Golden State Warriors News

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ The Golden State Warriors signed Troy Hudson on Monday, adding a veteran free-agent guard to their young roster. Hudson played 34 games last year in his fifth season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who paid more than US$12 million to buy out his contract Aug. 3. He struggled with ankle injuries for nearly three years in Minnesota before getting stuck behind Mike James and Randy Foye on the bench last year. Golden State waived guard ...

Don Nelson had no interest in discussing another milestone he's about to add to his coaching resume. On Wednesday night, he could become only the second coach in NBA history to reach 1,200 victories when his Golden State Warriors host the Indiana Pacers. Lenny Wilkens has the career record for wins with 1,332. ``I guess you jinxed that,'' Nelson said Tuesday after a Warriors staff member brought up the fact ...

The Golden State Warriors reached a 10-year agreement Friday to sell the naming rights to their arena to Oracle Corp., the large San Francisco Bay Area software maker. The Arena at Oakland will be renamed the Oracle under the undisclosed financial terms of the deal, which also includes elements of team sponsorship. The Warriors have attempted to sell naming rights to their arena for several years, but repeatedly failed to find a suitable buyer. The arena opened next ...

Dajuan Wagner scored 23 points and five other players scored in double figures for the Golden State Warriors in a 116-106 pre-season victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Playing the second of three games on three days, the Clippers rested Elton Brand, Cuttino Mobley and Shaun Livingston in preparation for Saturday night's home game against Seattle. Sam Cassell sat out because of a strained left calf and centre Chris Kaman was sidelined by a strained ...

Monta Ellis had 18 points and six other Warriors scored in double figures in Golden State's 112-103 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday. Linton Johnson and reserve guard Jannero Pargo each had 17 points for the Hornets, who had three players foul out. Point guard Chris Paul, last season's rookie of the year, had 11 points and seven assists. New Orleans forward Cedric Simmons scored nine points in 15 minutes before fouling out with 5:33 left ...

Centre Troy Murphy will miss the Golden State Warriors' next two pre-season games after breaking his nose in a game against Portland. Murphy was hurt in the fourth quarter of Golden State's overtime victory Tuesday night when Zach Randolph's forearm hit him in the face. Murphy, who scored 14 points, underwent surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles, where the Warriors play exhibitions over the next two nights. The Warriors will re-evaluate Murphy's condition when the team returns to the Bay ...

Mike Dunleavy had 32 points, Baron Davis added 28 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-120 in a pre-season overtime game Tuesday night. Troy Murphy scored 14 points for Golden State before leaving in the fourth quarter after taking a forearm in the face from Zach Randolph. Warriors coach Don Nelson said Murphy may have broken his nose and could miss some games. Randolph led the Blazers with 27 points and 12 rebounds, ...

Anthony Roberson scored 28 points and Baron Davis added 18 to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 121-115 victory over the Denver Nuggets in a pre-season game Saturday night. Tied at 114 with just more than a minute to go, Davis sank two free throws to put Golden State ahead for good. He then made a three-pointer and Monta Ellis scored the Warriors' final points. It had looked earlier like Golden State would cruise to ...

Dajuan Wagner scored 18 points to lead seven Golden State players in double figures and the Warriors rolled to a 120-66 pre-season victory over Efes Pilsen of Turkey on Thursday night. Troy Murphy added 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Warriors in their exhibition opener. Kerem Gonlum scored 21 points for Efes Pilsen, while Marcus Haislip, who played at Tennessee, added 13 points and nine rebounds. Golden State, which has missed the playoffs since 1994, led by eight ...

The Golden State Warriors exercised their contract options for next season on forwards Ike Diogu and Andris Biedrins. Golden State also waived guard Devin Brown on Tuesday, the second day of training camp. Diogu, the ninth pick in the 2005 draft, averaged 7.0 points and 3.3 rebounds as a rookie backup last season. He will make US$2.29 million next season. Biedrins, the 11th overall pick in 2004, averaged 3.8 points ...

Troy Murphy figures he's a perfect fit to shift to centre in new coach Don Nelson's up-tempo offence. Adonal Foyle is determined to drop a few pounds and prove he deserves ample playing time, too. The six-foot-11 Murphy will move from power forward to the middle for the Golden State Warriors this season, and Nelson plans to use Foyle _ who two years ago signed a cushy new six-year deal ...