Golden State Warriors Rumors & News

ESPN.com "Hoping in part to push along sales of NBA jerseys, more teams will wear uniforms with sleeves next season. An NBA source told ESPN.com that as many as five teams will wear the short-sleeve jerseys as an alternate jersey for as much as 12 games during the season. "We are interested in doing..." June 19

Oakland Tribune "A big reason why former Louisville guard Peyton Siva was looking forward to Saturday's predraft workout at the Warriors practice facility was the chance to play in front of another Rick Pitino disciple in Mark Jackson. "He's one of the all-time great point guards and he played under Coach P..." June 16

CSN Bay Area "Warriors center Festus Ezeli underwent successful surgery yesterday on his right knee, the team announced Thursday. The procedure, which was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles, was necessary to reinforce both the medial collateral ligament and posterior..." June 15

USA Today "Gearing up for the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, USA Basketball selected a wide-ranging mix of experience, youth, size, speed and shooters for its 27-man roster that will train in July 22-25 in Las Vegas. The past two NBA rookies of the year — guards Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers and..." June 12

ESPN.com "The NBA will allow advertising on the court for the first time next season. The league sent a memo to its teams saying they will be permitted to sell space on what is referred to as the apron. The space covers the out-of-bounds area on the sideline between the baselines and the coaches' box..." June 11

Oakland Tribune "The Warriors' Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes will participate in Team USA's minicamp in Las Vegas in July, according to sources. And point guard Stephen Curry is back in the national team mix, too. The camp this summer is for Team USA officials to get a good look at the promising young..." June 07

Sacramento Bee "Michael Malone didn't always pay attention to his new boss. Kings majority owner Vivek Ranadive knew he wanted Malone to be his head coach. And as he traveled to watch the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs as a minority owner, he studied Malone, an assistant on the staff. Ranadive found..." June 03

CBSSports.com "Former NBA star guard Mookie Blaylock has been charged with vehicular manslaughter according to authories, via AP. Blaylock, 46, was involved in a head-on collision in suburban Atlanta on Friday afternoon. Previously, Blaylock had previously been charged with driving with a suspended license..." June 03

CSN Bay Area "Golden State Warriors forward David Lee underwent successful surgery Thursday morning to address a torn right hip flexor, the team announced in a press release. Following the procedure, which was performed by Dr. William Meyers at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia, Lee is expected to begin..." May 30

CSN Northwest "Not to anyone's surprise, Golden State Warriors forward Richard Jefferson will exercise his player option for the 2013-14 season and become an unrestricted free agent after the season concludes, his agent Todd Eley conveyed to CSNNW.com. “Richard has exercised his option to include the 2013-14..." May 29

USA Today "Nearly two weeks after NBA owners voted to keep the Kings in Sacramento and the team was sold to Indian software magnate Vivek Ranadive, the reshaping of the franchise appears to be under way. According to two people with knowledge of the situation, Ranadive has begun the process of finding a..." May 28

Oakland Tribune "General manager Bob Myers personified the comfortable disposition of the Warriors. Relaxed in his gray suit, no tie, his shirt suavely unbuttoned, he reclined in a chair and breezed through questions from the local media. "We're not in the period of desperation," Myers said Monday. "We have a..." May 25

CSN Bay Area "As was expected, Golden State Warriors center Andris Biedrins will exercise his player option and return to the Bay Area for the 2013-14 season, according to his agent Bill Duffy. Biedrins, 27, held a player option for next season that will pay him $9 million for the final year of his six-year,..." May 24

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23

Oakland Tribune "The competitor in him didn't want to feel good about losing. Golden State's season ended with Friday's Game 6 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. But Warriors center Andrew Bogut couldn't deny what his body was telling him, specifically his surgically repaired left ankle. "You don't want to say..." May 18

Oakland Tribune "The Warriors have earned their optimism fair and fervently this time. So when I asked Stephen Curry on Friday if this franchise has the players to win a championship soon, he didn't need to offer any bit of massaged truth. "I think so -- I mean, we're young, and we have a great core," Curry..." May 18

Oakland Tribune "They were globally insignificant and, on the whole, an object of civic ridicule. There had been so much failure and futility, so much shameful history, so many years of shoddy product peddled by an infernally inept ownership. So how could Warriors CEO Joe Lacob's brash promise -- to truly,..." May 18

Oakland Tribune "Eight nights earlier, he was the man who gave the Warriors a chance against the heavily favored San Antonio Spurs. By scoring 34 points in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series, Klay Thompson became Robin to Stephen Curry's Batman. But the second-year shooting guard was rarely..." May 18

San Francisco Chronicle "Warriors point guard Stephen Curry chewed emotionally on the shoulder of his jersey at midcourt of the Oracle Arena floor Thursday night, then grabbed a microphone and led fans in the chant his team had yelled all season: "Just us." Ultimately, what constituted the Warriors' roster just wasn't..." May 17

San Jose Mercury News "Warriors guard Jarrett Jack was on the verge of tears as he stood at his locker. He couldn't find the words to truly express what he was feeling, so he let his attire do the talking for him. "Usually before I would do any media, I would make sure I was dressed a certain way," Jack said after the..." May 17

San Antonio Express-News "It was a classic Spurs win, with defense, execution and mental toughness carrying the day in a game where their offense threatened to abandon them yet again. They found just enough late, with Tony Parker — who had struggled all night to that point — hitting two huge 3-pointers and Kawhi Leonard..." May 17

CSN Bay Area "The Warriors have faced plenty of obstacles and challenges this season but one thing they haven’t faced is this: An elimination game. That they’re facing it later than most people ever thought – or even at all -- is certainly encouraging. But it doesn’t mean Golden State doesn’t want to stave..." May 16

San Antonio Express-News "Tony, Tony, Tony: Throughout the conference semis, the Spurs’ offense has looked its best when the guy running it has looked his best. In the Spurs’ three wins in the series, Tony Parker is averaging 28.3 points and 7.6 assists. He had 25 points and 10 assists in the Spurs’ pivotal Game 5 win...." May 16

NBA.com "The Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard, the unanimous selection for the 2012-13 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, headlines the 2012-13 NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today. Lillard was the lone unanimous First Team selection (58 points, 29 First Team votes), while the Washington..." May 15

San Antonio Express-News "Unlike Sunday’s horror show in Oakland, the Spurs remembered how to put the ball in the basket at a respectable clip. Combined with stifling defense on Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson (again), it was more than enough to earn their most decisive victory of the series and push the Warriors to the..." May 15

SportingNews.com "Stephen Curry stated the obvious over the weekend: He’s not going to be at full strength for a while. Now it’s just a matter of whether Golden State Warriors’ star guard, who’s dealing with another ankle sprain, can stay on the court. Curry told the Warriors on Sunday that he’d give them..." May 14

Contra Costa Times "Point guard Stephen Curry was smiling before this morning’s shootaround. And for good reason. His team has a chance to take control of this series tonight in Game 5. And his sprained left ankle is feeling the best it has in days. “Ready to go tonight,” Curry said. “It feels a whole lot better..." May 14

San Francisco Chronicle "Apparently, the Warriors still have one good leg to stand on. The balky one might have been wobbling with a badly sprained ankle and a torn hip flexor, but the other one seemed remarkably sturdy in the closing minutes of Sunday's 97-87 overtime victory against the Spurs at Oracle Arena. The..." May 13

San Antonio Express-News "Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have hogged the spotlight in the Western Conference semifinal series between San Antonio and Golden State, and rightfully so. They’re wildly entertaining players whose skill sets center on the most easily quantifiable act in basketball: putting the ball in the..." May 13

CBSSports.com "David Lee should not be playing, by normal standards. He has a torn hip flexor, which was supposed to keep him out of the playoffs. Instead, he has played in three games since the injury. And while it has only been for a tiny amount (11 total minutes vs. San Antonio, including almost eight in..." May 13

San Antonio Express-News "Credit isn’t something the Spurs care much about. Gregg Popovich couldn’t immediately recall when asked recently where he keeps his Coach of the Year trophy, saying without much certainty that it’s probably stored at home with his four championship rings. (Hopefully he has a better idea where..." May 12

Oakland Tribune "Warriors coach Mark Jackson said he learned online that his rugged starting center was clean shaved. As it turns out, Andrew Bogut's strength wasn't in his beard. "There were no concerns," Jackson said with a smile. All the Warriors-related attention seems to be on the starting backcourt. But..." May 12

USA Today "Now they're even — in more ways than one. After losing a double-overtime heartbreaker in Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs, the Golden State Warriors took Game 4 97-87 in overtime to tie the Western Conference Semifinals series at 2-2. Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who nearly didn't play..." May 12

San Francisco Chronicle "Most of the concerns Mark Jackson had about the health of Stephen Curry's ankle were lifted before the coach even arrived at the Warriors' downtown Oakland practice facility Saturday morning. When the head coach eased past his point guard's car at an intersection, they both hit their horns and..." May 12

USA Today "Danny Green was leaving the visitors locker room at Oracle Arena late Friday night when a reporter was hoping to pass along some well-deserved praise. "You see those numbers when you're guarding (Golden State guard) Steph (Curry)?" the man said to the San Antonio Spurs guard. "Nope, and I'd..." May 11

ESPN.com "Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry received treatment on his sprained left ankle Saturday and is considered a game-time decision for Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Meanwhile, his San Antonio Spurs counterpart, Tony Parker, sat out practice Saturday with a bruised left..." May 11

San Jose Mercury News "One after another, the Warriors snuggled up to the party line. They talked about having faith, about avoiding conclusions and hoping, about waiting and seeing if Stephen Curry will be able to take the court Sunday. But their voices were soft and their eyes were weary and there was a wobbly feel..." May 11

USA Today "This wasn't quite vintage San Antonio Spurs, but it was good enough for them to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference Semifinals. The four-time champions who entered Oracle Arena with an identity crisis of sorts exited with a 102-92 win over the Golden State Warriors because their old..." May 11

SportingNews.com "Back when Mark Jackson was first tabbed by Warriors owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber to head up their team, there was considerable scoffing. Jackson was respected as a player and well-known as a broadcaster, but had not spent a minute on an NBA sideline as an assistant coach, had zero experience..." May 09

San Francisco Chronicle "About 40 minutes after Wednesday night's game against the Spurs, a handful of the Warriors' players and coaches posed for photos with family, friends and fans near the baseline at the AT&T Center. The subjects of the photos will make for nice keepsakes, but the scoreboard in the background will..." May 09

Oakland Tribune "The question was simple, and rookie forward Draymond Green's answer was simply put. "Is this late-game thing now a thing?" Green was asked. "Nope," Green said, taking his finger and slicing it across his neck. "That's dead. We're over that." If only it were so simple. The Warriors'..." May 08

San Antonio Express-News "Stephen Curry’s final line in Game 1 (44 points, 18-for-35 shooting, 11 assists) would seem to indicate a poor defensive effort by the Spurs. Make no mistake: At times, it was. But from the fourth quarter on, the Spurs generally kept him bottled up as they roared back from 16 down to force..." May 07

San Francisco Chronicle "When the Warriors last won a playoff game in the Alamo City, Stephen Curry had just turned 3. He was a month away from his ninth birthday when the Warriors last won a game of any type in San Antonio. And, he was 25 when the Warriors moped out of the AT&T Center feeling as though they had blown..." May 07

San Francisco Chronicle "Before practice Sunday morning, Andrew Bogut sat in a courtside seat - well, two seats - with his enormous frame dwarfing the chairs as he tied his shoes. He sauntered onto the AT&T Center court, dribbled between his legs twice and around his back once and then softly flipped the ball through the..." May 06

CSN Bay Area "David Lee will be active when the Warriors series begins Monday in San Antonio. What that means for his involvement remains unclear. "I'll be in uniform, but we'll just have to see how it progresses and maybe actually play a couple minutes," Lee said. After tearing his hip flexor in Game 1..." May 05

San Francisco Chronicle "At times, it felt as though Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson had gone missing during the final four games of his team's first-round victory over Denver. But head coach Mark Jackson always knows where to find his second-year player when it seems like he has pulled an in-game disappearing..." May 05

San Antonio Express-News "Warriors point guard Stephen Curry made 272 3-pointers this season, more than any other player in NBA history. He torched Denver for 23 more in Golden State’s first-round upset. The task of keeping Curry in check now falls to the Spurs, who have a very clear idea of how they want to defend..." May 05

San Francisco Chronicle "Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, the man most responsible for his team's ball possession, hasn't looked at the video from the final eight minutes - or even the final 1 1/2 minutes, for that matter - of Thursday's game against Denver. "No, I will not watch that," Curry said Friday as his team..." May 04