At (22-21) and sitting just outside the eighth spot in the Western Conference, you could say the Golden State Warriors are battling for both a playoff appearance as well as another hopeful run at a championship. In what has been a season filled with momentous wins and gut-wrenching losses, one thing is for certain: this Warriors team has the potential to be a legitimate threat, but they’ll need some work to get there.
Read MoreWithout three rotation players Friday and four Saturday, the Warriors grabbed a split in Memphis in two drastically different games.
Golden State (22-21) defeated the Memphis Grizzlies (19-20) 116-103 on Friday, but lost to the team directly below it in the standings Saturday by a score of 111-103.
Read MoreRookies guard Nico Mannion and center James Wiseman both did not play in the Big Dance. Guard Klay Thompson has appeared in five NBA Finals, but didn’t qualify for the NCAA tournament in his years at Washington State.
Luckily for Warriors fans, however, some current Golden State players have taken part in memorable March Madness moments, with the list capped off by an unsurprising name.
Read MoreIt didn’t take a 26-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers to show that these Golden State Warriors are far from contending for another championship. But a night that saw a visibly frustrated Stephen Curry implore his teammates for more as James Wiseman watched from the sidelines due to a disciplinary benching revealed a larger, more sobering truth: the Warriors -- as an organization -- are scattered, stuck in a vicious cycle of self-sabotage with no identity or focus to regain their status as one of the league’s best.
Read MoreTo say that Klay Thompson has been through a lot in the last 21 months or so is putting it mildly. He’s suffered through two major injuries, experienced loss and tragedy and tried to navigate a tumultuous world along with everyone else. All of that has never been more clear than at a press conference he gave on Sunday, March 14.
Read MoreThis was a huge win. Coming off four straight losses for the first time in 8 years, the Warriors came out alert and decisive and pulled off a big 131-119 win over the NBA’s current best team, the Utah Jazz.
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