Tag: Golden State Warriors

Klay Thompson out against Celtics with knee soreness

Brandon King

Defending NBA champ Golden State Warriors star two guard Klay Thompson will miss the team’s Tuesday night game against the Boston Celtics with right knee soreness, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN.  This is the second consecutive contest Thompson has missed with this same issue. Despite some up-and down play offensively, Thompson is averaging 22.0 points , 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists on 47% from the floor. Thompson is an integral piece to the Warriors’ drive to three-peat. 

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Warriors plan on signing Andrew Bogut

Brandon King

After Andrew Bogut broke his leg 58 seconds into his Cleveland Cavaliers, it seemed we might have seen the last of the veteran big man in the NBA. However, he returned to his native Australia and continued to ply his trade in the country’s National Basketball League, playing for the Sydney Kings. In his debut season Bogut averaged 11.4 points, 11.6 rebounds and and 2.7 blocks per game and took home the League’s Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year and also made the All NBL first team. After…

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Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala out versus Magic

Brandon King

When the Golden State Warriors look to get back to their winning tonight against the Orlando Magic, they’ll have to have to do so without Kevin Durant. According to the team, Durant will be held out of the contest for rest. That won’t be the only key component the team won’t be missing. According to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, Andre Iguodala will s also be out due to illness.

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Klay Thompson out tonight against 76ers

Brandon King

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson will miss the team’s game tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers due to illness. At this point, there is no word on if Thompson could miss additional games. This season Klay is averaging 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 34.2 minutes per contest.

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Raptors to sign Patrick McCaw

Brandon King

The strange odyssey for Patrick McCaw has taken a new turn. The former Golden State Warriors guard left a guaranteed 2 year, $5.2 million deal on the table to sign a non-guaranteed 2 year, 6 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 28. He was cut a mere three games into his tenure with Cleveland. The sign-and-cut has raised a few eyebrows and will now be the subject of an NBA investigation. It appears McCaw will have a new NBA home. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the free agent…

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Patrick McCaw to sign offer sheet with the Cavaliers

Brandon King

The strange journey of Patrick McCaw and the Golden State Warriors has taken a new direction. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that McCaw is signing an offer sheet with the Cleveland Cavaliers today that is for two years and worth $6 million. The second year is non-guaranteed. Wojnarowski adds the Warriors are waiting the arrival of the signed offer sheet before the team decides to match or not. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, should the Warriors choose to match, it will cost them $11.3 million against the luxury tax. Last year…

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Draymond Green to return to Warriors lineup Monday

Brandon King

According to Nick Friedell, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said that forward Draymond Green will play Monday when the team takes on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Green had been sidelined with a toe injury ( one that flared up conviently right after the dustup with Kevin Durant)and had missed the previous ten contests.

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Warriors’ Jones could miss season with pectoral injury

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Golden State Warriors starting center Damian Jones will reportedly have surgery this week on his torn left pectoral. Warriors center Damian Jones will undergo surgery to repair his torn left pectoral this week, league source tells ESPN. Jones will meet with a specialist in Chicago prior, and they'll have better idea after procedure if he can return late in playoffs — or if he's out for season. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 2, 2018 This is not the first time Jones has dealt with this injury,…

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