Golden State Warriors News

For the first Cyber Monday in two years, Stephen Curry is not the reigning NBA MVP.

Prior to Monday’s game at Oracle Arena, Warriors’ forward Draymond Green addressed the crowd and presented former Golden State forward Matt Barnes with his 2017 NBA Championship ring.

For a team with as many stars to lean on as Golden State, and a roster with as many versatile big men as the Warriors have, head coach Steve Kerr still knows that Jordan Bell fills a hole his squad can’t leave vacant.

It should have been the Klay Thompson game. Instead, it was the Patrick McCaw game.

Matt Barnes played on nine different NBA teams during his 14-season career, and in the summer of 2017, his dream came true. The Bay Area native wanted a ring, and when the Golden State Warriors came calling last season, Barnes answered.

Prior to the start of the Warriors’ matchup with the Kings on Monday night, Golden State head coach Steve Kerr addressed David Fizdale’s firing, admitting that he was “shocked,” by the news of the dismissal.

Green’s absence will make no difference on the Warriors’ final record (the team smashed Chicago 143-94).

The Warriors were named the Best Model Franchise in Professional Sports based on a reader survey done by SportsBusiness Journal, beating out the San Antonio Spurs and New England Patriots.

After 14 years in the NBA, forward Matt Barnes will receive his championship ring from former teammate Draymond Green before the Warriors take on the Sacramento Kings Monday night.

The Warriors will be without both former MVPs in Monday night’s contest against the Sacramento Kings.