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#WarriorsPlusMinus Jimmy Butler’s torn ACL has the Warriors in shambles. What now? I have some ideas. With
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Butler Tears ACL, What Now?
Podcast Episode · Warriors Plus Minus: A show about the Golden State Warriors · 01/20/2026 · 50m
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The Jonathan Kuminga saga continues
@samamick.bsky.social and Nick Friedell
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How Jonathan Kuminga and the Warriors drifted apart — and why a split maybe isn’t imminent
With Kuminga now trade eligible, the Warriors' front office faces a defining decision.
Amber Glenn is ready. And she’s got her girls with her. The American women’s medal drought is in danger
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The moment has arrived.
This is Ilia Malinin’s time. Everything about him says he’s ready for it. Get ready for a new American sports star. The Quad God.
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For Ilia Malinin, figure skating’s ‘Quad God,’ all that’s left is Olympic superstardom
The 21-year-old American has shattered records and reset what's possible in the sport. Now he's ready to become a household name.
#WarriorsPlusMinus Have Warriors, winners of 4 of their last 5, figured something out? Or does loss at TOR prove nothing’s changed? Plus an interview with De’Anthony Melton.
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bit.ly/49bM1zH Al Horford finishes the first quarter 4-for-4 from 3.
Rest of the Warriors went 2-for-10 from deep. Warriors lead 40-28 after first quarter.
Horford was 17-for-57 from 3 entering the game (29.8%)
Quinten Post's slump: 3 for his last 22. Many wide open. He's down to 33.1%
His improvements elsewhere, and bigger role, seems to impact his shot. He's already played nearly as many minutes this season (568) as he did all of last season (686). His shot has to get used to this workload
Steve Kerr says Draymond Green went to the locker room on his own volition to cool off. But when asked why he didn’t go back in, Kerr said “he left.”
#WarriorsPlusMinus new episode
Pat Spencer joins the show to talk about his journey, going at it in practice with Draymond Green and handling his newfound fame.
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bit.ly/3YpYWZQ “I have zero doubt that the No. 1 thing that is keeping us from consistently winning is our turnovers.” — Steve Kerr
Turnovers has always been an issue with the Warriors. Why are they debilitating now? I analyzed all 383 committed turnovers for answers
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Nick Friedell pulls up from Cleveland to give us behind-the-scenes perspective on Spencer’s performance and vibes in the locker room.
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Pat Spencer, stepping up for Warriors, is showing that he is that … you know what
With Golden State shorthanded, Spencer has stepped into a big role and proven he's much more than a lacrosse player in the NBA.
#WarriorsPlusMinus New episode. Warriors don’t break after daunting road trip. What did we learn? What needs to happen now? We break it down. With
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bit.ly/4852yF8 How the upstart Spurs were the perfect trigger for the Warriors’ stars.
If for nothing else, because Steph Curry clearly loves tormenting Victor Wembanyama
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Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green showed up — on a back-to-back — and carried the Warriors to a surprise win in San Antonio. Nick Friedell hopped on to discuss.
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bit.ly/4r64tSHDraymond Green signaled for a sub after five minutes. He was locked in defensively on Wemby, who also checked out.
Denver’s totals last two first halves against the Warriors:
136 points
50-for 83
60.2 FG%
22-40 from 3
38 assists
10 turnovers
George Springer is about to become a legend! And I want to troll the many Dodger fans I know.
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...#WarriorsPlusMinus On this episode we discuss Steph Curry’s dominance, the big closing lineup, another impressive showing by rookie Will Richard, and more.
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And he still had the legs to hit a corner 3.
Curry somehow willed the Warriors into overtime. Nothing about him says 37 years old
Unbelievable. Aaron Gordon gets a wide-open 3.
He's 10-for-11.
Curry drew the foul on a three. He thought it was in. He got up and implored the crowd to cheer.
An immediate raucous ovation ensued.
Will Richard gets a nice ovation after checking out. Solid 17 minutes for the rookie in his home debut
Aaron Gordon: 39 points on 16 shots.
His true-shooting percentage so far is 73.7 percent
The Nuggets are outshooting the Warriors from 3, but the Warriors have made up ground in the paint. It's 94-all heading into 4Q
3FG: DEN 12-31, GSW 11-32
PITP: GSW 46 (23-31 FGs), DEN 36 (18-35 FGs)
Pretty impressive the Warriors have a chance to win this game. That was a helluva punch by Denver they took. Nuggets still at 57.9 percent shooting
Curry is having a pretty animated conversation with referee James Williams. Curry walked all the way to the opposite sideline to have his say
First-half summary:
Aaron Gordon 7-for-7 from 3
Golden State 7-for-23 from 3
Aaron Gordon is on absolute fire right now. He's 7-for-7 from 3 and has 25 points in 14 minutes.
The Warriors defense is getting brutalized by Denver
Thanks to Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets have found their three-point stroke. He's 5-for-5. The Nuggets are now 7-for-14 from 3 and shooting 63.9 percent from the field
Denver's up to 15-for-20 inside the arc
Nuggets finish first quarter 10-for-14 inside the arc.
Warriors finish first quarter 3-for-13 behind the arc.
Nuggets finish first quarter 10-for-14 inside the arc.
Warriors finish first quarter 3-for-13 behind the arc.
#WarriorsPlusMinus New Episode!
Jimmy Butler punished the Lakers in Golden State’s opener and his apparent protege, Jonathan Kuminga, looked pretty good.
Nick Friedell and I break down Game 1 from Los Angeles
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"That’s what he deserves and I’m excited for him.” — Steph Curry
Against the Lakers, Jonathan Kuminga was exactly who the Warriors needed him to be.
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Steve Kerr randomly drops in this at his postgame press conference:
“Tomorrow, I’ll go to a No Kings Rally because I hate America.”
“That’s what I heard. If you go, you hate America.”
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His first real job was as Steve Kerr’s special assistant.
After nine years and six trips with the Warriors, soaking in lessons from Hall of Famers, Nick U’Ren is back in the Finals.
This time, he’s home.
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#WarriorsPlusMinus It’s finally over. Jonathan Kuminga signs.
@samamick.bsky.social joins us to discuss the end of the saga and what it means.
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bit.ly/4gD0gAO Noah Lyles gets No. 4. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden gets the double. And the success of American sprinting continues.
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Melissa Jefferson-Wooden blew away the field in the 200. She becomes the first American woman to win gold in the 100 and 200 at the World Championships
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At the end of the Valkyries’ dream season: heartbreak.
This might be a good thing.
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On Melissa Jefferson-Wooden’s ascent to sprinting stardom, the world stage is next
On a track stocked with talent, Jefferson-Wooden exudes something special. The star potential is unmistakable.
“The crowd was unbelievable tonight. I couldn’t hear anything.” — Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase
History at Ballhalla.
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