It looms as the biggest game of the week: Golden State at San Antonio in a matchup of the NBA's top two teams. His Warriors have to navigate what he calls a "bizarre" schedule just to get there, one that won't leave them fresh for a matchup with the team trying to chase them down for home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry goes up for a layup as New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, left, watches from the floor in the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, March 5, 2017. Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, bumps into New York Knicks center Willy Hernangomez as he goes up for a layup in the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, March 5, 2017.
NBA veteran JaVale McGee has been the poster boy for Shaquille O'Neal's weekly "Shaqtin' a Fool" segment on TNT's "Inside the NBA," which highlights the league's most boneheaded plays, dating from the time in 2012 when the former Wizards center ran back on defense while his team still had the ball . On Thursday's edition of "Inside the NBA," O'Neal said he'd lay off McGee, who is averaging 6.1 points and three rebounds for the Warriors, "starting next week."
The Golden State Warriors occupy a lot of space in the mind of former All-Star forward Paul Pierce as he spends a lot of time talking about them. Paul Pierce has an obsession with the Golden State Warriors.
Perhaps no team in professional sports has more viral potential than the Warriors. With a roster stocked with four of the league's biggest names, Golden State sends social media into a frenzy for things that would go unnoticed on other organizations.