Kevin Durant scored 33 points and Klay Thompson added 32 in route to the Warriors taking a commanding 3-1 series lead, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 113-105 on Sunday in the first-round of the NBA playoffs.
DeMarcus Cousins shoves off assistant coach Jarron Collins and goes hard for the basket. He swishes a 3-pointer from up top, then hits a jumper inside the arc on the right wing. Cousins drives to the hoop and makes a shot from close range, then a turnaround jumper goes in before he moves to the left side to begin the sequence again.
Stephen Curry takes a ride with the multi-talented rapper and entrepreneur, Nipsey Hussle. On their way from the game to grab some late-night dumplings, the two go deep on a wide range of issues related to sports, music, and fatherhood.
– Las Vegas to Host 11-Day, 83-Game Competition from July 5-15 –
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place. Obama was in Oakland, California, to mark the fifth anniversary of My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative he launched after the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The death of the African-American teen sparked protests over racial profiling. The initiative was a call to communities to close opportunity gaps for minority boys, especially African-American, Latino and Native American boys, Obama said to roughly 100
Lakers’ star LeBron James will participate in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game Draft on Thursday, at 4 p.m. PT that will be televised live on TNT during the “NBA All-Star Draft Show.”
James remains arguably the greatest active player in the NBA, so it came as no surprise that he led the Western Conference in becoming the West’s’ All-Star captain for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game.
Curry / Obama / Legend CHICAGO, IL — The Obama Foundation announced that Stephen Curry and John Legend are among the speakers joining President Obama for the Obama Foundation’s My Brother’s Keeper’s Alliance first national convening in Oakland, California, February 18-20. MBK Rising! will bring together hundreds of young men of color and leaders from organizations in the growing network of MBK Communities to connect, learn, and share. They will join President Obama in celebrating the achievements of organizations and communities leading the way in reducing youth violence, growing impactful mentorship programs, and improving life outcomes for boys and young men of color.
– Captains to Draft Rosters for Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis; TNT to Air NBA All-Star Draft on Feb. 7 –
– West Starter Pool: James, Warriors’ Curry and Durant, Thunder’s George and Rockets’ Harden –
– East Starter Pool: Antetokounmpo, 76ers’ Embiid, Celtics’ Irving, Raptors’ Leonard and Hornets’ Walker –
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NBA Champions are punished for unsportsmanlike conduct as they lose to the Memphis Grizzlies
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Boston Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas Makes Debut on List
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