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Warriors see chance 'to do something we haven’t done'
CLEVELAND — Most of the Warriors publicly insist it doesn’t matter if the four wins needed for the NBA Finals come in four, five, six or seven games. Most say...
Haunted LeBron vents ahead of possible final Cavaliers game
CLEVELAND – This is frustration personified. LeBron James, universally acknowledged as the best player in, well, the universe, is being haunted and beaten by a concept he once championed. The...
Draymond Green is a perfect maniac for these Warriors
CLEVELAND -- He is the guy you desperately want on your side. And he’s the guy as an opponent you desperately want to punch in the mouth. Draymond Green brings...
Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson dodges suspension, and exhales
OAKLAND, Calif. — There was speculation of a suspension. But that is all it turned out to be, just speculation. So Tristan Thompson is good to go for the Cavaliers...
Spat over unwritten rule nearly leads to all-out brawl
OAKLAND, Calif. — There’s an unwritten rule, Tristan Thompson said. And the Warriors’ Shaun Livingston broke the rule. Livingston shot with 2.6 seconds left and his team leading by eight...
NBA's first step toward repairing refs, players frayed relationship
The eye-opener came back in November. The Cavaliers’ LeBron James was ejected from a game. Yeah, LeBron James. He was ejected for the first time in his career. Since then,...
Where everyone landed in whirlwind NBA free agency Day 1
Later, that same day… The first day of NBA free agency produced the richest contract ever, reactions to a power-shifting trade, lots of agreements and enough meetings to last a...
Stephen Curry, Warriors agree to richest NBA deal of all time
Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry has agreed to a five-year, $201 million extension with the Warriors, the superstar’s agent reportedly told ESPN minutes after the free-agency period opened. The deal...
NBA free agency's here: Six storylines to watch
Go back almost one full year. “Timofey is a player who has shown the ability to change the game at the defensive end,” then-Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said of...
Knicks' free-agency options can expand with Phil out of picture
ORLANDO, Fla. — Phil Jackson’s ouster as Knicks president has opened up the door potentially to a new wave of free-agent options, but the team’s cap space hasn’t yet opened...
Will Kevin Durant really give up millions for Warriors plot?
Kevin Durant has talked about wanting to stay with the Warriors long term, and he’s reportedly willing to put his money where his mouth is and take a lesser contract...
Cavaliers vs. Warriors III: Legacies on the line
OAKLAND, Calif. — So little time remains before the opening tip of Act III of the Warriors-Cavaliers athletic armageddon known as the NBA Finals. So that gives you until Thursday...
Deron Williams is changing and finding a strange home
OAKLAND, Calif. — For years, Deron Williams was the guy. In Utah, he was anointed the heir to John Stockton’s point-guard brilliance and he found success, though never enough to...
How Knicks and Nets unwittingly created the NBA juggernauts
With June approaching, that emptiness every New York basketball fan has felt since 2003 is returning. Here come the NBA Finals. Where are the Knicks and Nets? Right, lounging. The...
Shaun Livingston: From all-time nauseating injury to NBA Finals X-factor
OAKLAND, Calif. — The injury, as sickeningly gruesome as any to befall an athlete, occurred nine years ago. But still, Golden State’s Shaun Livingston rehabs his left knee, still ices...
Warriors dominate matchup with Cavs except in one obvious place
After winning the 2015 NBA title, the Warriors adjusted their advance-scouting strategy during the regular season and did some work through freelancers. According to NBA sources, the Warriors recently asked...
'Humility'; 'brash arrogance': Inside dual mind of Stephen Curry
PHILADELPHIA — The work. The resolve. The rebounding. The character. And of course, the shot — that unprecedented, undeniably awesome shot that makes people marvel at Golden State Warriors star...
JPP's brand of idiocy isn't going away -- just ask Aaron Boone
Injuries are a way of life in sports. That truth is drilled into us early, as athletes and fans both. The human body can endure a lot of things. It...
The case for Andre Iguodala as MVP, over Curry and LeBron
CLEVELAND — Andre Iguodala had the most difficult assignment in the NBA Finals. “Guarding LeBron James,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr, “had to be the hardest job in basketball.” Heck,...
Ex-Net's groin shot to Dirk infuriates Mark Cuban, Mavs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBfZC5P924Q If Dirk Nowitzki won't stick up for his manhood, Mark Cuban will. The Mavericks perpetually outspoken owner confronted Warriors coach Steve Kerr after Saturday's 123-110 Golden State victory in Dallas,...