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The Golden Knights Made Me Look Stupid
In every life, a little shit must be eaten. Especially by sportswriters who think they know anything. Back in June, after the expansion draft, I encouraged everyone to look at the Vegas Golden Knights’ projected roster and wrote,...

Steph Curry Will Miss At Least The Start Of The Playoffs
Steph Curry’s knee injury could have been much, much worse, which is just about the only good thing you can say for the Warriors. It was diagnosed as a Grade 2 MCL sprain, and we won’t see Curry again in the regular season and for at least part of the playoffs. “There’s no way” he returns earlier th...

As Bad News Goes, Steph Curry's Injury Update Is Good News
The alternate headline for this blog is “As Good News Goes, Steph Curry’s Injury Update Is Bad News”—you can choose for yourself whether to be a glass-is-half-full sort on this. At any rate, the update on Steph’s busted knee is in:...

Steph's Ankles Looked Great, And So The Universe Came For His Knee Instead
In the third quarter of Friday night’s Hawks-Warriors tilt in Oakland, JaVale McGee challenged a Mike Muscala shot at the rim and crashed to the floor. McGee’s momentum carried him directly into the lower legs of Steph Curry, who’d helped down into the paint on the play....

So Uh Marc-Andre Fleury Could Be Out A While
This sounds potentially very not good for Marc-Andre Fleury and his Pacific-leading Vegas Golden Knights. The goaltender took a shot to the mask in the first period of Tuesday’s game, and did not return after intermission. And now head coach Gerard Gallant says Fleury is not traveling with the team,...

Dancing Klay Is Back, Dancing A Little Too Hard At Steph Curry's Birthday Party<em></em>
Remember when Klay Thompson put his dance moves on display in China over the summer? Well, he was at it again at Steph Curry’s birthday party last night. At one point, Thompson appeared to be wearing only socks, which might have helped him with some of his moves but likely was also a contributing fa...

Steph Curry Sprained His Ankle Again, Again
Golden State’s Stephen Curry rolled his right ankle coming down from a layup attempt early in the first quarter against the San Antonio Spurs last night. Here’s that:...

Steve Kerr's Good NBA Draft Idea: Let Undrafted Players Return To Their Teams
Current NCAA regulations forbid any player who declares for the NBA draft and signs with an agent to return to his college team, even if he goes undrafted. It’s a particularly cruel facet of an already exploitative system, and a rule that’s explicitly designed to keep players within the bounds of th...

Maybe Just Get Zaza Pachulia The Fuck Out Of Here
Here are some fun clips. For all intents and purposes, they might as well be the highlights of Zaza Pachulia’s 14-year NBA career....

Extremely Pissed Russell Westbrook, On Zaza Pachulia: "He Tried To Hurt Me"
The Warriors pounded the bejeezus out of the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday night, to the tune of 112-80. 80 points is the fewest scored in a game this season by the Thunder, and 32 points is their biggest margin of defeat. It was a wipeout: the Warriors won every quarter, and held the trio of Russe...

Steph Curry Is Funny
Here is a shot that Steph Curry made last night. These are the things about it that made me laugh:...

Steve Kerr Says Teens Demanding Gun Control Are "Heroic"
Reporters have quickly learned that it’s worth asking Warriors head coach Steve Kerr about politics, because he’s usually got something to say, and when he does it’s almost always worth hearing. Last week Kerr was blunt in blaming the government for inactivity on gun control that inevitably leads to...

Report: With No White House Invite, Warriors Will Use D.C. Trip To Spend Day With Local Kids Instead
The Warriors won’t be spending any of their upcoming time in D.C. with President Donald Trump, so they’ll reportedly be spending some time on “a private tour of an undisclosed locale” with local children instead....

Reggie Lynch Will Not Appeal University's Sexual Misconduct Findings
Former Minnesota center Reggie Lynch dropped his appeal of two separate university investigations that found him responsible for a pair of sexual misconduct incidents Thursday afternoon, according to the Star Tribune....

Here Are Two Minutes Of Loopy Bill Walton Quips From Last Night
Bill Walton, Doris Burke and Dave Pasch did commentary for last night’s Warriors-Blazers game. It was in honor of Oregon’s 159th birthday, Walton said. And it was a blast....

At Least Draymond Green Is An Honorable Bettor
Between the serial testicle-kicking and overall dickishness, it’s easy to be annoyed by Draymond Green. But after last night’s loss to the Blazers, he showed that when it comes to settling bets he is a chill and honorable dude....

Steve Kerr: "It Doesn't Seem To Matter To Our Government That Children Are Being Shot To Death"
Steve Kerr—never one to shy away from expressing his takes on politics and gun control in particular—was asked about the horrifying school shooting in Broward County, Florida before tonight’s game against the Blazers. A subdued Kerr called for Americans who are also fed the hell up with the NRA’s in...

Steve Kerr Let His Players Coach The Game And It Worked
Okay, yes, maybe he gets points deducted for pulling this move during a game against the pitiful Suns, but Warriors head coach Steve Kerr did something genuinely cool and unexpected last night: he let his players run every timeout huddle. The Warriors won 129-83....

Answer For Your Awful Basketbloggers, Warriors Fans
What the hell am I even reading right now?...

Paul George Is Everything The Thunder Need Him To Be
Last night, the Thunder traveled to Oakland and were the best version of themselves, a team that overwhelms and antagonizes the opponent while producing bushels of cool-ass highlights. If you’re into Warriors schadenfreude then you probably relished Draymond Green getting ejected for yelling a whol...