Archive for December, 2011

Curry Expected To Return Saturday vs. Philadelphia; Ellis Likely Out To Attend Funeral

The Golden State Warriors are expected to have point guard Stephen Curry return to the starting backcourt Saturday night when they host the Philadelphia 76ers, however, Curry may be without his backcourt teammate — Monta Ellis — who will be attending a family member’s funeral in Mississippi. Ellis, who’s averaging 21 points and 7.7 assists [...]

Warriors Opt Not To Sign Free Agent Center Fesenko

The Warriors will not be signing free agent center Kyrylo Fesenko, according to the team. Fesenko was in the Bay Area on Wednesday night, but the Warriors “decided to go in another direction,” according to a team spokesman. The Warriors were considering bringing in Fesenko, 7-foot-1, 290 pounds, as a third center – behind Andris [...]

Warriors Led By Strong Defense, Ellis Edge New York 92-78

Agent: Stephen Curry Out For Tonight vs. Knicks

It appears that the Warriors are playing the Curry ankle situation on the safe side. X-rays late Monday were negative on the surgically repaired right ankle of the Warriors phenom point guard Stephen Curry, who scored 21 points and dished out 12 assists in the 99-91 win against the Chicago Bulls. “They did X-Rays last [...]

Warriors Add Size; Sign Center Fesenko

The Golden State Warriors used the last of their cap space — $1.07 million — to sign former Jazz center Kyrylo Fesenko to a one-year contract. The 7-foot-1, 280-pound Ukrainian center appeared in 53 games (one start) for Utah last season — averaging two points and two rebounds in 8.6 minutes per contest. The 25-year old [...]

Curry, Warriors Bounce Back To Bash Bulls; 99-91

If you wondered how the Warriors would respond from their subpar opening performance against the Clippers, look no further than their 57-40 halftime lead they jumped out to against Chicago on Monday. The “Big 3″ of the Warriors — Monta Ellis, Stephen Curry, and David Lee — scored a combined 69 points on 25-45 shooting. [...]

Warriors Go Ice Cold Late As Clippers Cruise To 105-86 Win In Golden State

Chris Paul had 20 points and nine assists in his Clippers debut, while Blake Griffin added 22 points and seven rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 105-86 on Sunday night to upset Mark Jackson’s opener as a first-time head coach. After the game, the “crazy competitive” Paul talked about finding [...]

Curry Has No Ligament Damage In Ankle, Uncertain vs. Clippers

The Golden State Warriors were potentially watching their season go down the drain before it even got started when point guard Stephen Curry was helped off the court Tuesday with yet another ankle injury. His MRI results Wednesday brought good news, though, the Oakland Tribune reports: “Tests revealed Curry didn’t sustain any ligament damage” and “the repairs made in [...]