It didn’t take a 26-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers to show that these Golden State Warriors are far from contending for another championship. But a night that saw a visibly frustrated Stephen Curry implore his teammates for more as James Wiseman watched from the sidelines due to a disciplinary benching revealed a larger, more sobering truth: the Warriors -- as an organization -- are scattered, stuck in a vicious cycle of self-sabotage with no identity or focus to regain their status as one of the league’s best.
Read MoreGreatest shooter of all-time. Three-time champion. Two-time MVP. First-ever Unanimous MVP. Paradigm-shifting revolutionary.
Stephen Curry has nothing left to prove.
Read MoreThe Andrew Wiggins Experience is equal parts frustrating and exciting. It’s painful and joyous and ugly and beautiful all at the same time. And it’s in full effect for the Golden State Warriors.
Read MoreStephen Curry forced his way into the national consciousness with his 54-point outburst in Madison Square Garden back in 2013. It was a masterful display of shooting that alerted the basketball world to the star potential in the 24-year-old point guard.
Read MoreFor so many, the NBA is an escape -- a cultural staple that we could tune into no matter what is happening in our personal lives. Rain or shine, good day or bad day, we knew that we could welcome the world’s biggest hoop stars into our living rooms every night from October to June.
Then Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Video of his carelessness went viral and the threat of the coronavirus became apparent; the fact that unnecessary risk puts everyone -- even a rich and famous 27-year-old athlete -- in harm’s way.
Read MoreThe lottery-bound Golden State Warriors’ playoff aspirations were effectively dashed just four games into the season when Phoenix Suns center Aron Baynes landed on and broke Stephen Curry’s hand.
The Warriors -- who already entered the season shorthanded as Klay Thompson recovers from an ACL tear suffered during last year’s NBA Finals -- could not afford to miss Curry for an extended period of time in the aftermath of Kevin Durant’s departure, Andre Iguodala’s trade, and Shaun Livingston’s retirement.
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