No one, except for maybe the players and coaching staff of the team, could have predicted the success of the Golden State Warriors in the 2012-13 season. Armed with a young and talented roster, the Warriors’ amazing journey finally ended on Thursday night after a 94-82 Western Conference Semifinal Game 6 loss against the San Antonio Spurs. In only the ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionJarrett Jack on Warriors role: ‘I try to embrace the unknown’
Golden State Warriors guard Jarrett Jack has spent his entire eight-year career making adjustments — he’s been with five teams in that time period. But in the Bay Area, he’s found a career resurgence and has emerged as more than a veteran leader. He’s the de facto elder statesman of the best backcourt in the playoffs at just 29 years ... Read More »
NBA Playoffs 2013: Golden State Warriors learning curve
Some life lessons are learned through pain and hardship. The Golden State Warriors had a 16 point lead over the San Antonio Spurs with just four minutes remaining in Game 1 of their series. Somehow, inexplicably, they lost that lead. A game that was all but locked up ended up being a double overtime thriller, with the Spurs as the ... Read More »
David Lee injury: Warriors F active for series vs. Spurs
Golden State Warriors resident iron man and incumbent All-Star David Lee won’t let a silly thing like a torn hip flexor keep him out of action in the Western Conference Semifinals — he’ll be active for Game 1 and presumably beyond beginning on Monday as they take on the San Antonio Spurs. Lee tore his hip flexor in Game 1 ... Read More »
Warriors news: Mark Jackson played David Lee to inspire vs. Nuggets
Golden State Warriors forward David Lee shocked his teammates when he began warming up in preparation for Thursday night’s Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets, and that’s exactly what head coach Mark Jackson was looking to do when he inserted the big man into the lineup, if only for under two minutes of action. “Obviously a part of [playing Lee] ... Read More »
NBA playoffs 2013: Mark Jackson’s $25K fine trumped by Warriors’ series win
On Thursday, the NBA announced it was fining head coach Mark Jackson $25,000 for comments he made regarding the officiating in a Game 5 loss in Denver; on Thursday, the Golden State Warriors announced to the world they were a legitimate threat to contend for an NBA title this postseason. Jackson was all smiles after the Warriors closed out the ... Read More »
David Lee injury: Warriors F set to play Game 6 vs. Nuggets
Golden State Warriors forward David Lee is warming up prior to Thursday night’s Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets and is expected to play. TNT reports that Lee is set to make an improbable return to the court after suffering a torn hip flexor that was thought to keep him out of the remainder of the postseason. That won’t be ... Read More »
Can the Warriors advance past Nuggets without David Lee?
The Golden State Warriors’ playoff chances took a big hit after Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets after news of David Lee’s season-ending right hip flexor tear. After a heartbreaking last-second loss thanks to the veteran savvy of backup point guard Andre Miller, do the Warriors have a chance at pulling off a Louisville-like comeback and win their first round ... Read More »
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