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📕 DYNASTIES: The Ten G.O.A.T. Teams That Changed the NBA Forever
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The NBA is propped up by dynasties, each one building on the next, taking the game to heights never imagined —and impacting society along the way.
Klay Thompson: “I’ve had a bad knee injury. Jordan had no malicious intent. … He’s not out here clubbing people in the back of the head on fast breaks. We play the game the right way.”
The Memphis Grizzlies have informed pending free agent Dillon Brooks that he will not be brought back under any circumstances, league sources say.
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Draymond Green:
3x NBA champ
2x Olympic gold medalist
2017 DPOY
4x First Team All-NBA Defense
3x All-Star
2012 Big 10 POY
2012 First Team All-American
2 Final Fours
Jersey retired at Michigan State
This is the kind of resume that takes you from Saginaw To Springfield
In July 2017, Iguodala signed a three-year, $48M deal with Warriors. Many considered the Dubs crazy for agreeing to that. Many thought he was washed then.
With this new extension, Andre will have gotten $78M over five years — all negotiated and signed AFTER age 33
Legend.
I’m really proud of the Bucks players. Agree or disagree is irrelevant. These are men, unified, making a sacrifice for the benefit of others. A generation dubbed entitled and self-centered. Yet here they are, standing up for others. That is always worthy of praise.
Kerr said Pop told him after the game he was considering Steph Curry for the Olympic team but "after the way Steph embarrassed (the Spurs), he is no longer in consideration."
Klay Thompson has not left the Warriors' bench. The remaining fans are chanting THOMP-SON! THOMP-SON! And he was just soaking it in, nodding his head to the chants
Curry said after his 3 with 5:43 left, the first thing he did when the Grizzlies timeout was go to Wiggins on the bench and scream at him that it was his 3 that got them going
As vulnerable as Warriors have looked at times, this postseason is a reminder of the incredible difficulty of beating a team with healthy Steph/Klay/Draymond 4x in a series. When their peak is over, not many teams will be able to say they did it. The teams that do are exceptional
This Andrew Wiggins saga is a clash between a player’s agency to decide what remains private and our insatiable appetite for info.
A team known for leaks has closed ranks to respect the wishes of their guy. That tells me all I need to know
Juan Toscano-Anderson is at peace with leaving the Warriors.
“I’m stamped in the Town. I’m stamped in my country. That shit can’t nobody take from me.”
It’s time for the next chapter of his storybook journey.
I wrote this on my flight to Miami. Woman next to me was sweet and worried if I was ok. Told her I was a writer and sometimes it's like that ...
On Kobe and Gianna, me and my daughter, and the Mamba Mentality I had to summon
I’m at my daughter’s first volleyball tournament. She’s so happy. I’m trying to keep it together, focus on her.
She is wearing Kobe’s shoes.
I’m just ... I don’t even know
Curry yelled “C’MON!!” and was visibly frustrated after passing to an unaware Klay in transition. Warriors were up 11 and in position to stretch the lead
I'm at the NBA Finals, in Boston, the house built by Oakland's Bill Russell, witnessing an all-time great in Curry.
I used to watch this stuff on the small TV sitting on top of the broken floor model when I was a kid. This will never get old to me.
Curry had a bad shooting night from 3 but had a really good game. He was +15, had 8 assists with 1 TO and was great on defense.
Celtics were 3 of 11 when Curry defended, per NBA Stats. That’s 7-for-23 on shots defended by Curry in Games 4 & 5 (30.4 percent) combined
Draymond Green:
3x NBA champ
2x Olympic gold medalist
2017 DPOY
4x First Team All-NBA Defense
3x All-Star
2012 Big 12 POY
2012 First Team All-American
2 Final Fours
Jersey retired at Michigan State
This is the kind of resume that takes you from Saginaw To Springfield
“Once he did that, you have no choice but to rise up. He f—ing got everybody locked in.” — Draymond Green
Before making Game 7 history with 50, it was a speech and a promise from Steph Curry that saved the Warriors’ season.
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