SAN ANTONIO — A combination of San Antonio Spurs injuries and the Golden State Warriors‘ desire for rest transformed a highly anticipated marquee matchup on Saturday into a battle of backups, resulting in disappointed fans. More
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks elected to go without music for the first half of Sunday’s game against Golden State, and the decision did not sit well with Warriors forward Draymond Green. More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Well-rested on fresh legs, Stephen Curry found his 3-point touch during one phenomenal flurry in one game-breaking quarter. More
Last night, the Memphis Grizzlies fell short to the Warriors because of Draymond’s all-around attack and Klay Thompson’s three-point explosion. More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors certainly looked ready to trade some more blows with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers come June. More
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson returned from a one-game absence for rest and scored 23 points with four 3-pointers in another balanced Golden State performance as the Warriors beat the Detroit Pistons 127-107 on Thursday night. More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Steve Kerr pulled a Gregg Popovich. One missed defensive assignment with no backdoor help on DeMarcus Cousins, and Kerr called a timeout 18 seconds into the game. More
Steve Kerr is one of the smartest, nicest, and genuinely good person and coach in the league. Just last year, I’d have very little issue positing that he was the best mind in the entire NBA. More
OAKLAND, Calif. — Draymond Green completely let loose on the NBA, criticizing the league office for its interpretation of an “unnatural act” two days after his latest flagrant foul.
Green repeatedly has been penalized for his frequent high kicks that tend to strike opposing players in the face or the groin. The Golden State Warriors star forward said Saturday that he believes he’s being unfairly targeted.
“I just laugh at it because it’s funny how you can tell me how I get hit and how my body is supposed to react,” Green said after the Warriors’ shootaround. “I didn’t know the people in the league office were that smart when it came to your body movement. I’m not sure if they took kinesiology and all this stuff for their positions to kind of tell you how your body is going to react when you get hit at certain positions.
“Or you go up and you got guys that jump to the ceiling, and I’m sure a lot of these people that make these…
Nothing was easy about Brandon Ingram’s first start. He guarded Kevin Durant. Draymond Green guarded him. The Lakers rookie found himself thrown into some of the toughest matchups in the league right away.
It was a “welcome to the NBA” moment, certainly, but Ingram refused to frame it that way.
“I’m in the NBA now,” Ingram said. “Guarding a lot of guys, there’s a lot of different guys in this league so it’s not a surprise anymore, it’s just going out there and trying to compete.”
Ingram started in place of Julius Randle, who sat out the game Wednesday because of a hip pointer/oblique injury. Randle hopes to be able to play Friday against the Golden State Warriors. He even said before Wednesday’s game that if the Lakers were not playing on consecutive nights, he might have been able to avoid missing a game.
The Lakers could be without starting shooting guard Nick Young, who jammed the second toe on his left foot and sprained it. Young is listed as questionable for Friday’s game. They’ll also be without starting point guard D’Angelo Russell for what’s expected to be two weeks.
“We’re getting hit by the injury bug,” Young said. “Miss my man Russell out there, and Randle. We needed those guys tonight.”
Russell had a platelet-rich plasma injection in his left knee, a procedure by…