Kyrie Irving believes it's difficult for athletes to speak their minds, something he learned firsthand with his "Earth is flat" comments in 2017 and saw again this month with Stephen Curry's quote about the moon landing.
If you've followed along with our NBA projection system in recent years, you probably noticed a recurring theme.
Ryan Clark explains his tweets. Plus, Stephen A. and Jalen discuss Kevin Durant vs.Larry Bird and Ryan & Greeny look at what went wrong for several NFL teams.
Kevin Durant on passing Larry Bird on the league's all-time scoring list: "Somebody texted me after the game and showed me a screenshot. I was giddy like a little kid. I grew up watching Larry Bird. Well, not really, he's older. You grew up knowing Larry Legend and so to be amongst the greats, that's all you really want to do. It's a great accomplishment, but I want to keep going."
Klay Thompson on watching Steph Curry cross the 15,000 point threshold for his career. "It's amazing," Thompson said after the Warriors 110-93 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. "I know he's going to do it again. He's got 15,000 more in him. Probably more to be honest. He works so hard, he's such a great leader, he just exudes so much confidence and joy about him that you'd root for guys like Steph. I've been with him eight years and I couldn't ask for a better point guard."
With 23 points on Monday night — Warriors superstar Kevin Durant passed Larry Bird on the NBA's all-time scoring list and now sits in 33rd place. At just 30 years old — Durant is going to pass a lot more Hall of Famers over the next few years as he continues climbing up the list.
PJ Tucker is back with another fire pair, Stephen Curry pays homage to the Bay Area and Nick Young is back for kicks of the week.
Warriors superstar Steph Curry had a conversation with astronaut Scott Kelly on Instagram Live on Saturday -- apologizing again for his comments questioning the moon landing. Curry reiterated he made the comments 'in jest,' noting that he must be more careful with his words moving forward. "I don't want in any way shape or form to demean the significant accomplishment you and people that you work with on a daily basis were able to make a reality," Curry told Kelly. "So for that I'm obviously, genuinely sorry for how that came across."
Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe host a very special NBA trade season kick-off show where they discuss, possibilities for the Lakers, the futures for Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard and other superstars. Plus, recap the trades of the 2018 summer.
Stephen Curry's comments questioning whether man ever landed on the moon, which he's since said were joking in nature, were enough to get him trolled by the host Kings.
The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook said it would make Steph Curry's Warriors team a 12.5-point favorite over Shaq's 2001 Lakers squad on a neutral court. Let the debate begin.
After the Raptors swept the season series from the Warriors on Wednesday, Kevin Durant emphasized that they aren't just some young, up-and-coming team. "They're here," he said.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State | 21 | 10 | .677 | - | W2 |
| LA Lakers | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3.5 | L4 |
| Sacramento | 16 | 14 | .533 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Phoenix | 7 | 24 | .226 | 14 | W3 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(28) | Jacob Evans | SF | Cincinnati |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 21 | 10 | .677 |
| 2017-18 | 58 | 24 | .707 |
| 2016-17 | 67 | 15 | .817 |
| 2015-16 | 73 | 9 | .890 |
| 2014-15 | 67 | 15 | .817 |
