Warriors Team Report
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:29 PST)

Welcome back to the NBA, Chris Hunter. Meet Greg Oden.

The NBA approved a request by the injury-plagued Warriors to exceed the roster limit of 15 Friday, and general manager Larry Riley dipped into the NBA Developmental League to grab one of its stars from last season, the 6-foot-11, 240-pound Hunter.

"I'd never see him before," Warriors coach Don Nelson admitted. "I'd never met him."

Nor had Hunter ever played in an NBA regular-season game.

Nonetheless, the Michigan product got pressed into immediate duty for the desperate Warriors, going head-to-head with Oden for most of his 14 minutes and holding his own, helping Golden State defeat the Trail Blazers 108-94 in Oakland.

The 25-year-old Hunter, whose previous NBA experience consisted of exhibition...

Sacramento Kings owners decide to cease owning city's WNBA franchise
(Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:00 PST)
SAN FRANCISCO - The Sacramento Monarchs folded on Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises.

Garnett still feels pain of lost season
(Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:20:00 PST)
Forced to watch as the Celtics lost to the Magic in the playoffs, Kevin Garnett returns hungry and almost healed.

Dollar signs seen in young 'Buck' Jennings
(Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:24:00 PST)
Brandon Jennings got too good too fast. The Milwaukee Bucks rookie guard, who skipped college ball by playing a...

Warriors' Raja Bell out for season?
(Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:51:12 PST)
The tboubled Golden State Warriors just got guard Raja Bell from the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday and it's...

Warriors dress 8 players against Cavaliers
(Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:57:48 PST)
Playing against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers is a tough assignment anytime. For Golden State, the task was even tougher Tuesday night. The Warriors, ravaged by injuries and illness, dressed the league minimum eight players against the Cavaliers, including newly acquired guard Raja Bell, who is expected to have wrist surgery next week.

Azubuike to undergo knee surgery
(Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:41:55 PST)
Golden State Warriors swingman Kelenna Azubuike will undergo surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon in his left knee. The team says the operation will be performed Wednesday in Phoenix. Azubuike is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Azubuike injured his knee last Saturday in Milwaukee. He was averaging 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in nine games this season.

Warriors' Nelson waiting on record before stepping down?
(Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:03:25 PST)
The word is that Don Nelson doesn't want to coach the Golden State Warriors anymore and will step down but...

SL: Dirk's 'lucky' bounce; Brown says he can handle Jackson
(Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:56 PST)
Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your spider dogs .

Warriors guard Watson tests positive for swine flu
(Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:37:45 PST)
Golden State Warriors guard C.J. Watson has tested positive for the swine flu. The team said Monday that Watson is being treated for the illness and that the team is taking precautions mandated by the league. Watson will not be with the team for the Warriors' games Tuesday at the Cleveland Cavaliers or Wednesday at the Boston Celtics.

Warriors trade Jackson to Bobcats
(Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:11:00 PST)
The Warriors have completed a trade that sends Stephen Jackson to Charlotte for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic.

Stephen Jackson is off to Charlotte
(Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:18 PST)
Would you look at this! A deal in which everyone involved deserves what they get. I shouldn't say that.

Jennings' epic night was short time coming
(Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:21:00 PST)
With his 55-point night, rookie Brandon Jennings has quickly won over Milwaukee – and the rest of the NBA.

Nelson vows to stick it out with 'difficult' team
(Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:21:57 PST)
Don Nelson planned to be retired now, not running what he calls "a very difficult team to coach so far." Seems it's still getting harder. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Nelson stormed out of practice Thursday after a dispute with guard Monta Ellis, the latest headache for the NBA's most dysfunctional team.

Loss to Lakers fuels Anthony, Nuggets
(Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:23:00 PST)
Carmelo Anthony can do without the MVP chatter. He just wants to finally play in the NBA Finals.

Warriors' Jackson: 'People want me to be bad guy'
(Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:10:45 PST)
Stephen Jackson dropped onto a bench next to Warriors teammate Acie Law and pulled out his cell phone, checking to see if anybody had left a message during practice. Maybe someone granting his wish to be traded. No such luck. The disgruntled swingman was left in limbo for another day. "A lot of people ask me the same questions about the trade and stuff," said Jackson, who asked to be dealt...

Behind the Box Score, where 'yeah! Go Bucks! Whoo!'
(Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:56 PST)
Milwaukee 108, Denver 102 I don't know if I like Brandon Jennings' shots. He takes some bad ones.