Kevin Durant made the return to his old stomping grounds for the first time since leaving Oklahoma City for the Bay Area this summer, and the intensity from the scorned OKC fans was dialed up to 11 for nearly the entire 48 minutes. Things got testy on the court as well. Durant openly jawed with Russell Westbrook at the end of the third quarter, before going face-to-face with former teammate Andre Roberson shortly after.
It appears as if Briante Weber is going to be a member of the Golden State Warriors for at least a little while longer. The Warriors are planning on singing Weber to a second 10-day-contract when his initial deal ends Monday, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical.
Upon his return to Oklahoma City for the first time since leaving for the Warriors, Kevin Durant and his business manager, Rich Kleiman, have hired a heightened armed security team to travel with the team sources have told ESPN’s Chris Haynes.
In the latest episode of Rod’s Riffs, Rod riffs on Charles Oakley getting thrown out of Madison Square Garden, a tennis official gets hit in the face, and a one-armed middle schooler throwing down a dunk.
Not everybody was excited about John Lynch accepting the job as the 49ers general manager. In fact, one member of Lynch’s family was downright distraught.
New 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear during his introductory press conference on Thursday that he has little interest in defining how exactly the personnel power is divided between him and new general manager John Lynch.
New 49ers general manager John Lynch broke some news at his introductory press conference on Thursday morning, announcing that the organization has hired former Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew as a senior personnel executive.
Draymond Green had 19 points in the Warrior’s win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night, capped by his 5-for-6 performance shooting the ball from behind the 3-point line.