Jacob Hutchinson

Mar 4, 2024 | audacy.com | Jacob Hutchinson

Former longtime Seahawks linebacker KJ Wright is joining the 49ers as an assistant linebackers coach/defensive quality control, according to... Wright himself. Wright announced the move Monday on his YouTube channel. "To Kyle Shanahan, to John Lynch, the 49er faithful, I'm excited, I'm ready to roll. It's going to be really, really fun," Wright said. "This is where my heart is. My heart is in coaching. My heart is in building something special...

Mar 3, 2024 | audacy.com | Jacob Hutchinson

Can I get a "yikes"? After riding high, having won their first three games of the road trip and eight straight on the road, the Golden State Warriors got put in a meat grinder Sunday afternoon by the Boston Celtics in a 140-88loss. Boston destroyed them. There is no other way to describe it. This was borderline perfect basketball from the Celtics, while the Warriors looked as lost as they had since early in the year. The Celtics were 15-of-22 from deep in the first half.

Mar 2, 2024 | audacy.com | Jacob Hutchinson

The 49ers are hiring Brandon Staley, but not as their defensive coordinator. After a longer-than-expected search to replace Steve Wilks, Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers have decided on a unique arrangement. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter and Jeremy Fowler, the 49ers are promoting defensive passing game specialist/nickels coach Nick Sorenson to defensive coordinator. It's a rapid defensive rise for Sorenson, who joined as a defensive assistant in 2022.

Mar 1, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Jacob Hutchinson

If someone had told you a month ago that the Warriors would go on an eight-game road winning streak, would you have believed them? Because that's the reality. After a nightmarish travel situation, Golden State (32-27) won 120-105 in Toronto (22-38) to tie the Lakers (33-28) in the Western Conference standings. The road streak rolls on, with defense at the core Winning eight-straight road games only happens if you're a team playing with energy, and concerted, intelligent effort on defense.

Feb 29, 2024 | audacy.com | Jacob Hutchinson

The Golden State Warriors keep winning games on the road. Golden State took an important win in New York Thursday night, securing a wire-to-wire 110-99victory. It started early with Curry, and ended with him A Warriors team which has frequently started slow this season had no such struggles in Madison Square Garden. As usual, Curry - whose last game there was breaking Ray Allen's 3-point record - started hot. It began with a Curry 3-pointer, then two more inside the first three minutes.