Pachulia: I’m proud of my big head, it’s ‘full of brains’
Zaza Pachulia doesn’t mind all the teasing about his large head because it’s full of knowledge.
Zaza Pachulia
Cavs fan tied to LeBron tossed for yelling at Matt Barnes
A fan sitting court side, with close ties to LeBron James according to ESPN, was tossed by security during the third quarter, after getting into a verbal altercation with Matt Barnes.
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Zaza Pachulia on track to play Game 1 [report]
Zaza Pachulia has been back to normal in practices the last few days, and will reportedly be good to go when the Warriors begin the finals on Thursday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Pachulia missed the last two games of the conference finals with a heel injury.
Leonard, Pachulia both ruled out for Game 4
After missing all of Games 2 and 3 with an ankle injury that was reaggrivated in Game 1, Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out for Game 4, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich announced in his pregame press conference.
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Pachulia’s family threatened in wake of Kawhi Leonard injury [report]
Zaza Pachulia told USA Today that he has received threatening messages in the wake of the closeout he made in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals last weekend, to the point where security was sent to his childrens’ school for protection.
Andre Iguodala to play in Game 3
After being listed as probable to play Saturday morning, Warriors forward Andre Iguodala will play in Game 3 vs the San Antonio Spurs interim coach Mike Brown announced before the game. Iguodala will not be under a minutes restriction.
Curry: Zaza has a “thick skull,” not worried about Spurs’ accusations
Warriors center Zaza Pachulia has come under fire for a closeout on Kawhi Leonard which aggravated an already injured ankle, and caused him to miss the rest of Game 1 as well as Game 2. On Thursday, Zaza’s teammate Stephen Curry discussed how the big man will handle the extra attention in San Antonio this weekend.
Spurs fan sues Warriors, Zaza Pachulia over Kawhi Leonard injury
San Antonio fan Juan Vazquez filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Pachulia and the Warriors organization on behalf of Spurs season ticket holders and San Antonio card shop What’s On Second, as first reported by the San Antonio Express-News.
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Zaza’s MRI comes back clean, is day-to-day with heel contusion [report]
Warriors center Zaza Pachulia left Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday with a heel contusion, and the MRI results reportedly came back negative on Wednesday. Golden State won’t play San Antonio again until Saturday, and Pachulia is day-to-day with the injury.
Rod’s Riffs: Man on scooter makes costly miscalculation
In this week’s episode of Rod’s Riffs, Rod riffs on Zaza Pachulia stepping under Kawhi Leonard, a kid who breaks his mother’s ankles, and a man on a scooter who seems to greatly overestimate his ability.