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Just minutes after Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson stepped down as president of basketball operations, Shaquille O'Neal called on the team to replace him with another legend. Reacting to the news on “NBA on TNT,” for which he is a commentator, O'Neal called on the Lakers to hire Jerry West to replace Johnson. “There's a gentleman across the hall, who is a born Laker. Continue to Article

April 09, 2019 11:37:pm EST

The Golden State Warriors play two more games before they start their playoff run. The New Orleans Pelicans play one more game before they start their offseason. When the Pelicans conclude a disappointing, playoff-less season by hosting the Warriors on Tuesday night, it will mark the second consecutive year that New Orleans' season has ended with a game against Golden State. Continue to Article

April 08, 2019 4:22:pm EST

Even as the Warriors talked about building better habits while moving toward the postseason phase of their schedule, they occasionally gave the fan base two valid reasons to worry about what lies ahead. What the fan base and maybe the Warriors coaching staff wanted Sunday, in the 47th and final regular season at Oracle Arena, was a victory that came with a sedative for their anxieties. In their 131-104 walloping of the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, the Warriors provided, with 16 searing minutes, enough masterful basketball to calm the minds of those worried about them being able to put away, say, the Houston Rockets. Continue to Article

April 08, 2019 1:34:am EST

Steph Curry explains decision to honor Monta Ellis before Oracle finale originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com Steph Curry made a lot of Warriors fans smile Sunday before he had even stepped on the court at Oracle Arena. Curry has been honoring past Warriors greats by wearing their jerseys to games, and he honored a player who is near and dear to Warriors fans' hearts Sunday: former teammate Monta Ellis. Curry and Ellis played together for two and a half seasons before Ellis was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks midway through the 2011-12 season. Continue to Article

April 08, 2019 12:32:am EST

Soaking in the franchise's nostalgia of yesteryear, Stephen Curry scored 27 points and helped the Golden State Warriors clinch the Western Conference's top seed with a win in their final regular-season game at Oracle Arena, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 131-104 on Sunday night for a fifth straight victory. Kevin Durant added 16 points and seven assists, making six of seven field goals, as the Warriors players opted to honor the past by sporting throwback white "We Believe" jerseys worn during the 2007 playoff run that snapped a 12-year postseason drought. Continue to Article

April 07, 2019 11:50:pm EST