Tuesday, news broke regarding this year's NBA Slam Dunk Contest participants. Per Shams Charania, this year's contest is expected to be headlined by rookie phenom Jalen Green, along with Cole Anthony, Obi Toppin, and Oakland’s very own Juan Toscano-Anderson.
Read MoreStephen Curry is someone you don’t want to be playing pissed off. Kevin Porter Jr. learned that the hard way last night when he jawed at Curry a little after a dead ball. The Warriors star proceeded to drop 21 points in the 4th quarter alone en-route to a 40-point performance and a win against the young Rockets squad. Safe to say, Warriors fans owe KPJ a thank-you for helping Steph find the rhythm again.
Read MoreSteph helped catapult the Warriors to an impressive win over the Rockets after being within one score of them with seven minutes to go in the fourth quarter. He chipped in an impressive 40 points on 23 shots and 13 makes, with 21 of those points coming in the last twelve minutes of the game. That twenty-one-point quarter was Steph’s 37th career 20-point quarter, passing Kobe Bryant for most by any player since at least the 1996/97 season when they officially kept track of the stat.
Read MoreDeath. Taxes. Steph Curry owning the Houston Rockets.
The 2x MVP, in the middle of the worst slump of his career, finished tonight’s game against a young Rockets team with 40 points, shooting 13-for-23 from the field (including 7-for-14 from three) and hitting 7 of his 8 free throws. Steph looked… well, like Steph tonight, and it was a sight for sore eyes.
Read MoreMost observes of the Golden State Warriors draft strategy were perplexed by what they were seeing in 2021. In what many people believe should have been a draft where the Dubs picked what other teams wanted and then shipped those new players off in return for win-now pieces, they picked two 19-year-olds, one deemed a project piece and the other more league-ready but still needing time… and they kept them.
Read MoreFans like to argue about their favorite players. Because of the nature of competition in sports, competition is bred between fanbases as well; Who’s more skilled, who’s the better player, who’s greater, who contributes more to winning. You can argue something as simple as shot mechanics and, no matter how ridiculous a take it is, someone is bound to agree.
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