Kevin Durant showed up to Team USA practice Thursday in Las Vegas sporting some brand new ink. Durant, a Washington D.C. native who has previously expressed his preference for the Notorious B.I.G. over 2pac, is now sporting a gigantic tattoo of the late, great West Coast rapper. https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/139031079075053568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Kevin Durant’s new tattoo #2PacForever A […]
Being the unquestioned best player on Team USA, in the prime of your career, carries a certain prestige. It’s been an experience star players have turned into championship rings the following season. And if history repeats itself, Kevin Durant will be the benefactor. Kobe Bryant held the alpha dog title in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, taking China by […]
SAN DIEGO — On a night when he wasn’t sure he could, it took Johnny Cueto three pitches to be himself on the All-Star Game mound. Then it only took two pitches for the right-hander to undo himself. Cueto said he woke up Tuesday morning feeling unwell, but still wanted to start for the National […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: KNBR 680’s Brian Murphy, a lifelong Warriors fan, did some writing for ESPN’s now-defunct Page 2 back in the day. In 2006, Murphy was asked to provide a nominee for a series on the worst franchise in professional sports, and he nominated the Golden State Warriors. Despite the Dubs’ recent success, you can’t blame […]
In an exclusive one-on-one interview with ESPN’s Marc Stein, Draymond Green addressed the forefront storyline that will surround the Warriors next season: being the team everybody loves to hate. “I can’t say that I haven’t been a villain once or twice in my career anyway — so, looking forward to it,” Green said with a […]
OAKLAND — Kevin Durant’s introductory press conference was an unprecedented spectacle. Light music played in the background, hundreds of corporate guests milled around the practice courts. The reception was fit for royalty. It was after the pomp and circumstance when fascinating new details emerged about the Warriors’ pursuit of the seven-time All-Star. Durant heard rumors Golden State was sending […]