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SH Blog: Lacob finds some of Warriors’ struggles disturbing, Raptors likely to keep Lowry

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Before the season began, much hype surrounded the possibilities of a revamped Golden State Warriors lineup. They locked up Andrew Bogut to a reasonable deal (although some initially disagreed with the size of the contract), signed Andre Iguodala and brought in useful veterans like Jermaine O’Neal and Marreese Speights. They also had Stephen Curry coming off an incredible playoff run and looking to become a legitiate superstar in the league. Heading into the All-Star break, they expected to be better than 31-22

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Tweet of the Night: Players react to LeBron James’ game-winning 3-pointer against the Warriors

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After dominating the Miami Heat in their first meeting in December, Stephen Curry showed once again on Wednesday that he is a rising superstar in the league. With the game on the line and his team down by a point with just 23 seconds left on the clock, the point guard drove past his defender for a layup and drew the foul for a 3-point play early in the clock. With the Golden State Warriors up 110-108, it appeared to be

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Tweet of the Day: Steph Wishes Klay Happy Birthday

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If the Splash Brothers age like wine, Golden State is in for an awesome ride. At 49-years-olds combined, the duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have Warriors fans rockin’ Oracle Arena like it’s 2007 all over again. Curry, who turns 26 in March, wished his running-mate a Happy 24th Birthday Saturday. Happy Birthday to my backcourt mate and member of the Splash Brothers. Let's get this win. Lock in! #dubna… http://t.co/FXrENhCRAS — Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) February 8, 2014 This is a tough

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Tweet of the Night: Mark Jackson reacts to getting “dunk cammed” by Stephen Curry

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Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson isn’t your typical NBA coach. When he isn’t trying to figure out how to get his team out of offensive slumps from the sideline – the Warriors are surprisingly ranked only 16th in offensive rating – he is at a church teaching the word of God. He is a pastor off the court, and that makes him a motivator as a person and as a coach. That much is clear when you look at the inspirational

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Tweet of the Day: Steph Curry’s Facebook Q&A

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Tuesday night the Charlotte Bobcats put the clamps on the Dubs shooters—holding the team to a pitiful 31.2-percent from the floor—in a 16-point blowout win. It was the team’s worst shooting percentage since 2004, when they shot 27.5-percent against the Memphis Grizzlies. Point guard Steph Curry shot 8-of-18 (44-percent) from the floor in the loss. The most efficient scorer on the team—not named Curry—was Jermaine O’Neal, who made his return from wrist surgery, having shot 2-of-5 (40-percent) from the floor en

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Tweet of the Day: Jermaine O’Neal Expected To Return To Action

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O’Neal after having arthroscopic surgery. The Golden State Warriors hope to get some extra help from the bench Tuesday night as center Jermaine O’Neal is expected to make his return from wrist surgery. O’Neal played through the early part of the season with a sprained wrist before finally missing games and subsequently requiring arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn ligament. After the surgery, he remained optimistic that he would not need to miss much of the season. “I am

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Tweet of the Night: Players Rave About Kevin Durant’s Recent Play

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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant is on an indomitable scoring tear while leading his team to five consecutive wins. Over the course of that stretch, he has averaged 40.4 points per contest—including a 54 point outing against the Golden State Warriors. Additionally, Durant has scored 30 or more points in nine consecutive games. Not only is he putting up big numbers, he is being exceptionally efficient at it. He is shooting 52.6 percent from the floor and over 39 percent from

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Tweet of the Night: Players react to Kevin Durant’s career night against the Warriors

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It looked as though Kevin Durant may have a big night against the Golden State Warriors on Friday when he started the game shooting 10-of-11 from the field. It ended up being a career night. He ended up with 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting after the first half, and continued his hot shooting through the second half to end up with 54 points – a career-high – on 19-of-28 shooting to go with four rebounds and six assists. In the fourth quarter

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