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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry could return from month-long injury absence on Saturday, when his reigning champion Golden State Warriors open a second-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans. Warriors coach Steve Kerr was cautiously optimistic after Curry went through a full contact practice on Thursday for the first time since spraining a ligament in his right knee on March 23. “Steph practiced at 100 percent, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 26 points as the Golden State Warriors beat San Antonio, 110-97, to take a 3-0 lead over the Spurs who were playing with heavy hearts after the death of Gregg Popovich’s wife. Head coach Popovich did not attend Thursday’s game which took place just a day after the passing of his wife Erin Popovich who died from a long-term illness. The couple had been married for […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson produced 30-point games as the Golden State Warriors took a stranglehold on their Western Conference playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs with a 116-101 victory on Monday. The Warriors moved into a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series after overcoming a determined Spurs team determined to bounce back after being outclassed in game one. San Antonio started strongly, with LaMarcus Aldridge — who finished […]
LOS ANGELS, United States (AFP) — The injury-hit NBA champion Golden State Warriors expect star forward Kevin Durant to return from a rib injury on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Coach Steve Kerr said before Tuesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers that Durant appeared to be ready to return. “KD feels like he’s ready to go — we’re going to give him two extra days just to be safe,” Kerr said. “The last thing we […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has been fined $15,000 after his rant at officiating earlier this week, the NBA announced on Thursday. Durant lost his cool at referee James Williams during Tuesday’s win over the New York Knicks, accusing him of targeting him with a technical. “Second half, his whole thing was he’s trying to get me,” Durant complained to reporters after his fourth ejection of the season. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors overpowered the Cleveland Cavaliers with a late rally to score a 118-108 win in a pulsating clash between the two NBA arch-rivals on Monday. Durant added seven assists and pulled down four rebounds as the Warriors completed back-to-back wins over the Cavs following their victory in the holiday season meeting. LeBron James and Cleveland had gone into the game at the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors aim to heap more misery on LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday when they meet in a marquee NBA holiday matchup. The rematch of the last three NBA Finals highlights the league’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day slate. “We just want to kick each other’s ass,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “There’s no sort of love lost. That’s how it should be. We […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating by the NBA on Monday. The league announced the punishment was imposed for comments made Saturday after the Warriors defeated the host Los Angeles Clippers 121-105. Green told sports website The Athletic that NBA referees have gone too far and created a toxic relationship with players. “It’s bad,” Green said. “It’s horrible. It’s really bad. I don’t […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry’s 29 points and a triple-double from Draymond Green propelled the Golden State Warriors to a 124-114 NBA victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday. In a clash of the two highest-scoring teams in the NBA, the reigning champion Warriors shrugged off the absence of forward Kevin Durant, with Andre Iguodala stepping into the starter’s role and contributing 10 points and seven assists. Green’s 17 points, 14 rebounds […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry returned with a vengeance on Saturday, draining 10 three-pointers in the Golden State Warriors’ 141-128 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Curry’s 10 from beyond the arc were the most by a player in a single game this season. He scored 38 points in less than 26 minutes on the floor, showing no sign of trouble from the right ankle injury that sidelined […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Klay Thompson added 24 and both made crucial plays in the final seconds Monday, lifting the NBA champion Golden State Warriors over Cleveland 99-92. In a rematch of the NBA Finals that marked their third consecutive meeting on the holiday, the host Warriors won for the 12th time in 13 games to reach 27-7 while the Cavaliers fell to 24-10. Golden State grabbed a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant finished with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his ninth career triple double on Wednesday as the under-manned Golden State Warriors defeated the Charlotte Hornets 101-87. The Warriors won their fifth straight and the seventh in their last eight games despite playing without superstar Stephen Curry and forward Draymond Green. Durant had 16 points in the first quarter, quickly setting the tone for the game […]
