Golden State Warriors

The Bay Area’s most entertaining four-year old is at it again.

The Golden State Warriors have confirmed a report from TMZ that executive board member Jerry West was hospitalized on Tuesday after collapsing at a Los Angeles Country Club.

Yes, the Warriors lost their seventh game of the season to the lowly Miami Heat Monday night. But, on pace for a 69-win season, Murph wonders what it would take for everyone to stop overanalyze the star-studded Dubs.

After a week in which they beat the Cavaliers by 35, the Thunder by 21 and the Rockets (in Houston) by 17, it’s safe to say the Kevin Durant-era Warriors are starting to look like the basketball juggernaut many envisioned they would be.

Despite his in illusions, Russell Westbrook is not the best basketball player on the planet. Matt Kolsky writes it’s his failure to realize this fact that will continue to hurt whatever he team he plays for.

The next question: Will all three of the other Warriors’ stars make the squad? Kevin Durant will be an automatic qualifier, but it’ll be interesting to see if either Draymond Green or Klay Thompson get spurned.

The loss of West is Golden State’s first significant injury issue of the season, and the veteran’s presence with the second unit will be missed, especially after establishing himself as the team’s best big off the bench in recent months.

If Russell Westbrook did not appreciate being knocked down by Zaza Pachulia at the end of the second quarter, he certainly didn’t appreciate Zaza remaining hovered over him afterwards, responding with promised revenge the next time he meets up with Pachulia.

If this collision involving Zaza Pachulia and Russell Westbrook looks familiar, you’re not experiencing deja vu, it’s just eerily similar to Draymond Green’s collision with LeBron James on Monday.

The Golden State Warriors may be moving to a new arena across the water, but Murph reminds us as only Murph can, they aren’t leaving the Bay Area.