Warriors Off Court

Golden State Warriors beat writer Connor Letourneau discusses one of the world’s most interesting basketball teams. The show covers the 2015, '17 and '18 NBA champions through a mix of commentary and interviews with key players and members of the team’s organization.

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126
What's Gotten Into Draymond Green?
Scott Ostler and Ann Killion sat down with Connor Letourneau to recap Golden State's Game 4 win over the Trail Blazers, look ahead to the nine-day hiatus before the NBA Finals and analyze what has powered Draymond Green in these playoffs.
23 min
127
Are the Warriors and Bucks on a Collision Course?
Scott Ostler and Ann Killion sit down with Connor Letourneau to look ahead to Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Trail Blazers and a possible 10-day layoff if Golden State sweeps.
22 min
128
Are the Warriors Poised to Sweep the Trail Blaz...
As the Western Conference Finals head to Portland, Connor Letourneau and Scott Ostler recap a wild Game 2 — featuring great performances by both Curry brothers — and discuss whether a Golden State sweep is inevitable.
25 min
129
Are the Warriors Better Without Kevin Durant?
Scott Ostler and Connor Letourneau look ahead to Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. Can the Portland Trail Blazers challenge Golden State? And another pressing question: Are the Warriors actually better without KD?
29 min
130
Western Conference Finals Preview
Sportswriter Rusty Simmons joins Connor Letourneau to preview the conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers. Could Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins both play at some point? Plus: A review of the Game 6 win over the Rockets.
26 min
131
How Will Kevin Durant's Injury Affect the Warri...
Columnist Scott Ostler and beat writer Connor Letourneau talk about Kevin Durant’s calf injury in Game 5 against the Houston Rockets, the Warriors’ fourth-quarter resilience, Stephen Curry’s continued shooting woes and more.
24 min
132
Is Kevin Durant the Best in the World?
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Ann Killion joins Warriors beat writer Connor Letourneau to discuss Kevin Durant’s dominance, Stephen Curry’s struggles — and Houston's Mexican food.
25 min
133
How the Warriors Rediscovered Their Hustle
On the latest episode of Warriors Off Court, sports columnist Ann Killion joined Golden State beat writer Connor Letourneau to discuss whether the Warriors have flipped the proverbial switch, locker-room dynamics and much, much more..
24 min
134
How the Warriors Became Fashion Icons
Tony Bravo — The Chronicle's style reporter — joins Golden State beat writer Connor Letourneau to talk about how and why the Warriors have become such big players in the fashion world.
27 min
135
Warriors, Rockets Writers Talk Game 1
Jonathan Feigen, the Houston Chronicle's Rockets beat writer, joins San Francisco Chronicle Warriors beat writer Connor Letourneau to discuss Houston's complaints about the officiating, Kevin Durant's dominance and much more.
25 min
136
What’s the Root of the Warriors’ Problems?
Sportswriter Rusty Simmons joins beat writer Connor Letourneau to break down the Warriors’ Game 5 loss to the Clippers, how it could affect Golden State in the next round, what’s ailing the Warriors and much, much more.
15 min
137
Have the Warriors and Rockets Been On a Collisi...
Features writer Ron Kroichick joins beat writer Connor Letourneau to discuss Stephen Curry’s ongoing foul trouble, Klay Thompson’s hilarity, a potential showdown with the Rockets in the West semifinals and much, much more.
28 min
138
Have the Warriors Flipped the Switch?
Columnist Scott Ostler and beat writer Connor Letourneau discuss Kevin Durant’s big Game 3, the Warriors’ center rotation post-DeMarcus Cousins, how the Clippers are auditioning for free agents and more.
39 min
139
How Bad Is It for the Warriors?
The Chronicle's Rusty Simmons joins Connor Letourneau to talk about Golden State’s historic Game 2 collapse against the Clippers. Was that a clue that something’s off for this team? And how will DeMarcus Cousins’ injury affect the playoff run?
40 min
140
Live! Warriors Playoff Preview
Beat writer Connor Letourneau joins columnist Scott Ostler, sports editor Al Saracevic and 130 subscribers at a Chronicle Talks event. They look ahead to the playoffs, and to what Connor calls the most important summer in franchise history.
79 min
141
Oracle Arena Wrap-up
After Golden State's blowout win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the last regular-season game at Oracle Arena, Chronicle beat writer Connor Letourneau and his predecessor, Rusty Simmons, sweep aside the confetti and talk about the final-night celebration, the We Believe team, and the Warriors' playoff prospects.
34 min
142
The 18-year-old Who Might Be Warriors' Draft Ta...
Warriors beat writer Connor Letourneau made the trip down to Santa Cruz recently to get to know the Santa Cruz Warriors' Alen Smailagic, a 6-foot-10 power forward from Belgrade, Serbia who Golden State might be targeting in June's NBA draft. In this episode, Letourneau has interviews with Smailagic, Santa Cruz head coach Aaron Miles and Santa Cruz general manager Kent Lacob.
22 min
143
Andrew Bogut's Circuitous Path Back to Warriors
Warriors center Andrew Bogut joins beat writer Connor Letourneau to discuss his circuitous route back to Golden State, which he won a championship with in 2015. Among the adversity he weathered in his two-plus years between Warriors stints: the death of his grandfather, a broken leg seconds into his first game with Cleveland and his wife’s high-risk pregnancy.
12 min
144
The Warriors’ Analytics Guru
Pabail Sidhu, Golden State’s director of analytics, joins beat writer Connor Letourneau to discuss his circuitous path to the Warriors, his behind-the-scenes role and the importance of number-crunching in the NBA.
32 min
145
What’s Ailing Golden State?
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler joins beat writer Connor Letourneau to analyze what exactly is going on with the Warriors. Golden State has lost six of its past 10 games. And none of those defeats were worse than Sunday’s, when the Warriors fumbled away a 16-point first-quarter lead to fall to Phoenix for the first time in 19 meetings. With the playoffs little more than four weeks away, can Golden State get things back on track for the games that matter most?
27 min
146
Steve Kerr on being a GM
Warriors coach Steve Kerr sits down with San Francisco Chronicle beat writer Connor Letourneau to talk about his three-year tenure as the Phoenix Suns’ general manager, and how that front-office stint prepared him for his current role leading the back-to-back NBA champs.
19 min
147
Andrew Bogut Returns
San Francisco Chronicle sportswriters Connor Letourneau and Ron Kroichick sit down for an emergency episode to talk about the Warriors' surprising move to bring Andrew Bogut back for the playoff run. Bogut's been playing in the second-tier Australian league and hasn't exactly been lighting it up, but he's a traditional big man, something Golden State doesn't have, and will need this spring.
28 min
148
Catching up with Sideline Reporter Kerith Burke
Warriors sideline reporter Kerith Burke joins beat writer Connor Letourneau to discuss her career, being a woman in sports journalism and what it’s like being on the other end of those entertaining on-court interviews with Klay Thompson.
36 min
149
Breaking Down the Warriors at the All-Star Break
Ahead of All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, sports columnist Scott Ostler sits down with beat writer Connor Letourneau to discuss how the Warriors are looking and examine the aftermath of Kevin Durant’s contentious postgame presser.
25 min
150
Kevin Durant's contentious presser
San Francisco Chronicle sports columnist Ann Killion joins Warriors beat writer Connor Letourneau to talk about Kevin Durant's emotional press conference Wednesday night following Golden State's 141-102 rout of the San Antonio Spurs. Durant broke a nine-day silence to take issue with reporters' coverage of his impending free agency.
26 min