OAKLAND — This was already going to be a summer filled with fireworks in the NBA. Nothing has changed. Kevin Durant's Achilles injury, the severity of which isn't yet confirmed, means he probably won't be able to play much — if any — next season. But this is a testament...
Analysis: Golden State Won, but Both Teams Lost Game 5
TORONTO — The scoreboard said Golden State 106, Toronto 105. The reality was that both teams lost. It's almost unimaginable: an NBA Finals game where neither team felt like celebrating afterward. That was the bizarre reality on Monday night, after the Warriors staved off elimination by rallying in the final...
Raptors 1 Win Away from Title. Will They Face Warriors' Durant?
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors can win their first championship and end Golden State's quest for three in a row with one more victory. The Raptors can do it Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, when Kevin Durant could play for the first time in the series . Warriors coach...
Warriors Investor Who Shoved Lowry Banned for a Year, Fined $500,000
OAKLAND — Toronto guard Kyle Lowry wanted the Golden State Warriors' executive who shoved him during an NBA Finals game ousted from the league. The NBA decided a one-year ban and $500,000 fine is enough for now. Mark Stevens, a Warriors' investor and a member of the team's executive board,...
Fan Who Shoved Lowry in Game 3 Is Warriors' Investor
OAKLAND — The fan that shoved Toronto guard Kyle Lowry during Game 3 of the NBA Finals is also an investor in the Golden State Warriors, and will not be permitted to attend any more games in the series. The Warriors said Thursday that they and investor Mark Stevens, who...
Mullin, Hardaway Reflect on 'Run TMC,' Laud Today's Warriors
SAN RAMON — Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway spent two seasons as teammates at Oracle Arena, back when it was called the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena. The nostalgia is flooding back this week. The Golden State Warriors' era in Oakland is ending. Only two or three games remain, starting with...
Klay Thompson Questionable for Game 3, Looney out Indefinitely
OAKLAND — Golden State guard Klay Thompson has a mild strain in his left hamstring that forced him out of Game 2 in the NBA Finals and he is listed as questionable for Game 3 against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. In addition, backup big man Kevon Looney suffered...
Analysis: 'Strength in Numbers' Paying off Big for Warriors
TORONTO — The mantra for Golden State during Steve Kerr's five seasons with the Warriors has been "Strength in Numbers." It's more than a marketing slogan. It's a catchy phrase on shirts, for sure, and it's emblazoned plenty of places for all to see — even on one shoulder of...
Raptors Take NBA Finals Opener, Beat Warriors 118-109
TORONTO — The first NBA Finals game outside the U.S. was a party 24 years in the making. Then Pascal Siakam and the Raptors really gave Toronto something to celebrate. Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points and the Raptors made a smashing NBA Finals debut, beating the Golden State...
Analysis: Why the Warriors Will Win the NBA Finals
TORONTO — Golden State coach Steve Kerr dropped the hint eight months ago that this season may be the end of the Warriors, at least as the team is currently configured. He was speaking of the Warriors' run atop the NBA, with three titles in four years. "It's not going...