Golden State Warriors News

The Houston Rockets have the payroll flexibility to make big moves this offseason, but there are certain moves that should be made and others that should most definitely be avoided.

With the expiration of many high-paying contracts, the Atlanta Hawks will have plenty of cap space to pursue a solid free-agent market in the 2013 offseason.

Every NBA playoff star strives to play efficient basketball, but only a few can actually manage to turn that dream into a reality.

Even though the disappointment of the Golden State Warriors ' playoff elimination was still fresh, Stephen Curry stepped to the podium after Game 6 and confidently asserted that he and his team could be even better in the 2013-14 season.

So with the NBA Season wrapping up and the playoffs in full swing I thought I might take a look at this year incoming class of rookies.

Two men apparently on their way home from the Golden State Warriors playoff game were killed Thursday night when a gunman opened fire on their car as they drove on Interstate 880 in downtown Oakland, authorities said.

Jalen Burnson: "I consider myself an exceptional shooter. I still have to work at it." Over the first six weeks of the AAU season one of the hottest names on the circuit has been Jalen Brunson, a point guard from Des Plaines Stevenson.

Warriors guard Jarrett Jack was on the verge of tears as he stood at his locker.

They played hard enough and endured more than enough to earn glory, but still they fell short in Game 6. The Warriors lost 94-82 to San Antonio on Thursday and lost this second-round series, in the process spilling everything they had, wildly and willingly.

Even at the end, when all that remained was the unwelcome final score, the sweet sounds of support soared from floor level to the upper reaches of Oracle Arena.

Let's get the "Arghh" out of the way first. The national narrative of the series will likely go that the Spurs ' savvy veteran experience won the day - that it wasn't quite our kids' time - but I can't shake the nagging feeling that the series was right there for the taking.

Albuquerque police say a mother who saw her 5-year-old being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt.

A good hang, if you will. Those willing to look past Daryl Morey and focus on the product that he put on the floor were treated to very exciting basketball.

The Chicago Bulls season may have ended in disappointing fashion, but there was nothing disappointing about their 2012-13 season.

Golden State Warriors rookie forward Harrison Barnes needed six stiches to close a cut above his right eye after a hard fall in the second quarter of a playoff game against San Antonio on Thursday night.

May 14, 2013; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs power forward Tim Duncan defends Golden State Warriors small forward Harrison Barnes in the third quarter in game five of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at the AT The keys to victory for the Spurs is to play like they did in game five.

Two hard-nosed clubs seek to close out their high-profile opponents Thursday as the action-packed 2013 NBA playoffs continue.

NBA Commissioner David Stern takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following an NBA Board of Governors meeting Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Dallas.

Backs to the wall. Do or die. Must-win game. Pull out any of the clichs of a team facing elimination from the playoffs and the possibility of the season's sudden end and they are all applicable to the Warriors on Thursday night at Oracle Arena.

May 15, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat small forward LeBron James is pressured by Chicago Bulls small forward Jimmy Butler during the first half in game five of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena.