The prodigy has matured. 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. www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...

#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. Apple: apple.co/3NnpM2p Spotify: 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. Apple: apple.co/44jXqvW Spotify: 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 www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...

Why Pat Spencer is, indeed, that … www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

#WarriorsPlusMinus 🚨 Pat Spencer Episode🚨 Nick Friedell pulls up from Cleveland to give us behind-the-scenes perspective on Spencer’s performance and vibes in the locker room. Apple: apple.co/3KIPBZY Spotify: bit.ly/48EC79o

Why Pat Spencer is, indeed, that … www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

#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 @timkawakami.bsky.social Apple: apple.co/486s90x Spotify: 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 www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...

🚨 New #WarriorsPlusMinus Ep 🚨 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. Apple: bit.ly/443yl83 Spotify: bit.ly/4r64tSH

Draymond 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. Our World Series coverage at @theathletic.com is elite. Check us out! www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv... 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. With @timkawakami.bsky.social Apple: apple.co/49lJDrR Spotify: spotify.link/hiZCHwmLJXb

The Maestro. Still. www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...

Horford is 39 years old, up to 26 minutes and is working on defense, hopping between Jokić, Gordon and Murray. 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.

#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 Apple: apple.co/4qD3HMK Spotify: spotify.link/KqLkReMKGXb

Talked to Steve Kerr about his aging Warriors team last night, and how he plans to keep it intact until the end this time. On lessons learned from last season, the Jonathan Kuminga future, and more, at @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

"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. www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

Warriors-Lakers 27 fouls and 34 free throws in 24 minutes

The fuel of these 49ers. www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

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.”

Dynasty on deck. www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

One more win and the Las Vegas Aces become the WNBA’s third dynasty with their third title in four years. In a season that saw them wrestle with mediocrity, winning is still what they do. 🔗: http://dlvr.it/TNZPK2

new pod! the GOAT @thompsonscribe.bsky.social joined to talk about the GOAT doing GOAT things, the tortured plight of Alyssa Thomas, more Finals stuff. We also discussed his reporting on Cathy Engelbert’s precarious job status open.spotify.com/episode/3XbY...

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. www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

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. www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

The levels of A’ja Wilson www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

The levels of A’ja Wilson www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

🚨EMERGENCY POD🚨 #WarriorsPlusMinus It’s finally over. Jonathan Kuminga signs. @samamick.bsky.social joins us to discuss the end of the saga and what it means. With @timkawakami.bsky.social Apple: apple.co/46TS7Un Spotify: bit.ly/4nx3o49

#WarriorsPlusMinus Getting ready for Media Day. Will Jonathan Kuminga be signed? Who will steal the show? With @timkawakami.bsky.social Apple: apple.co/4gHjbuh Spotify: bit.ly/4gD0gAO

Noah Lyles gets No. 4. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden gets the double. And the success of American sprinting continues. www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

USA has a new sprint star. 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

New "Warriors Plus-Minus" with @thompsonscribe.bsky.social -- Curry headed to top-5 all-time? Kuminga countdown, and what's the likely Kawhi fallout? (Correct links) -Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0EYT... -Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...