Golden State Warriors News

The ailing Warriors coach attended practice Saturday morning, returning to the floor for the first time since guiding the team on April 21 ahead of a flight to Portland for Game 3 of the first round

In a game 3 win over the Utah Jazz last round, Zaza Pachulia scored seven points, while Klay Thompson scored just six. After the game, Zaza posted on Instagram to commemorate what he called the “historic” occasion of him outscoring Thompson. At practice Friday, Zaza took it one step further.

The Warriors wouldn’t have been scared of Houston, at all. That same feeling can’t be said about the Spurs because they have Popovich. He’s now won a playoff series against 14 different Western Conference opponents. He’s the original gangster.

Kawhi Leonard twisted his left ankle in the conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets, but now that Leonard’s Spurs are set to face the Warriors, it appears as though he will be back on the court for Sunday’s conference finals game.

San Antonio by by that wide of a margin without Kawhi Leonard — and on the road. They may seem like a more feeble team than in years past, but Gregg Popovich and the Spurs can never be dismissed lightly.

The 2017 NBA Combine will be without several of the projected top picks in this year’s draft, including Lonzo Ball of UCLA, Josh Jackson of Kansas, and Malik Monk of Kentucky. Whereas the NFL Combine is a hot ticket and prospects are often scrutinized nationally for skipping the event, the NBA Combine has significantly less appeal for the NBA’s next class of players. Those who are projected to go in the lottery or better oftentimes see the event has having no power to help their stock, and instead will hold private workouts with a select group of potential suitors.

Mike Brown joined Tolbert and Lund on KNBR to talk about how the Warriors are dealing with their extended time off. He said the Golden State staff began to prepare for the Spurs as a potential conference finals opponent following San Antonio’s win in Game 5 that gave them a 3-2 lead over the Rockets.

With another week off after a sweep of the Utah Jazz in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, Steph Curry has some extra time on his hands. He used some of that time last night to give a demonstration of his wife Ayesha’s new “Homemade” meal kit service. Curry went on Instagram Live in […]

The Vertical’s Michael Lee joined Ted Ramey to talk about the collision course the Warriors and Cavaliers are on, as well as the ways each team were able to establish their dominance. Lee also broke down the Spurs-Rockets series and shared his thoughts on who may present a tougher challenge to the Warriors in the conference finals.

Besides Steve Kerr’s health, the Warriors are sitting about pretty as you can be sitting. Draymond Green is playing his best basketball of the season and the team leads the NBA in nearly every defensive category. Golden State is 23-1 since sitting all of their stars in San Antonio on March 11