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The Golden State Warriors Have Been Buried Before, And They’re Still Standing
The Warriors got blown out in Minnesota on Monday night. There goes the dynasty.
Again.
Just like Halloween 2019, when Stephen Curry broke his hand in the wake of Kevin Durant’s departure. And Memorial Day 2023, when general manager Bob Myers finally had enough of being pulled in two directions and bailed for ABC.
The gravestones were wrong, wrong, and now potentially wrong again.
Jimmy Butler III’s torn ACL is what’s prompting the obituaries this time around. Three losses in four games since the untimely incident and the headlines are bigger and bolder than ever:
KERR NEEDS TO GO … GREEN MUST BE TERMINATED … CURRY DESERVES A TRADE.
What’s the saying?
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me three times … hey, that’s not going to happen.
According to various dunderheads who believe it takes three strikes in order to strike out, the Warriors’ dynasty is dead. Kaput. Extinct. No way they avoid it this time.
Ah, but don’t underestimate the Two Wrongs Can Make A Right Effect.
In many ways, Jonathan Kuminga is to blame for the Warriors’ current predicament.
He was supposed to be really good. So good that he could bridge the old and the new while keeping the dynasty alive.
But it hasn’t happened.
Then he was supposed to have so much potential, someone surely would ship the Warriors a win-now veteran in a trade that would, yep, keep the dynasty alive.
That hasn’t happened, either.
But it still could, thanks to Kuminga East.
You see, the Big Tease isn’t the only difference-maker despised by his own people. In fact, he’s loved compared to what most of Memphis thinks of Ja Morant.
You have to know the Grizzlies have as much interest in jettisoning a headache they’ve experienced first-half for one that, as far as they’re concerned, is one of Kerr’s imagination.
Think about it …
A Memphis franchise that’s been borderline irrelevant for more than a decade gets a chance to push reset, adding Kuminga and Moses Moody — a pair of lottery picks supposedly handcuffed by Kerr — and a 2026 first-round pick that’s quickly falling into lotteryland.
At the bargain-basement price of the Grizzlies ridding themselves of a guy who’s always hurt — including as we speak — and in no hurry to suit up for them again.
That’s a no-brainer.
And the Warriors get … well, they get accused of panicking, of mortgaging their future, of being dizzied by that power plant that’s supposedly taking down the 49ers one by one.
When really they’re getting their dynasty back.
If teaming with Curry helps Morant as much as it did Durant and Butler, then the Warriors get a jolt of energy similar to the one that produced two titles and had them on the doorstep of a showdown with the Thunder in the Western finals last May until Curry got hurt.
Making the playoffs would be a sure thing this season. Just don’t tell the Grizzlies.
But the biggest positive would be in the electric Morant joining Curry, Butler, Green and Al Horford in the league’s best finishing lineup next season, while at the same time directing a second unit that actually has a heartbeat. Curry rests and the opponent gets run ragged. That’s a win-win.
Make no mistake: Next season is the last rodeo for Kerr, Curry, Green and Horford. Maybe even Butler. And who knows what Morant’s future holds? They all warrant nice parting gifts, but Curry deserves more.
He deserves one more shot at a title. Heck, two if you like a longshot this spring.
You know who might agree? LeBron. Any chance the ring-chaser, who can pick his spot next season, would play for peanuts and jump aboard what would then become one of the most memorable teams of all-time?
Dumb question.
Where does that leave the Warriors in 2028? Likely as the worst team in the league, but one that’s located in a destination city, with one of the world’s best arenas, possibly the No. 1 pick and a boatload of cash to spend.
Or you’d rather have the scraps that couldn’t sniff 90 on Monday without Curry, Butler, Green and Horford? And forget Kuminga. He’ll be gone by then either way.
Death to the naysayers. Long live the dynasty.
Well, for two more years, anyway.
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Manchester City look to extend win streak, take on Everton
[Subscription Customers Only] Jun 30, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; Manchester City forward Erling Haaland (9) celebrates scoring their second goal with midfielder Rodri (16) during a round of 16 match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Lee Smith-Reuters via Imagn Images Manchester City will try to keep pace with Premier League front-runner Arsenal on Monday night when they pay a visit to an Everton side still on the fringes of the European picture.
City (21-5-7, 70 points) will begin the day six points back of Arsenal with two matches in hand after the Gunners dispatched Fulham 3-0 on Saturday. The Cityzens won’t be even on games played until May 13, when they make up a postponed match against Crystal Palace that was delayed because of City’s triumphant League Cup run.
As a result, there continues to be the appearance of a chase, although the teams would finish level on points if they win out.
Manager Pep Guardiola insists it shouldn’t matter.
“It’s normal, so it’s the calendar,” Guardiola said on Friday. “Sometimes you play first. Sometimes behind. It is what it is. So, nothing changes in these stages, and you know exactly what you have to do.”
City have won six in a row in all competitions, the last three by a single goal: A 2-1 home league win over the Gunners on April 19, a 1-0 league victory at Burnley three days later, and a 2-1 FA Cup semifinal triumph over Southampton on April 25.
Erling Haaland scored once in both league fixtures to bring his EPL-leading total to 24. In the FA Cup semifinal, Jeremy Doku and Nico Gonzalez scored inside the final 10 minutes to complete a late rally.
Everton (13-13-8, 47 points) finished Saturday in 11th place, but only four points out of seventh, which currently would earn a berth in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Should City win the FA Cup, it could be the top eight English league finishers who earn a spot in Europe.
And if Everton could return to continental competition for the first time since 2017-18, it would conclude a much-improved first season at their new Hill Dickson Stadium, after bringing the curtain down on historic Goodison Park last May.
“We still believe there could be something out there for us. And we’ll keep pushing,” manager David Moyes said. “Building Everton back up is a process which I think is going to take quite a bit of time, but I think the first year or so here, we’ve certainly put decent foundations down. And hopefully we can continue to build on it.”
The Toffees are looking to avoid a third consecutive league defeat for the first time this season after a 2-1 home loss to derby rivals Liverpool on April 19 and a 2-1 away defeat at West Ham last weekend.
Beto, one of two Everton players with eight goals, departed the former contest late with a head injury and missed the latter fixture working through the league’s concussion protocol. He should be available Monday night, Moyes said.
–Field Level Media
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Yankees tee off on Orioles to win third straight in 4-game series
May 3, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) hits a two run home run in the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Jasson Dominguez scored the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning before hitting a two-run homer and an RBI double during a seven-run eighth as the New York Yankees pulled away for an 11-3 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.
The Yankees won for the 13th time in 15 games and beat the Orioles for the 11th time in the past 12 meetings.
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer off Baltimore rookie Trey Gibson. Ben Rice hit his 12th home run of the season in the first and doubled ahead of Judge’s 13th homer in the third.
Rice exited after the Yankees batted in the third because of a bruised left hand. The Yankees announced X-rays were negative and the first baseman is day-to-day. Rice appeared to get injured fielding a low pickoff throw from Max Fried and was replaced by Paul Goldschmidt.
Dominguez started the tiebreaking rally with a double to left field against Grant Wolfram (1-1) and advanced to third on a groundout by Austin Wells. Ryan McMahon, facing a drawn-in infield, followed with a single that first baseman Coby Mayo couldn’t handle after diving to stop it.
Dominguez started New York’s big inning with a two-run drive into the right field seats off Andrew Kittredge for a 6-3 lead. After an RBI sacrifice fly by Trent Grisham, Goldschmidt ripped a two-run single after the Yankees executed a double steal.
Following a sacrifice fly by Jazz Chisholm Jr., Dominguez added a double to left field for an 11-3 lead.
The Orioles tied it twice before losing their fourth straight and for the 12th time in 18 games.
Blaze Alexander had an RBI single in the third before getting thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. After Judge’s 413-foot drive bounced into Baltimore’s bullpen in left field, Leody Taveras hit an RBI infield single and Tyler O’Neill scored on a double play grounder by Jeremiah Jackson in the fourth.
Fried allowed three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out six and walked three.
Fernando Cruz (3-0) got the final two outs of the sixth and the first out of the seventh. Brent Headrick ended the eighth by getting a double play grounder against Mayo.
Gibson allowed three runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings during his major league debut.
The four-game series concludes Monday.
–Field Level Media
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Cam Smith drives in 2 in 10th, Astros edge Red Sox
May 3, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Houston Astros right fielder Cam Smith (11) hits a two run RBI against the Boston Red Sox during the tenth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images Cam Smith had three hits, including a two-run single in the top of the 10th inning, to help the visiting Houston Astros earn a 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
Smith’s two-out single came against Zack Kelly (0-2) and drove in Braden Shewmake and Jose Altuve.
Boston had the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the 10th, but Bryan Abreu got Ceddanne Rafaela to ground into a double play to end the game.
Jarren Duran hit a solo home run for the Red Sox, who stranded 13 runners and were 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Duran’s home run was his third of the season and his second of the series. He hit a three-run homer in Boston’s 3-1 victory Friday night.
Abreu (1-2) pitched two scoreless innings to get the win. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out one.
Willson Contreras collected three of Boston’s nine hits in the loss.
Christian Walker and Christian Vazquez each had two-hit games for the Astros, who won two games in the three-game set.
Boston starting pitcher Ranger Suarez was pulled after four scoreless innings because of hamstring tightness. He gave up three hits, walked one and struck out three. Suarez threw 70 pitches.
Duran’s home run off Houston reliever AJ Blubaugh opened the scoring in the fifth. Houston tied the game in the sixth, when Walker reached on an infield single, took third on Altuve’s double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brice Matthews.
The Red Sox had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. An error on Abreu allowed Contreras to reach second with two outs in the inning, but Roman Anthony grounded out to first to end the inning.
Houston had the bases loaded with no outs in the 10th, but Altuve grounded into a 6-2-5 double play. Following a walk to Matthews, Smith delivered his two-run single.
–Field Level Media
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