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Daniel Hardee

Oakland

Co-Founder at DubNationHQ

Journalist and Content Creator at Vox Media

Co-Founder of https://t.co/FIBkjgdGlD. Content creator @unstoppablebaby. Featured on @NBCSWarriors @CBCNews. [email protected]

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  • 3 days ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Daniel Hardee

    Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The confetti had barely settled in Oklahoma City when the whispers began. Lucky breaks. Injury-riddled opponents. Asterisk-worthy title. Sound familiar? It should, because this exact conversation has echoed through NBA history with stunning consistency, creating a peculiar tradition where every championship carries the weight of skepticism. The Thunder’s 2025 title brings this phenomenon into sharp focus.

  • 4 days ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Daniel Hardee

    Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Seven years ago, I wrote what might have been the most ruthless obituary in sports journalism history. The piece was titled “Path of Destruction: The Warriors are the Thunder’s dream realized,” and I didn’t just bury Oklahoma City ladies and gentlemen. I cremated them, scattered the ashes, and salted the earth for good measure.

  • 5 days ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Daniel Hardee

    Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE via Getty Images Here we are, Dub Nation HQ. Seven games to decide everything. Two franchises standing at the crossroads of immortality and heartbreak, with 48 minutes separating them from their deepest dreams or darkest nightmares. The Oklahoma City Thunder roll into Game 7 carrying the height of expectations that feel heavier than Chet Holmgren’s frame but twice as unforgiving.

  • 2 weeks ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Daniel Hardee

    Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Hey Dub Nation! We’ve all seen those corny beer commercials where they try to make opening a bottle feel like winning the Finals. But when Michelob ULTRA decides to honor NBA dynasties with actual gold from actual NBA trophies embedded in actual bottles, even my cynical Warriors-writer heart has to pause and say: okay, that’s pretty sick. Here’s the deal that has me genuinely intrigued.

  • 2 weeks ago | goldenstateofmind.com | Daniel Hardee

    Photo by Michelle Farsi/NBAE via Getty Images Look, I’ve been watching virtual hoopers chase dreams since the NBA 2K League tipped off. I’ve seen CB13 cook defenders at Warriors Gaming Squad practice with the same surgical precision Steph uses to dismantle souls at Chase Center. I’ve watched esports evolve from basement battles to legitimate careers, but there was always this gnawing question: what about everyone else? What about the kids grinding ProAm at 2 AM?

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Daniel Hardee @WeaponizedJoy
3 Jun 25

RT @hmfaigen: .@WeaponizedJoy doesn't want to hear your OKC/Warriors dynasty comps just yet... https://t.co/utmiE4spee

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Daniel Hardee @WeaponizedJoy
15 May 25

RT @ThompsonScribe: Honored to be named among such excellence. What a craft we behold

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Daniel Hardee @WeaponizedJoy
8 May 25

https://t.co/lQ5Qxf0RqF G1 thoughts at @TheDubNationHQ