It’s his first game back as a Warrior at Oracle Arena since signing, and it seems like Matt Barnes already feels at home. Late in the first half after a Steph Curry turnover the Celtics started on the break, whipping the ball ahead to a wide open Avery Bradley.
‘I got a boo-boo playing basketball, it is what it is man,’ Durant said. ‘I’m ok. My spirits are good. My family is good. I’m doing what I love to do every single day.’
LaVar Ball, the father of UCLA star freshman Lonzo Ball, made headlines after his comments two weeks ago that his son is already a better player than 2-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry.
Matt Barnes was recently signed by the Warriors to replace the injured Kevin Durant. However, Barnes said after shootaround Wednesday that he and Durant had talked about teaming up in Golden State last summer after Durant signed his contract.
It’s been one week to the day since Marcin Gortat threw Zaza Pachulia into Kevin Durant’s knee — The Zaza Chuck Heard ‘Round the World — and I think we’re all just now coming to our senses, as if it took this long to comprehend, time serving as the smelling salt to jerk us awake. […]
Draymond Green has been making headlines this past week for his words off the court, as he has been critical of Atlanta’s gameplan for him and the Knicks not having any sound or video on during the first half of Sunday’s game in New York.
Bogut played all 82 games just once in his NBA career. For The Win has a break down of his injury history, many of which have come at incredibly unfortunate times, including last year’s NBA Finals.
Bouncing back from their first regular-season losing streak in nearly two years, the Warriors won for the second day in a row without Kevin Durant, who is out indefinitely with a left knee injury.