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Draymond ridicules Cleveland fans for harassing his mom
This is nothing new for Golden State families. A year ago, Steve Kerr’s daughter, Maddy, was elbowed in the head. Other slurs were hurled in the direction of the Kerr family.
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Cleveland’s trade for Kyle Korver ultimately was a failure
Korver is the crux of what’s wrong with the way Cleveland’s roster is structured. GM David Griffin decided to focus on acquiring shooters to outscore Golden State, when in actuality, he should’ve been acquiring defenders. Every move should’ve been about toppling the Warriors, not what’s best to run through the Eastern Conference.
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Isiah Thomas: ‘I don’t think our league has ever seen a player like Kevin Durant’
“Kevin Durant is a once in a lifetime player. I don’t think our league has ever seen a player like a Kevin Durant who is so unique. Let’s not forget he’s averaging [34 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists] in the NBA Finals, you just don’t do that.”
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LeBron on Warriors adding KD: ‘It’s great for our league’
LeBron James details differences between his Heat situation and the Warriors now, if it is good for the league and if it’s ‘fair’. pic.twitter.com/Vy4W5eeOjG — Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) June 8, 2017 Not even 24 hours after losing Game 3 of the NBA Finals despite an heroic 46 minute, near triple-double effort, LeBron James seemed…
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JR Smith tweets ‘Cavs in 7,’ claims he was hacked
Just minutes after suffering a heartbreaking loss to go down 3-0 in the NBA Finals, this tweet was posted from Cavaliers guard JR Smith’s account.
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Ohio State targeting Mike Brown for head coaching position [report]
The Ohio State Buckeyes are in the market for a new head basketball coach after the firing of Thad Matta on Monday. One of their targets is Warriors star-assistant coach, and Ohio native, Mike Brown, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of the Vertical.
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Kerr strategized fourth quarter of Game 3 around Cleveland’s fatigue
Down by five points heading into the fourth quarter of Game 3, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr decided not to deviate from the rotations he’s used all season, and elected to start the deciding stanza with both Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry on the bench.
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Shot heard round the world: Kevin Durant cements legacy in historic Game 3
In one swooping pull-up jumper from the top of the key, Kevin Durant effectively won the Warriors a championship, won himself a Finals MVP trophy, validated his decision to join Golden State and cemented his legacy as one of the greatest players in NBA history.
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Steph and KD’s moms celebrate in tunnel after Game 3
Cameras caught Steph’s mom Sonya and KD’s mom Wanda celebrating joyously in the tunnel after the Warriors staged a late-game comeback to win Game 3 of the Finals in Cleveland on Wednesday night.
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Iguodala makes MVP-like defensive play to seal Game 3 win
Kevin Durant hit the biggest shot of the game, but Andre Iguodala made undoubtedly the biggest defensive play. His swipe of LeBron James’ potential game-tying shot in the closing seconds iced the comeback for Golden State.