
Ann Killion
Sports Columnist at SFGate
Sports Columnist at San Francisco Chronicle
Height-challenged sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Author. Observer. Talker.
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3 days ago |
sfchronicle.com | Ann Killion
Jimmy Butler (10) drives to the basket against Donte DiVincenzo (0) in the first half as the Golden State Warriors played the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of the Conference Semifinals of the NBA Playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco., on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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5 days ago |
sacbee.com | Ann Killion
May 8-But even without the ball in his hands, even without scoring 30-plus points, Curry made his presence felt at the Target Center. He was Coach Curry, on the bench, talking to his Golden State Warriors teammates when they came off the court. He was Calm Curry, trying to soothe an enraged Draymond Green who had just been given a technical foul and was screaming at the officials, putting his hand on Green's waist, talking calmly and nodding to him before Steve Kerr wisely subbed Green out.
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6 days ago |
sacbee.com | Ann Killion
May 8-Whatever you label this unique and amusing relationship between Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield, it has become a critical subtext of the Golden State Warriors' 2025 playoff run. And it has brought a lightness and levity to a high-pressure, high-stakes environment. "They're like a big brother and little brother, and the little brother annoys the big brother all the time," guard Gary Payton II said with a laugh.
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Ann Killion
Draymond Green (23) and Jimmy Butler (10) battle for a rebound against Rudy Gobert (27) in the half as the Golden State Warriors played the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Second Round of the NBA Playoffs at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 99-88.
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1 week ago |
sacbee.com | Ann Killion
May 3-"I thought we got a little scattered with our game and with our emotion," Kerr said on a Zoom call after the Warriors landed in Houston on Saturday evening. "That's the biggest thing. We got out of sorts last night. We got too emotional."Kerr said that the play he had called key to the Warriors' demise - Fred VanVleet's four-point play to start the fourth quarter after the Warriors had cut the deficit to two - was an example.
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