5:50pm: Curry has been declared out for Game 5, Anthony Slater of The Athletic tweets. 8:22am: The Warriors are facing a 3-1 deficit in their second-round series against Minnesota after dropping Game 4 on Monday night. Star guard Stephen Curry, who sustained a Grade 1 left hamstring strain in Game 1 against the Wolves, told Marc J. Spears of Andscape that he does not expect to … [Read more...] about Warriors’ Stephen Curry Won’t Play In Game 5 On Wednesday
Mavericks Win 2025 NBA Draft Lottery; Spurs, Sixers, Hornets In Top 4
The Mavericks have won the 2025 NBA draft lottery, jumping all the way from No. 11 in the lottery standings to No. 1 in the draft. Dallas had just a 1.8% chance of claiming this year’s top pick. Those are the longest odds for any team that has won the lottery since the NBA revamped the format prior to the 2019 draft. The Mavs’ unlikely lottery victory puts them in position to … [Read more...] about Mavericks Win 2025 NBA Draft Lottery; Spurs, Sixers, Hornets In Top 4
Stephen Curry Discusses ‘Tricky’ Hamstring Strain
Warriors star Stephen Curry sustained a Grade 1 left hamstring strain on Tuesday in the second quarter of Golden State’s Game 1 victory over Minnesota. Speaking to reporters — including Anthony Slater of The Athletic and Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN — at Thursday’s shootaround, Curry called the situation a “gut punch.” “Fight through the last two months of the season, a hard first … [Read more...] about Stephen Curry Discusses ‘Tricky’ Hamstring Strain
Draymond Green Nears Suspension After Fifth Playoff Tech
Warriors forward/center Draymond Green received his fifth playoff technical foul of the playoffs during Thursday’s loss in Minnnesota, which evened the second-round series at one game apiece. As Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN writes, Green is now two technicals away from an automatic one-game suspension. “Looked like the angry Black man,” Green told reporters after the game. “I’m not … [Read more...] about Draymond Green Nears Suspension After Fifth Playoff Tech
Community Shootaround: Best, Worst Draft Lottery Outcomes
Fans of NBA teams who own a pick (or two) in this year’s lottery will obviously be rooting for their favorite club to get lucky on Monday and claim the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft, putting them in position to select Duke phenom Cooper Flagg. But what about the fans who don’t have a personal rooting interest in Monday’s event? What outcome should they be hoping for? Would it be … [Read more...] about Community Shootaround: Best, Worst Draft Lottery Outcomes