With each day, Warriors forward and defensive lynchpin Draymond Green seems closer and closer to a return to the court. While that wasn’t always the case (see “no light at the end of the tunnel” comments from earlier this season), recent stretches of news have Green being a more full participant in the team drills than he was even just a week and a half ago:
Read MoreGolden State Warriors wing Klay Thompson has been sidelined for about a week now with what the team described as a “general illness”. During media availability at Warriors practice today, however, Thompson was present and told reporters he would be ready to go in a late-week rematch against the Dallas Mavericks, who the Dubs blew a large lead to in their matchup on Sunday.
Read MoreWow. That was tough to watch. Tuesday night in Minnesota, the Dubs put up an absolutely abysmal performance in a 15 point loss that quite honestly was never really even that close. Curry led the team in scoring with 34 points to go along with an excellent 3rd quarter where he managed to score 16 of his 34.
Read MoreThe Warriors, despite their success, continue to receive disrespect from the media. On “Undisputed”, podcast host and part-time pianist Ric Bucher decided it was appropriate to compare Ja Morant, in his third season, to Steph Curry, who has driven TV rating sky-high as we analyzed earlier this week. Bucher talked a lot about “foreign players” in his segment, and how Ja is the only one of the league’s younger guys who could potentially be the NBA’s marketing plug for the next few years.
Read MoreEarly this morning, Warriors general manager and light-years proponent Bob Myers told 95.7 “The Game” that James Wiseman could potentially be spending a game or two in the G-League as a part of his rehab process. Myers ensured that it was just the “hope” and that nothing was solid yet, but barring some major slip, it’s expected these plans will carry through.
Read MoreThe second quarter had just started versus the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 28.
The Warriors were not producing on both sides of the ball, and they needed someone to step up in the absence of Draymond Green.
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