The Warriors seem to be at the center of the basketball universe these days, evidenced by not only all of the attention devoted to them by seemingly everyone connected within the basketball world, but the fact that even the mundane becomes extraordinary when attached to the Warriors.
The most recent example is a mouthguard that was apparently worn by Stephen Curry during a game in December.
Somehow a fan got ahold of it, and it was sold for $3,190 at an online auction. It’s a testament to how popular of a player Curry is.
That mouthguard is becoming synonymous with Curry the same way Horace Grant’s goggles became his trademark, or Allen Iverson’s sleeve defined his on-court persona.
The Warriors are certainly on everybody’s mind these days, particularly former legends who either weigh in with support of how the Warriors have built their team, or with negative comments regarding it.
David Robinson has spoken out not so much with any disapproval of what the Warriors have done, but instead acknowledging the realities of the salary cap in the NBA.
Robinson pragmatically realizes that the Warriors may not have a very long window in order to keep their team together.
With so much cap space devoted to such few players, it ends up being difficult to not only ensure that the star players get compensated fairly, but also that complementary players are able to surround those stars and keep the team as formidable as possible.
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