For years, Iman Shumpert knew the Golden State Warriors from the wrong side of the fight. He faced them on the game’s biggest stage as a member of the Cleveland …
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Steve Kerr Sees Championship DNA In Draymond Green’s Defensive Masterclass
by Abby Cordovaby Abby CordovaSteve Kerr did not speak about Draymond Green’s defense in ordinary postgame terms after the Warriors’ 126-121 play-in comeback win over the Clippers. He spoke about it with the kind …
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Oklahoma City Thunder Profit Again As Clippers’ Play-In Exit Turns Into A Lottery Pick For OKC
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Oklahoma City Thunder did not need to take the floor to score one of the night’s biggest victories. When the Los Angeles Clippers blew a fourth-quarter lead and lost …
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Golden State Warriors Roar Back Late, Erase Double-Digit Fourth-Quarter Deficit To Stun Clippers In Play-In
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor most of the night, the Golden State Warriors looked like a team running out of road. By the final minute, they looked like a team that had remembered exactly …
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The Miami Heat are once again being cast in their familiar role: star-hunters waiting at the edge of the market for the next franchise-shifting opportunity. This time, according to a …
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The Warriors May Still Want the Playoffs, But The Lottery Is No Longer A Meaningless Backup Plan
by Abby Cordovaby Abby CordovaThe Golden State Warriors are not openly chasing a play-in loss, and it would be inaccurate to frame the situation that way. But the current landscape does suggest something subtler: …
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The NBA Play-In Is Back, And Every Game Matters Immediately
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasThe NBA’s 2026 Play-In Tournament begins on April 14 and runs through April 17, serving as the bridge between the regular season and the start of the playoffs on April …
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Warriors’ Deadline Swing At Kawhi Leonard Showed Just How Aggressive Golden State Still Is
by Abby Cordovaby Abby CordovaThe Golden State Warriors did not land Kawhi Leonard at the trade deadline, but the attempt alone says plenty about where the franchise still sees itself. According to Marc Stein, …
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Bennedict Mathurin’s Kawhi Leonard Quote Says Everything About Leonard’s Presence
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasBennedict Mathurin did not try to dress it up. Asked what it is like to share a locker room with Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers guard gave the kind of answer …
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One Shot, One Mistake, Four Misses: Clippers-Pacers Ends In Pure Chaos
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor a split second, it looked over. Then it looked won. Then it unraveled completely. The Los Angeles Clippers’ 114-113 win over the Indiana Pacers was already improbable when Kawhi …
