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Lakers guard ‘disagrees’ with contentious foul call after dust-up with Steph Curry vs. Warriors originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers began the 2025-26 season with a deflating 119-109 defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

Tuesday's NBA nightcap tips off with the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors. NBA season schedule, start time and where to watch.

In the 2022 NBA Finals opener, Horford hit six 3s and scored 26 points in San Francisco, wresting away immediate series control for the Boston Celtics as he ached for his first title in his 15th season. It was one of the best games of his career. But it was soon followed by one of the most devastating.

The Denver Nuggets open their season against the Golden State Warriors Thursday at Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

Jimmy Butler III shows he's got it in Game 1, Luka Dončić begins to take the baton and Jonathan Kuminga slots right in.

Kevin Durant "really thought about" going to the Bay Area before blocking the Phoenix Suns' proposed trade with the Golden State Warriors last season, he told Sports Illustrated's Tim Capurso.

One analyst thinks that will end up the case, at least, and has a solution for it. During The Herd on Wednesday, Fox Sports' Colin Cowherd proposed a blockbuster transaction that would elevate the Dubs to true contender status in Curry's final golden years: Butler, Kuminga, and picks for the one and only Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Lou Williams thinks the Golden State Warriors can shock many with their experienced roster in the 2025-26 season.