There was a time when having the league’s worst record would have triggered doom and gloom for Warriors fans. Now, it’s little more than a blip, an aberration easily explained by injuries. 1,079 more words
The Warriors need to find a backup point guard and Jeremy Lin needs to find a way back into the NBA. Maybe that’s why it was intriguing to see Lin working out with ex-teammate Steph Curry and a handful of other Warriors in San Francisco last week. Of course, the 32-year-old Lin was also recently…
After losing in lower courts, the Golden State Warriors are taking their dispute with the Coliseum Authority over Oakland arena debt to the state Supreme Court. The legal battle centers around outstanding debt — nearly $50 million — from renovations in 1996 at the arena, formerly known as Oracle Arena. The Warriors made annual payments…
Warriors coach Steve Kerr, an active voice on social issues and causes, handed in his ballot on Saturday morning at Chase Center.It was quite the scene.The coach who has led Golden State to three NBA championships and five trips to the Finals posed for pictures with fans and handed out “I voted” stickers.“It’s just a…
It’s been more than seven months since the Warriors played their last game of the 2019-20 season, and after patiently waiting out the NBA postseason that ended just two weeks ago, they should be preparing for a sprint of an offseason. On a call with the league’s board of governors last week, the NBA’s decision-makers…
The Deets is a weekday morning dose of commentary — delivered at 7 a.m. — from sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach that wraps up everything important in the world of sports and looks forward to another crazy day ahead. We’ve been talking, in earnest, about the 2020 NBA Draft for nearly a year now. No, seriously,…
Warriors assistant Mike Brown makes sure to bring a notepad and pen to team meetings so that he can jot down whatever head coach Steve Kerr tells the players.
Later, when Brown has some free time, he reviews the specific messaging Kerr chose. This is a routine Brown developed in his first season with Golden State four years ago – not just because he appreciates Kerr’s oration, but because he would someday like to emulate it.
Brown, who accumulated a combined record of 347-216 leading the Cavaliers (2005-10, 2013-14) and Lakers (2011-12), recently re-emerged as a popular candidate for NBA head-coaching vacancies. Within the past several months, he interviewed for openings with the Knicks, Pacers and Clippers.
Though Brown’s sit-downs with executives from New York and Indiana were merely over Zoom, he flew into Los Angeles earlier this month to meet with the Clippers’ brass for a day and a half. After having dinner on a Saturday night with general manager Michael Winger and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank, Brown spent Sunday talking with team owner Steve Ballmer and the rest of the organization’s high-ranking executives.