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You know what they say. All these dumb NBA players go to college to play basketball, not to learn; it's a farce. No one gets a degree. Things used to be much better in the 1960s before John Calipari and all his fancy sneakers came to town. More »
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A reader named Bryan sent us this photo of a Latrell Sprewell figurine, which we've juxtaposed for you above to highlight the warning label on the bottom right corner of the package. Bryan tells us he recently spent $9 on the mini Spree at an antique store "because of how awesome it is. If only PJ Carlesimo knew that Spree was a choking hazard maybe that situation could have been avoided." More »
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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Bogut, out for the season, says it's just a chain of freak accidents. More »
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Right, so, if you can make it through five minutes of near-constant boos for Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob, as he's attempting to honor Chris Mullin by raising his jersey to the rafters, well, you're great at suppressing your cringe reflex. More »
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There's nothing subtle about this San Francisco Chronicle report on the Warriors' reaction to last night's trade with the Bucks. Oh, sure, the Golden State locker room was described as "gloomy," what with Monta Ellis, Epke Udoh, and the injured Kwame Brown departing for Milwaukee in exchange for Stephen Jackson and the injured Andrew Bogut. But Ellis? He's cool with it. Really cool with it, in fact: More »
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Your morning roundup for Feb. 16. Photo via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »
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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The Warriors coach says he's happy with Steph Curry, thanks very much. More »
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An MRI revealed a torn muscle in his chest, so Brown needs surgery that could keep him sidelined for up to three months. The injury happened Tuesday night when he fouled Udonis Haslem. So goes the No. 1 draft pick's reinvention as an arguably useful defensive stopper. [Marin Independent Journal] More »
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There's some debate about the last time the Clippers were on the business end of a "Beat L.A." chant (ClipperBlog says '05-'06) but it's a bizarre thing to observe nonetheless. Congrats, Clips, you've made it back to the big time. [ESPN] More »
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"The only reason we showed it to the press was so they would know we were serious," attorney Burt Boltuch told me. "No. I don't want it out there in the media." I told him we did this kind of thing here. Didn't change his mind. More »
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Per the Contra Costa Times: More »
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Charlie Bell, a reserve guard for the Warriors, showed up legally drunk to a hearing on his drunken driving case in Michigan yesterday. He sobered up in a holding cell. At least there wasn't a box cutter involved this time. [SF Gate, via I Am A GM] More »
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Tipster Calvin writes in, frankly: More »
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Golden State backup guard Charlie Bell has a bizarre web series called the "Truth Doctor" in which he doles out love advice to the masses (relatively speaking: most clips get about 500 views) and takes people on tours of his sparse apartment. Another interesting tidbit about Charlie Bell: his wife was charged with assault after allegedly attacking him with a box-cutter Sunday night. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5798223&view=rss&microfeed=true A two-year old boy died last night after sustaining injuries in a fall from a luxury suite after the Warriors-Lakers game at the Staples Center. More »
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In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Jeremy Lin, the undrafted Taiwanese-American Harvard guy who signed a two-year, partially guaranteed contract with the Warriors and immediately became the NBA's most popular 12th man. More »
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Peter Guber, Tinseltown bigshot and producer of Vision Quest and Flashdance, is part of the ownership group that has bid a record $450 million for the Warriors. He's a maniac and he's spending like he's never spent before. [Deadline] More »
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Mark Cuban has cornered the market on "playfully eccentric tech nerd sports owner," but he is in serious trouble if the Golden State Warriors fall into the hands of Larry Ellison. This guy practically invented the arrogant, kooky billionaire. More »
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In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the six Golden State Warriors, who beat Dallas with no help from their teammates or head coach. Sort of like a regular Warriors game. More »
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Stephen Jackson doesn't want to be the captain of the Warriors anymore because all you do is "talk to the refs." That and he hates his coach and is demanding a trade. How will they survive without that leadership? [SFChronicle] More »
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Good news: Stephen Curry's journey from high school nobody to NBA lottery pick is no longer just a feel-good rise to superstardom. With this latest point to plot, Curry's case is now a parabola of fame and fortune! More »
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7. Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry, Davidson And to be honest, the Warriors probably just did the Knicks a favor. More »
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There's a pretty amusing article about Golden State's pre-draft scouting camp where dozens of NBA hopefuls came to the Bay Area to show off for scouts and—more challengingly—pretend that they would actually enjoy playing for the Warriors. More »
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Nearly 22 years after his 16-foot baseline jumper gave Indiana the national title in 1987, Keith Smart ruminates on how how that moment changed his life, and where he's going from here. More »
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If the Warriors' Stephen Jackson is Bruce Leroy, the mystical martial artist who possesses "the glow," then who is the evil Sho'nuff, the Shogun of Harlem? More »
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Pretty amazing video from last night's Jazz/Warriors game: Smart-ass fan blows whistle from stands. Warriors stop playing. Kyle Korver heads westward for an uncontested dunk. [Ball Don't Lie] More »
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NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that is so totally screwed: The Golden State Warriors. More »
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So, is Baron Davis' Jenny Craig diet working? You be the judge. Perhaps Jessica Alba can dispense weight-loss tips (she had a baby in June). Here they are cavorting last week in Cabo — Jessica's in the towel — as Davis prepares for the NBA preseason which begins Oct. 5 against the Hornets. This photo (and the ones following the jump) are my way of bidding adieu to Miss Alba, who will no longer be gracing courtside at Golden State Warriors games now that her pal Baron is a Clipper. Goodbye, sweet Jessica. Goodbye. Alba and Davis are friends because of Alba's husband, Cash Warren, who played basketball with Davis at Crossroads High School in Los Angeles. That's why she's turned up at various Warriors games over the past two seasons, and why I'm never likely to see her again around my Bay Area stomping grounds due to Davis signing a 5-year, $65 million dollar deal with the Clippers this past July. Now I have to settle for Penny Marshall? Thanks a lot Chris Mullin, you twit. Thanks to the folks at the wonderfully-titled blog Less Clothes for the photos, more of which can be found here. World Exclusive — Jessica Alba [Less Clothes] NBA Star Baron Davis: I'm On Jenny Craig! [People] More »
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"I'm going to improve every part of my game. That's what I do. That's why I play basketball...to improve and to become the best player [who] ever touched a basketball." Monta Ellis said that just over a month ago, right after he received a six-year, $66 million contract extension from the Golden State Warriors. Now Ellis is recovering from a severely sprained left ankle and surgery to repair a torn deltoid ligament in the same ankle, a double-injury that occurred while he was "working out" in his hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. Or...did it? More »
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OK, it's not a lock that Baron Davis is leaving the Warriors. But by opting out of the final year of his contract — leaving $17.8 million on the table in the process — it's pretty clear that there was more to that dustup with Don Nelson in the Phoenix game than we were told. But while that may be true, a certain ESPN Cheese Doodle-loving personality says he knows a different reason for Davis wanting to leave. It's because ... he wants to be a New York Knick? What? More »
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The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who would do anything for love, but he won't do that. No, he won't do that. When he's not memorizing Meat Loaf lyrics, you can find him karaokeing them at Basketbawful. Enjoy! More »
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Another look at the last play of that UCLA-Texas A&M game that you may not have seen. I know that the rule of thumb among college basketball officials is that if a shooter is hit with two or fewer arrows during the last 30 seconds of play, then you should "let the players decide the game." Now, if the beer bottle had hit him (thankfully it missed), or the dog had been biting a more vital area, then perhaps a foul would have been called. It's hard to say. More »
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The NBA Closer is written by our Canadian weekend maestro J.E. Skeets. When he's not busy scouring the box scores or mastering "Vasoline" in Rock Band, he can be heard on The Basketball Jones daily podcast. More »
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The NBA Closer is written by our Canadian weekend maestro J.E. Skeets. When he's not busy scouring the box scores or wearing skinny ties, he can be heard on The Basketball Jones daily podcast. Enjoy. More »
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The NBA Closer is now written by our own Canadian weekend maestro J.E. Skeets. When he's not busy scouring the box scores, he can be heard on The Basketball Jones daily podcast. Enjoy. More »
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Not sure exactly what's going on, but just to be sure that God isn't up to some sort of Armageddon-like shenanigans, if you need me I'll be in a sealed grotto at the zoo. The Warriors — whom I believe began the season 0-6 — trounced the Suns on Monday, but that's not the big news. The Knicks have now won two in a row. The Knicks, folks. More »
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Hey, here was something that Isiah hadn't tried: On Monday, disgusted with what he said was a lack of effort, he threw his entire team out of practice. The results on Tuesday were sparkling, as visiting Golden State beat the Knicks 108-82. The wheels have flown off of this bus, folks, and they're driving on rims. Or, as a commenter at the New York Daily News says this morning: More »
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This has been brought up before, but in the wake of this whole Barry Bonds business, it's worth mentioning: The San Francisco bay area is going through the worst stretch of sports news in recent memory. They're like the anti-Boston. More »
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It's been a rough couple of weeks for sports fans in the ol' Bay Area. The Warriors look to have lost last year's sexy playoff mojo; the 49ers are struggling to even notch a 100 yards per game; and the Raiders keep finding (fairly impressive) ways to giveaway football games. More »
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• Who Still Believes? A glaring absence of celebrity fans on Tuesday in Oakland, as the Warriors dropped to 0-4 with a 108-104 loss to the Cavaliers. My yellow "We Believe" T-shirt has only been worn once, and already is in danger of becoming obsolete. In the meantime, let's let Golden State of Mind talk about seeing LeBron in person: More »
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