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Durant booed in LA during Team USA introductions
In Team USA’s second exhibition game before heading to Rio for the Summer Olympics, Clippers and Lakers fans didn’t hold back when expressing their sentiment towards the Warriors players representing the United States. On Sunday night’s game against China, Draymond Green and newly signed Warrior Kevin Durant both received their fair share of boos during…
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▶︎ Curry reenacts throwing mouthpiece at celebrity golf tournament
Steph Curry and Justin Timberlake were paired together on Saturday in Lake Tahoe at the ACC Celebrity Golf Championship. Neither are in contention to win, so the pair decided to have some fun instead. Here’s Curry, playfully reenacting the now infamous chucking of his mouthpiece. The incident occurred in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and…
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▶︎ KD scores 23 points in rout over Argentina
Video via Ximo Pierto Kevin Durant led Team USA with 23 points in a 111-74 blowout win over Argentina. Durant went 7/12 from the field, 4/9 from three-point land and also added 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Klay Thompson started alongside Durant and scored 9 points in his Olympic exhibition debut. Thompson struggled…
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Jerry Colangelo says Klay may be the best two-way player in the league
Director of USA Basketball Jerry Colangelo joined Tolbert & Lund to discuss the elevation of international basketball, the changes he’s made to both USA and NBA basketball, and the future of the game itself. Klay Thompson was also a hot topic of discussion on the program. “Klay’s maybe the best two-way player in the league…
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Asst. GM Kirk Lacob’s role with Warriors continues to expand
Warriors assistant general manager Kirk Lacob has been camped out in Las Vegas for the last week, watching Golden State’s summer league squad and now soaking in the Team USA practices with Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. Lacob got one of the first up close and personal views of Durant’s new tattoo, an homage…
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Durant jerseys selling for 48 cents in OKC
Some in Oklahoma City are appreciative of what Kevin Durant did for the city. He never did win a championship, but his brought instant credibility to the Thunder organization and banded together a legion of people. Some in Oklahoma City are not appreciate of Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors. According to ESPN’s…
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Steph Curry releases another new shoe
As he continually encroaches on LeBron and Nike’s stranglehold on the shoe market, Steph Curry and Under Armour launched another pair of new kicks. The Curry Lux, made of leather and suede, will make its debut in stores on Aug. 5. Here’s what shoe blog Highsnobiety.com wrote about the kicks. The “Curry Lux” collection is a…
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Rose delusional to call Knicks a super team
Derrick Rose thinks the New York Knicks are a super team, and in turn, the NBA has ordered a drug testing kit be sent to Madison Square Garden. No, seriously. He actually said this. “I mean, with these teams right now, they’re saying us and Golden State are the super teams, and they’re trying not…
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Draymond Green takes plea deal in assault case
Draymond Green’s Michigan assault case is settled after the Warriors star accepted a plea deal, according to a statement from the city of East Lansing. The plea deal makes the incident on July 10, in which Green allegedly slapped now-former Michigan State cornerback Jermaine Edmondson, a civil infraction. As part of the deal, Green will…
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Killion: Klay and Draymond ‘like little kids at Christmas’ over playing with Durant
San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Ann Killion joined Murph & Mac to discuss covering Team USA and specifically the performance and chemistry-building of the three Warriors stars.
