2013

One team could be a sleeper to land the most talented free agents in the summer of 2013 ... Mike Conley a top-five NBA point guard? »Read More

Warriors Exuding Confidence for Game 2

May 8, 2013

Anybody expecting the devastating Game 1 loss to have a lasting effect on the Warriors would have been surprised Tuesday. Not only were they feeling good about their chances for Game 2, but they... »Read More

76ers Like Budenholzer or Malone as Coach?

May 6, 2013

It’s too early to identify a front-runner in the Philadelphia 76ers’ search for a new head coach, but the team has conducted a thorough background check on Golden State Warriors assistant coach Mike Malone, league... »Read More

Can Andrew Bogut Remain Healthy Enough?

May 6, 2013

The Warriors center (Andrew Bogut) considers his regular-season performance a failure, a disaster severe enough for him to start thinking about life beyond basketball. With his surgically repaired left ankle letting him down, he... »Read More

Can GSW End Losing Streak in San Antonio?

May 6, 2013

Golden State has dropped 29 in a row in San Antonio, a streak dating to Feb. 14, 1997, nearly four months before the Spurs drafted Duncan. Guard Klay Thompson said the Warriors will not... »Read More

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NBA Sunday: Analyzing Conference Semifinals

May 5, 2013

Breaking down the second round of the 2013 postseason... Chicago Bulls' leader backs up bold prediction »Read More

Warriors’ Lee Wants to Play Against Spurs

May 4, 2013

Eleven days after the Golden State Warriors said foward David Lee was done for the season because of a torn muscle in his right hip, even if they made it to the Finals in June,... »Read More

Jarrett Jack Rejected Warriors Extension?

May 3, 2013

According to multiple team sources, the Warriors initiated extension talks with guard Jarrett Jack back in January. But Jack shut down such talks before they got rolling, looking to focus on the season and... »Read More

Nuggets Lose Game 6; Warriors Advance

May 3, 2013

The Nuggets were there and then they were gone, disappearing under a snowfall of golden confetti. The Warriors won 92-88 on Thursday night, closing out Denver in Game 6 of their first-round Western Conference... »Read More

David Lee Makes Surprise Return in Game

May 3, 2013

(David) Lee, who was supposed to be sidelined for the rest of the postseason, shocked the 19,596 fans by participating in the pregame layup lines. When the All-Star forward checked into the game with... »Read More

League Fines Mark Jackson for Comments

May 3, 2013

Prior to Game 6 of the first-round series between the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets, the NBA fined Warriors head coach Mark Jackson $25,000 for “making public comments in an attempt to influence... »Read More

Ty Lawson: ‘I don’t think’ Warriors Retaliate

May 2, 2013

Nuggets guard Ty Lawson left the Pepsi Center on Wednesday afternoon ready to take the team charter to Oakland, Calif., for Game 6 against Golden State. He was not in any way worried about... »Read More

Report: Sixers to Interview Hornacek, Malone

May 2, 2013

The Philadelphia 76ers have received permission to interview Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Malone and Utah Jazz assistant Jeff Hornacek for the franchise’s head-coaching vacancy, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Sixers are considering... »Read More

Stephen Curry Shows Toughness for Warriors

May 2, 2013

As the Golden State Warriors guard talked about what it would take finish this job in Game 6 at Oracle Arena on Thursday night, the bulging blood vessels in Curry’s right cornea were bringing... »Read More

Nuggets, Warriors Hurl Dirty-Play Accusations

May 1, 2013

A physical Game 5, which had its share of chippy moments, spilled into something downright ugly during Tuesday’s postgame as the teams slung mud at each other after the Nuggets’ 107-100 victory over the... »Read More

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NBA AM: Pivotal Offseason For Golden State

May 1, 2013

The Golden State Warriors have been the surprise of the playoffs, but have a big summer ahead of them in order to become elite. »Read More

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The Great NBA Referee Conspiracy

April 30, 2013

Dr. Travis Heath takes a look at officiating in the NBA and the self-serving bias that comes out in force during the playoffs. »Read More

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NBA AM: The Playoff Free Agent Centers

April 30, 2013

No position in the NBA changes the game quite like the center spot and there are some quality bigs hitting free agency in July and some of them are still alive in the post-season...... »Read More

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NBA Power Rankings – Playoff Edition

April 29, 2013

Two teams have already advanced. Can the Golden State Warriors upset the Denver Nuggets? NBA Rankings, playoff edition. »Read More

Do Jarrett Jack, Warriors Have Future?

April 29, 2013

Warriors guard Jarrett Jack would love to be a starter again. But you know what he would love more? Finding a home. On a good team. For the right price. Jack is playing out... »Read More

Karl: Warriors Shooters Twice as Good

April 29, 2013

Behind 31 points from (Stephen) Curry, the Warriors ran Denver out of the gym Sunday night with a 115-101 victory. After winning 57 games during the regular season, the Nuggets have picked a lousy... »Read More

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NBA Sunday: Western Conference Upset Brewing

April 28, 2013

A top-seed in the West could be on the verge of a quick exit... Durant, Thunder survive Game Three... Stotts, Olshey talk Blazers' future. »Read More

Jarrett Jack Wants to Resign With Warriors

April 28, 2013

Golden State Warriors point guard Jarrett Jack arrived in a July trade and embraced the adventure of a new city and the new situation that would have been difficult for many players to accept.... »Read More

GSW’s Bogut: ‘We Forget We Need to Defend’

April 27, 2013

This wasn’t a chess game, this was a four-quarter stampede happening in the middle of a basketball court. It sure wasn’t ballet. It was loud and mind-boggling for long stretches and impossible to fully... »Read More

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Biggest First Round Playoff Surprises

April 26, 2013

HOOPSWORLD takes a look at some of this season’s biggest first round playoff surprises  »Read More

Will Warriors’ Stephen Curry Play Friday?

April 26, 2013

Stephen Curry is still on the big seesaw, even now at this most important and exasperating moment of his career. Happy, then hurt, great and then gimpy. Game 2 glory in Denver to tie... »Read More

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2013 NBA Playoffs: Top 5 Studs and Duds

April 25, 2013

Which players have excelled and which players have missed the mark to begin the first round of the 2013 postseason? »Read More

Jackson Delivers Best Coaching Effort Yet?

April 24, 2013

This was Mark Jackson’s finest hour as a coach. Young core, playing rookies, just lost one of their key players, switching up the rotation, a 6th seed on the road against a team that... »Read More

Curry Rolls Ankle; Returns to Game

April 24, 2013

The Warriors used four different scorers to open the third quarter with a 10-1 run and took a 71-54 lead on a (Jarrett) Jack layup with 10:27 remaining. Just about everything went right for... »Read More

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NBA AM: Suns Bottom Out, But Have Options

April 23, 2013

The Phoenix Suns hit rock bottom this season and fired their general manager. But the club will have options to improve this summer »Read More

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NBA AM: The Playoff Free Agent Point Guards

April 22, 2013

Free Agency opens in July however some of the best free agent guards are playing in the playoffs, who can be had?... 2014 is not just Wiggins And Parker... Is Bledose being shoved... »Read More

David Lee Admits Timing of Injury Tough

April 22, 2013

David Lee, after addressing the media, went to sit next to Stephen Curry before practice Sunday. Like a man 40 years his senior, Lee eased ever so slowly onto the wooden bench. And while... »Read More

Nuggets’ Faried Set to Play in Game 2

April 21, 2013

Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried said he will play in Game 2 of the Nuggets’ first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night after sitting out the last three games with... »Read More

David Lee Tears Hip Flexor; Out for Season

April 21, 2013

David Lee tore his right hip flexor on Saturday and is done for the season, league source says. He had an MRI today. via Ken Berger of CBS Sports... »Read More

Lack of Chemistry Costs Warriors Game One?

April 21, 2013

Forcing overtime in the Warriors’ first playoff game relied on rookie Draymond Green and Andrew Bogut–who were on the floor together for a grand total of 17 minutes in 11 games this season–wordlessly communicating... »Read More

Warriors’ Curry Breaks Three-Point Record

April 18, 2013

Stephen Curry made shooting history on Wednesday. The Golden State Warriors guard hit his 269th and 270th three-pointers of the 2012-13 season against the Portland Trail Blazers to break the all-time record for most... »Read More

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Where Do the Mavericks Go From Here?

April 17, 2013

Pursuits of Dwight Howard, Chris Paul and Josh Smith are on the Dallas Mavericks' agenda but are these realistic options for the summer of 2013? »Read More

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NBA AM: Grizzlies Better Without Rudy Gay?

April 16, 2013

The Memphis Grizzlies are excelling even without Rudy Gay… One-on-one with Ty Lawson... Steph Curry closing in on record-breaking season. »Read More

Warriors Sign Machado for Rest of Season

April 15, 2013

The Golden State Warriors will sign guard Scott Machado for the rest of the season, league source tells Y! Sports. via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports via Twitter »Read More

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NBA Power Rankings – Week 24

April 15, 2013

Fifteen teams have locked in playoff berths. Will the LA Lakers or Utah Jazz make it sixteen? The NBA , 24 weeks in . . .  »Read More

Warriors’ Bogut Has Bone Bruise on Ankle

April 13, 2013

Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut has a bone bruise in his surgically repaired left ankle. An MRI on Friday revealed the latest injury complication for the often-hobbled Australian big man. Bogut sprained his... »Read More

How Serious is Andrew Bogut’s Injury?

April 12, 2013

The playoffs are secure, a No. 6 seed is not quite so certain. And suddenly neither is the status of center Andrew Bogut, who aggravated a sprained left ankle in the first quarter Thursday... »Read More

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If the NBA Playoffs Started Today: West

April 10, 2013

No first-round match-up appears to be safe in the brutal Western Conference heading into the 2013 NBA postseason. »Read More

Golden State Warriors Clinch Playoff Berth

April 10, 2013

With about 1 1/2 minutes remaining in the Warriors’ 105-89 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday night, the 30th consecutive sellout crowd at Oracle Arena started chanting, “Playoffs.” Let that sink in. The underdog and... »Read More

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