The Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers handily in their first preseason contest, 125 to 108. The star of the show was none other than 3rd-year forward Jonathan Kuminga, who led Golden State in points (24), rebounds (8), and threes (4) while also tallying up 4 assists to tie with rookie Brandin Podziemski for 2nd behind Chris Paul’s 5.
Read MoreThe top of the mountain is hard to reach. Teams and players consistently put up historic stats in the regular season only to fall short on the path to the NBA Finals, the playoffs proving to be a different game. Draymond Green once made the point that there are 82-game players, and there are 16-game players, further putting an emphasis on that difference.
Read MoreWe’re less than a month away from the start of training camps across the NBA, and the Warriors look a lot different now than they did at this time last year. The addition of veteran presences Chris Paul and Dario Saric to replace young departures has shifted the team fully into win-now mode, and hopes remain that Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody are ready to contribute like they did in stretches last season.
Read MoreThe implication that the Warriors can have two timeline at once deserves scoffed at, but only lightly so. When the second timeline was finally given up on with the James Wiseman and Jordan Poole trades, the question everyone asked was “why even try in the first place?”.
Read MoreThis week, the Underrated Golf Tour concluded with its keystone championship event, the Curry Cup. The tour, a series of 2-day events geared towards providing opportunity and access to the sport of golf for student-athletes across this country, brought in 24 of its participants to Lake Merced in California so they could compete for a championship.
Read MoreThis morning, the NBA officially released the full season schedule for all teams, including the Golden State Warriors. While some marquee matchups were previewed already, here are some of the highlights.
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