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Anthony Slater
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Jimmy Butler: “Pat’s been hooping. Love what I’m seeing from Pat. BP was out there doing his thing today. Buddy still can’t shoot from the left corner. But all in all, I think we’re starting to figure out who we are.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Steve Kerr on Jonathan Kuminga: “I’m really urging for him to get up the floor instead of holding back and asking for the ball.”

Kerr on Brandin Podziemski: “He’s got to get off the ball early. When he gets into trouble is when he tries too hard to make plays on his own.”
December 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Draymond Green out with a right foot issue. He was limping after grabbing at it. He went to the locker room slowly. Sprained it recently.
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Chet Holmgren told me "there were days I'd crawl on the floor on a bunch of Ibuprofen" during the Thunder title run.

He's the current DPOY favorite after OKC's 20-1 start and feeling more himself.

NBA Today hit on Holmgren and a quick Steph Curry update.
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Warriors have a 118.2 offensive rating with Steph Curry on the floor and 105.2 rating with him off it. Basically difference between #6 and #30 in NBA. They're about to play a handful of games without Curry.

Here's a long Kerr soundbite on the issue.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Draymond Green: “Our defense is s***.”

“We are individually - I know everyone likes to twist words - I said WE are individually f****** awful.”

“I ain’t a big keep the spirit up guy. That ain’t my department. I motherf*** you.”
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Jimmy Butler on the 10-10 Warriors: “We don’t box out. We don’t go with the scouting report. We let anybody do whatever they want - open shots, get into the paint, free throws. It’s just sad.”
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Steph Curry has been limping/hobbling much of the last several minutes. Rick Celebrini just called him out of the game after this conversation late 4Q.
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Jimmy Butler: “We’re just not guarding nobody. From what I can tell, I haven’t been here long, but that’s never been the formula here.”

“I’m always optimistic. But I’m also honest.”
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Chris DeMarco will be on the Warriors’ bench tonight and in near future, but will depart for the NY Liberty head job during this season. Timing TBD.

Sabrina Ionescu reached out to Steph Curry during the hiring process to ask about DeMarco.

Report for NBA Today
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Warriors are 8-0 when they win the turnover battle and 1-8 when they don’t. It’s what Steve Kerr is focused on during this five-game homestand.

Hit from NBA Today
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Steph Curry tweaked his right ankle in the second Spurs game and again in the first half tonight. He said he will see how it responds after flight/sleep, but seems very iffy for the Heat game in Miami tomorrow night.
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Steve Kerr said he’s “concerned” about the increase in soft tissue injuries across the NBA. His medical staff believes the increased pace paired with the schedule has led to it.

“They believe the wear and tear, the speed, the pace, the mileage is factoring into these injuries.”
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Steph Curry in the two San Antonio wins: 46 points and 49 points. Capped it tonight with these two free throws in the closing seconds. He mockingly fired the crowd up between after Wemby did the same before he got to the line.
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Steph Curry warming up in some Nikes tonight in San Antonio after the Under Armour split
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Jimmy Butler on the blowout loss to the Thunder leading to a response against the Spurs: “Very humbling to see what a championship team really looks like. That’s what we need to get to.”

Steph Curry: “When you lose you gotta assess what’s going on. Don’t be afraid of changes.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
NBA Today segment on the wobbly state of the 6-6 Warriors heading into San Antonio tonight
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Draymond Green: “I think everyone was committed to winning (after the Butler trade last season) and doing that any way possible. Right now, it doesn’t feel that way.”
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Alex Caruso discusses the challenge of defending Steph Curry and the Warriors. Thunder will likely deploy Cason Wallace and Caruso as primary Curry defenders tonight.

“The threat of the shot is one of the great offensive weapons of this generation.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Al Horford on what led to his four 3s: “Jimmy right away made it a clear point to look for me.”

Butler: “Very purposeful.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Russell Westbrook: “Humbly speaking, I’m the best rebounding point guard ever.”

Postgame soundbites from Westbrook after a 23-16-10 line.
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Steph Curry was a -21 in the Saturday loss to the Pacers. He called it a “look in the mirror” type of personal performance. After two off days to stew, I’d expect an urgent and aggressive version of Curry tonight vs Suns.

NBA Today hit on it this afternoon
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Steph Curry after the loss to the Pacers: “This is one of those look in the mirror (type games). There are parts of the game I made it too hard on all of us.”

Full Curry/Butler soundbites
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A frustrated Steve Kerr postgame

“It feels like we just gave away two games.”

“We have to be sharper.”

“There’s always tough nights during the season. This should not have been one of them. We had the day off yesterday. We didn’t shoot around today. We had plenty of rest.”
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Steve Kerr said part of the Warriors’ turnover issues are due to feeding mismatches in the post: “Which would’ve been great in 2005, but not anymore.”

Here’s the full soundbite on it
November 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM