The biggest buzz in the NBA as of recent that didn’t involve on-the-court matters was the firing of former Warriors assistant Luke Walton from his position as head coach of the Sacramento Kings. The Kings, who have the longest active playoff drought in the league at 15 straight. If they miss the playoffs this year, they’d hold the record for longest playoff drought in NBA history.
Read MoreThe media bias for the Los Angeles Lakers is a little absurd. It’s been relatively clear from the off-season that this Lakers squad is not up to task. After a tough loss to the middling Knicks that sets them with a 9-10 record, even with LeBron James sitting, it should be obvious that this team is not playing inspired basketball. Meanwhile, you know who is? The Golden State Warriors.
Read MoreAs we approach the quarter-mark of the 2021-2022 NBA season, while things are not set in stone, there’s still plenty that we can infer: The Golden State Warriors are obviously good again, Steph Curry is obviously a perennial MVP candidate, and while there’s a clear frontrunner for Most Improved Player, we’ve still got 65 games of basketball left to play for another to take their place.
Read MoreOn Sunday, Nov. 21, Shams Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported that Klay Thompson has been cleared to fully participate in practices and is on track to return during the week of Christmas.
Early that week during a marquee matchup versus the Nets, it was reported that Thompson has been playing 3 on 3. The fact that he’s been upgraded to a full participant for practices by the end of the week should be very telling and it should give Warriors fans a lot of hope.
Read MoreLast Thursday, the Warriors played against long-time rivals, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and after going into the fourth quarter down double digits, they emerged victorious, winning by 15. The crazy part about it was that 20 of the 36 third-quarter points the Warriors scored were directly from Steph Curry, although he was the main reason (as we saw in Toronto) the rest were scored as well.
Read MoreIt’s one thing to preach the “next man up” and “strength in numbers” mantras.
It’s another thing to put it into action – case in point, Chris Chiozza.
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