NBA has just owned up to their officiating mistake of failing to make a call on Russell Westbrook’s obvious traveling violation during the closing minutes of Warriors’ Game 1 loss to Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. Golden State head coach Steve Kerr, on the other hand, thinks that the two-minute ref review is pointless as it is impossible to make a call on every violation.
Luke Walton is apparently trying to get ex-Laker and former Denver Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw as part of his coaching staff once he officially becomes the LA Lakers’ head coach at the end of the season. Shaw, however, is also being courted by Indiana Pacers for the similar position.
Unanimous MVP Stephen Curry made a remarkable follow-up to his 17-point overtime play against Portland Trail Blazers by unleashing a 15-point streak in mid-third quarter. The fourth quarter then seemed more like a formality for the Warriors after raining down more than enough points to bury the Durant-led Thunder in a 118-91 win in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
The referees officiating the critical last minute of Thunder-Warriors Game 1 of the Western Conference finals have been blasted again for a missed call on an obvious traveling violation by Russell Westbrook. Warriors coach Steve Kerr was, of course, mad but wasn’t really a fan of NBA’s two-minute reporting.
OKC Thunder center and New Zealand native of British and Tongan descent Steven Adams apologized for his ‘quick little monkeys’ comment in a post-game interview following his team’s Game 1 upset of the Golden State Warriors’ championship repeat campaign. Warriors, on the other hand, made no response to his seemingly harmless statement.
Golden State Warriors, the part of the Western conference seems unstoppable on the courts but we also should tell you that they are unstoppable in terms of their branding too. The NBA's reigning champions, who advanced to the Western Conference Finals last night are also setting their trend on social media.
Oklahoma Thunder has just cleared San Antonio Spurs off their path to the Western Conference title as they face off the Golden State Warriors beginning Monday. Despite early predictions and preseason hype of an epic Spurs-Warriors showdown, the expectations immediately vapored out into disappointment as the Thunder came rumbling.
LeBron James approved of Stephen Curry’s recent first unanimous MVP title in NBA history. While he did praise the Golden State guard’s shooting prowess, he, nevertheless, said that the word ‘valuable’ is open to a lot of interpretations.
Stephen Curry's phenomenal comeback to the court following his MCL injury has sent the Warriors to a dramatic victory over the Portland Blazers in Game 4. His incredible overtime performance also created another NBA record- 17 points- in a game which made everyone speechless including TNT analyst Charles Barkley.
For the first time in NBA history, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has just been conferred his second MVP title for the 2015-16 season by winning unanimous votes from a panel of judges composed mainly of sports journalists. Although only mildly surprising, Curry has several NBA records to speak of this season such as breaking his own three-point record with a 116-point margin and the historic 73 regular season wins.
Stephen Curry has concluded his playoffs comeback by leading the Golden State Warriors to a 132-125 victory over the Portland Blazers in Game 4. Meanwhile, the Warriors star point guard is poised for an MVP repeat this season for his remarkable 2015-16 performance including the team’s 73-win regular season record.
San Antonio Spurs general manager RC Buford wins his second NBA Executive Award following a vote among team executives in the league. Under his executive oversight, San Antonio was able to build a lineup of talents that gave the franchise its best record (67-15) so far.
LA Lakers is expected to mobilize its enormous cap space to sign in badly-needed recruits to build a serious title contender following a disastrous two-year losing streak. Reports indicate that the team is eyeing to get Warriors giant Festus Ezelie to fill in the team’s 2016-17 center vacancy.
Lakers GM Kupchak recently explained why the franchise offered Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton the head coaching job. He cited his impressive interim coach performance under Steve Kerr’s tutelage as the most convincing factor in hiring him.
New reports suggest Jeff Hornacek is may be Houston’s top prospect for head coaching job following Kevin McHale’s departure. JB Bickerstaff, on the other hand, has just informed the Rockets management that he’s dropping out from the team’s search for the next head coach due to growing rift between the franchise’s top players, namely, Dwight Howard and James Harden.
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