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21-05-2025
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Timberwolves players react to eliminating Warriors [RAW]
Warriors' Jackson-Davis looking to improve vertical threat in Year 3 Warriors big man Trayce Jackson-Davis speaks to reporters on Thursday after Golden State's season ended in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota TimberwolvesWarriors' Jackson-Davis looking to improve vertical threat in Year 3 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area 4:05 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
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17-04-2025
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Draymond reveals TJD's ‘selfless' act for Post in Warriors' win
Draymond reveals TJD's 'selfless' act for Post in Warriors' win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors veteran Draymond Green noticed second-year center Trayce Jackson-Davis made an honorable sacrifice for rookie center Quinten Post in Golden State's 121-116 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA play-in tournament on Tuesday night. Advertisement And Green made sure to highlight it when talking to reporters postgame. 'I want to mention something that I saw today that no one will give a s–t about,' Green prefaced. 'Trayce Jackson-Davis did something on the bench today. He didn't play in the game. There were no seats on the bench, Quinten Post said, 'Trayce, can I get that seat?' and Trayce just got up. And a part of me was baffled that he got up for the rookie. Because the rookie – if there's no seat, you sit on the floor. [Jackson-Davis] just got up and gave him the seat. 'And I walked over to [Jackson-Davis] and said that's one of the more selfless things I've ever seen. Ninety-nine percent of the time, you're going to be like, 'You going to go sit on the floor, rook. Go find a seat somewhere else.' But [Jackson-Davis] knew he wasn't part of the rotation, and yet the rookie was. They're playing the same position, and [Jackson-Davis] got up and went and stood in the tunnel because there were no seats.' Jackson-Davis, 25, has the class of a pro's pro. Advertisement It isn't easy to be out of coach Steve Kerr's rotation during the Warriors' biggest game of the 2024-25 NBA season. It also isn't easy to give up your seat for a less-experienced player who is playing crucial minutes over you. Yet, Jackson-Davis did exactly that for Post – who finished with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, five rebounds and tied with Green as a game-high plus-12 – and the respectful moment clearly helped Golden State reach its first-round NBA playoff series against the Houston Rockets, even if he didn't find his way onto the court. 'I just wanted to put that out there because that to me – that's why you win games,' Green told reporters. 'It's chemistry, selflessness, togetherness, and I just thought that was a huge moment. Nobody else saw it except us three. And so I wanted to share that. I thought that was a really big moment for our bench. 'You know, you can make [Post] sit on the floor and nothing happens, or you can get up and boost confidence in him and he'll go back out there and hit a [three-point shot]. And I thought that was special.' Advertisement Green has seen it all over his illustrious 14-year Warriors career. And even he was 'baffled' by Jackson-Davis' willingness to give up his seat for the fellow 25-year-old. The type of honorability displayed by Jackson-Davis is exactly what Golden State needs moving forward in the postseason. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast
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15-02-2025
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TJD revels in Warriors bragging rights after Rising Stars Game triumph
TJD revels in Warriors bragging rights after Rising Stars Game triumph originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – Coached by franchise legend and Hall of Famer Chris Mullin, Warriors center Trayce Jackson-Davis and Team C are moving onto the revamped NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center after being crowned Rising Stars champions Friday night. Kenny Smith's Young Stars will play Charles Barkey's Global Stars in the first semifinal game Sunday night, followed by Shaq's OGs taking on Candace Parker's Rising Stars, which now will feature Jackson-Davis and the rest of his seven-player squad. Jackson-Davis says he's up for the tough task at hand, too. 'Steph, LeBron, KD? That's a fair challenge,' Jackson-Davis said. 'That's a fair challenge for sure.' In what can be described as a David vs. Goliath matchup with Mullin's team being David, Jackson-Davis and his teammates will battle Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, as well as a handful of other superstars. The rest of the OGs are rounded out by Kyrie Irving, who replaced an injured Anthony Davis, Jayson Tatum, Damian Lillard, James Harden and Jaylen Brown. A week away from his 25th birthday, Jackson-Davis' strategy is for his Rising Stars team to race past Curry and his veteran teammates. 'I think everyone on our side is going to try and run. Run and gun,' Jackson-Davis said. 'Run 'em. We got the youth on them.' The NBA All-Star Game's new format that includes four teams also comes with a cash prize consisting of a $1.8 million pool. Each player on the winning team will receive $125,000. Players on the second-place team will walk away with $50,000, and those on the third and fourth-place team each get $25,000. For as nice as making his wallet a bit fatter, bragging rights hold a heavier weight to Jackson-Davis. 'The check is great and all, but beating those dudes is worth 10 times that,' Jackson-Davis said. 'Just going out there and competing and having fun. I like our team a lot. I like our chances.' But first, he had to get bragging rights on his young Warriors teammates before earning a chance at playing some of the biggest superstars in basketball history. Jackson-Davis' team beat Brandin Podziemski's Team T, coached by Tim Hardaway, in the first game of the night. Then after Jeremy Lin's Team G League Rising Stars upset Mitch Richmond's Team M, it was a battle of Warriors in the championship game between Jackson-Davis and two-way player Pat Spencer. 'No,' Podziemski said without hesitation when asked if his good friend Jackson-Davis now has bragging rights over him. 'Sure,' Spencer said jokingly after losing to Jackson-Davis in the championship. 'Yeah, he can have it.' There was no stopping Jackson-Davis' smile knowing his team first took down Podziemski, who was selected by the Warriors in the same draft as him in 2023, and then Spencer in the championship game. Podziemski and Spencer spoke of a hope of higher competition in the Rising Stars tournament. In his one game, Podziemski scored two points on 1-of-4 shooting, plus two rebounds and three assists. Spencer totaled two points and five rebounds in his two games, and Jackson-Davis had six points and one rebound. 'Yes, I do,' Jackson-Davis said regarding his prize of bragging rights over his Warriors teammates. 'I do indeed. Pat was smiling. BP was the same way. They said, 'Might as well win. Win the whole thing.' 'Coming back Sunday, we might as well win it.' Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast
