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DeMarcus Cousins began practicing with Golden State's G-League team in Santa Cruz this week, but his Warriors debut is likely to be delayed until February, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The newspaper cites Santa Cruz Warriors coach Aaron Miles, who said Cousins is "probably not moving as well as he wants to right now" after Wednesday's practice, his second with the team. Cousins joined the Warriors on a one-year, $5.3 million deal in free agency with the expectation he could return to the court 2019 after recovering from a ruptured Achilles suffered last January. Continue to Article

December 14, 2018 10:43:am EST

originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com The Warriors accepted their Sportsperson of the Year award this week and in typical fashion, they had lots of fun with the honor. The Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Show aired on Thursday, but was taped on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Because the Warriors were preparing to face the Raptors, the players couldn't attend the show in Los Angeles. Continue to Article

December 13, 2018 11:56:pm EST

Something fans will have to accept: Warriors won't always have 'A' game originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com OAKLAND – Three fans wearing Toronto Raptors black and red were so proud of their team Wednesday night that they shouted out their support in enemy territory. They stood inside Oracle Arena, where the Warriors are idols of worship, and in the fourth quarter unfurled a Raptors banner while uttering sounds of blasphemy: Let's Go Raptors! Let's go Raptors! Continue to Article

December 13, 2018 9:18:pm EST

Editor's note: Kerith Burke, NBC Sports Bay Area's Warriors reporter, will take you inside the two-time defending NBA champions as only she can each Friday with the Ask Kerith Mailbag. DeMarcus Cousins has been practicing in Santa Cruz, and he opened up about how humbling it feels to go through a long rehab following his Achilles tendon tear. Boogie said: "It's really tested me as a person, as a man, as an athlete. Continue to Article

December 13, 2018 9:17:pm EST

The Sacramento Kings have captured the attention of the Golden State Warriors as the Northern California rivals prepare to meet Friday night for the first of two times in the next 23 days. The Kings (15-12) will take the court having won two in a row, including 141-130 over Minnesota on Wednesday night to move within three games of the Warriors (19-10) in the Pacific Division standings. That's quite a feat for a franchise that has finished 38, 40, 35 and 31 games behind the Warriors in the four-year Steve Kerr era, and was already 12 1/2 games behind on this date one year ago. Continue to Article

December 13, 2018 9:12:pm EST