Golden State Warriors and their fans were fuming at two major missed calls during the last two minutes of their big game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day. In the league two minute report, it shows that the Cavs indeed benefitted from two missed calls in their 109-108 win over the Warriors.
NBA: Andrew Bogut Says the NBA is ‘Two-Faced’ & Thunder ‘Exposed’ the Warriors in the Playoffs
After Kevin Durant chose the Golden State Warriors in free agency, they had to trade Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes to the Dallas Mavericks because of the salary cap. Ahead of the Warriors 116-95 win over the Mavericks on Wednesday, Bogut spoke about his old team. Bogut said he was disappointed about the trade, but he understood why it had to happen. He also had some candid words when asked about the organization questioning his durability after a Game 5 knee injury in the Finals ended his postseason & the many other injuries he’s had. Bogut also talked about the Thunder who had a 3-1 lead over the Warriors before shockingly losing the Western Conference Finals.
NBA: Klay Thompson on if He’s in a Shooting Slump Because of Kevin Durant
Golden State star Klay Thompson previously said he was ‘not sacrificing sh-t,’ and isn’t changing his game with the addition of Kevin Durant, who left the Oklahoma City Thunder in free agency this summer to join the Warriors. Despite Thompson’s previous claims, he’s opened the season with a shooting slump and many people are wondering if it had anything to do with the acquisition of Durant.
NBA: Draymond Green: ‘I want to destroy Cleveland. I want to annihilate them’
This past offseason was a busy one as we’ve seen quite a few shakeups in teams around the league. While we might have an interesting season, for the most part, many people assume we’ll get the trilogy of Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors. Each team has won one NBA championship against the other, but the Warriors losing that 3-1 lead continues to be a running joke and their out for blood this time around.
(Photos) NBA: Twitter Goes In on Kevin Durant With Jokes After Warriors Blow Out Loss to Spurs
The Golden State Warriors had an incredible season, finishing 73-9. They started last season with 24 straight wins. Since they added superstar Kevin Durant this summer, it was assumed that they would be even better this year. Well, that win streak to start the season is already off the table because they lost the opening game to the San Antonio Spurs. Not only did they lose, they lost BADLY as the Spurs won 129-100. There were jokes on the Warriors, but the Durant really took a killing on social media as many still disapprove of him joining the team that beat him in the Western Conference finals just a couple months ago.
NBA: Kevin Durant Says He & Westbrook Were ‘Work Friends’ & Explains Why He Chose Warriors
In case you haven’t noticed, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have been battling in the media with each of them getting two covers of major magazines (Durant –Rolling Stone/SLAM & Westbrook – Sports Illustrated/GQ) to tell their side of the story. Earlier today I posted the excerpts from Durant’s Rolling Stone article talking about why he left the Thunder. In this excerpt, Durant talks about the moments he decided to rock with the Warriors.
