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Sleepy Floyd, Sekou Smith describe racial discrepancies in journalism
Programming note: Watch “Race in America: A Candid Conversation” on Friday, July 31 on NBC Sports Bay Area after “Giants Postgame Live.” Sekou Smith was just a pup reporter when he realized the racial discrepancies in journalism. It was in the early 1990s at SEC media day. On one of his first assignments, he was taken aback by what he saw. …
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Kevin Durant's Warriors tenure earned himself title as Bay Area legend
Editor’s note: This article originally was published on April 21. Kevin Durant has had a complicated relationship with acceptance since he descended to the Bay Area. Though he won two titles, accomplishing a goal he summoned would end all criticisms of his game, he ultimately never fulfilled his inner purpose of being a part of the Golden State family....
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Colin Kaepernick, Nate Boyer helped enact real change with discussion
Programming note: Watch the full interview with Nate Boyer and Charles Woodson on tonight’s episode of “Race In America: A Candid Conversation” on NBC Sports Bay Area at 8 p.m., hosted by Monte Poole and Logan Murdock. Just before the 49ers’ penultimate preseason game of 2016, quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat on the bench as the National Anthem played at Levi’s...
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Warriors Ultimate Draft snubs: Al Attles, Andris Biedrins not selected
Editor’s note: Monte Poole, Logan Murdock, Drew Shiller and Grant Liffmann participated in NBC Sports Bay Area’s inaugural Warriors Ultimate Draft. All four chose squads from a 25-man pool of legends from the last 30 years, plus five “classic” players from before 1990. Our team of experts will dissect and analyze the merits of each team until a winner is…
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Warriors Ultimate Draft snubs: Matt Barnes, Sleepy Floyd left off list
Editor’s note: Monte Poole, Logan Murdock, Drew Shiller and Grant Liffmann participated in NBC Sports Bay Area’s inaugural Warriors Ultimate Draft. All four chose squads from a 25-man pool of legends from the last 30 years, plus five “classic” players from before 1990. Our team of experts will dissect and analyze the merits of each team until a winner is…
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Jarron Collins believes Steph Curry, Warriors will return to winning ways
The Warriors’ trio of Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson helped define the dynastic run of the 2010s, winning three titles in five seasons and becoming one of the best teams in NBA history. The run ended this past season, as the departure of Kevin Durant and significant injuries to Thompson and Curry turned the Warriors into one of…
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Warriors' Steph Curry encouraged by protesters ‘meeting the moment'
Protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody have caused an uprising around the world against police brutality and racism. In a virtual roundtable, Warriors guard Stephen Curry said that he is encouraged by the progress the protests have made. “This is a great time to be alive,” Curry said during a virtual discussion entitled...
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Kelenna Azubuike, Etan Thomas show how Tulsa Race Massacre goes untold
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is one of American’s most unknown racist tragedies. Over two days, fires raged in the Oklahoma city’s predominately black Greenwood District, destroying the African American base of the city. By the end of it, 35 square blocks were destroyed, as many as 300 people were killed and another 800 people were injured. No arrests were…
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Why Colin Kaepernick's lack of NFL job makes Megan Rapinoe ‘so pissed'
Soccer star Megan Rapinoe and former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick gained worldwide attention by kneeling during the national anthem. The United States Women’s National Team star kneeled before a 2016 friendly in solidarity with Kaepernick and in protest of police brutality and institutional racism. She has been one of the faces of her sport since then, earning the Golden Boot…
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Steve Kerr criticizes Trump ‘drawing battle lines' for 2020 election
Warriors coach Steve Kerr has not been shy about criticizing President Donald Trump. Since Trump assumed office in 2017, the two have been at odds. Kerr has criticized countless Trump policies, and the President called Kerr “a little boy” after the NBA’s suddenly contentious relationship with China following Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tweeting in support of protestors in…