During his postgame news conference, Kerr praised Hield's impact and noted that he's become a core part of the locker room by being a 'great teammate.' “Buddy, he’s been press

The Warriors will be without Andrew Wiggins (personal), so Hield will take his place in the starting unit in the small forward role. The veteran sharpshooter is averaging 14.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 43.3 percent from deep in seven starts this season.

Buddy Hield scored 19 points, helping the Golden State Warriors hold on for a 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

It lies not with Stephen Curry or Draymond Green or Andrew Wiggins but with . . . Buddy Hield ... Detroit, scoring a team-high 19 points as the Warriors held on for a 107-104 win over the Pistons ...

DETROIT — Buddy Hield scored 19 points, helping the Golden State Warriors hold on for a 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. Golden State earned a much-needed victory after ...

DETROIT (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 19 points, helping the Golden State Warriors hold on for a 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

The Toronto Raptors aim to cut their losses at five in a row Monday night against the visiting Golden State Warriors. The Raptors, who have lost 16 of their past 17 games, are coming off a 123-114 road loss to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. The game was within reach when it was tied at109-109 with 5:04 remaining.

Cade Cunningham scored 36 points, Malik Beasley had 22 and a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds and the surging Detroit Pistons beat New York 124-119 on Monday night, their second straight victory over the Knicks after dropping the previous 16 meetings.

# Sunrise Christian Academy, located in Wichita, Kansas, was able to help groom such Bahamian players as Chavano “Buddy” Hield from the Golden State Warriors and Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr, now an associate head coach for the Bowling Green Falcons.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcome a sloppy first half and beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 120-106 on Monday night. Earlier Monday, Edwards was fined $50,000 by the NBA for an obscene gesture directed at an official in Saturday’s loss in Memphis.

Sources close to Butler insist that one of his biggest issues with the Heat has become his role in the offense this season. Butler vocalized that frustration after the last game he played before the Heat suspended him on Jan. 3 for seven games “for multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season.”

Averaging 8.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, Green remains pivotal for the Warriors on both ends of the court. When the team has been at its best this year, his defensive versatility and edge have helped shape its identity.