Bob Myers is departing as president of basketball operations and general manager of the Golden State Warriors after building a championship team that captured four titles in an eight-year span.

Golden State forward Andrew Wiggins has rejoined the Warriors after more than a month away from the team and is working his way back to being able to play again for the defending NBA champions.

Newly acquired Golden State guard Gary Payton II will be out for at least a month as he fully recovers from offseason surgery for a core muscle injury, and Warriors general manager Bob Myers is awaiting a decision from the NBA on whether the Trail Blazers withheld anything on Payton’s health before trading him.

Calling it a “long” couple of weeks, Golden State guard Jordan Poole is ready to chase a repeat championship alongside Draymond Green after the fourth-year pro took a punch to the face from Green at practice this month.

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers says star forward Draymond Green apologized to the team a day after fighting with teammate Jordan Poole during practice.

The NBA’s All-Star weekend is about fashion and fun, Saturday night slams and celebrating the very best in the game today.

Evan Fournier and Nicolas Batum are going for gold, though they can’t forget about the green.

The NAACP has given him its Jackie Robinson Sports Award. And, for the first time, the nation's oldest civil rights organization is recognizing more than one person by honoring the WNBA Players Association. Ad“I am so proud of the WNBA players for this well-deserved recognition of their continued activism and advocacy for social justice and equality," WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement provided to the AP. Warriors coach Steve Kerr, outspoken on many issues himself, admires the WNBA players for their activism. “I love what the WNBA players have done.

(AP Photo/Jim Mone)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green and No. I’m not worried about Draymond.”___Eight Carolina Panthers players have been placed on the COVID-19 list, forcing the team to close its practice facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, until Wednesday. The Bears were supposed to play Nicholls State on Tuesday night, but the Colonels had positive COVID-19 tests in their program. 1 Gonzaga was scrapped only 90 minutes before tip Saturday because a player and another person with the Bulldogs’ traveling team tested positive. The announcement comes four days after Louisville announced it was pausing team-related activities indefinitely due to a positive COVID-19 test and contact tracing measures within its program.

FILE- In this May 10, 2019, file photo, Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) drives past Houston Rockets' Iman Shumpert during the first half of Game 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series in Houston. The Warriors said Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, that Thompson has suffered a torn right Achilles tendon and is expected to miss the upcoming season. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)SAN FRANCISCO – Bob Myers called Stephen Curry to break the devastating news that Klay Thompson had torn his Achilles and would miss another season. Right after Thompson worked himself back from knee surgery in early July 2019, now this, another year on the sideline. Thompson didn’t play at all during the coronavirus-shortened season as he worked back from surgery for a torn ACL in his left knee.

SAN FRANCISCO – Golden State guard Klay Thompson injured his lower right leg during a pickup game in Southern California and will undergo tests Thursday. Thompson was scheduled to be evaluated, and Myers expected to know more Thursday. Myers said the athletic trainers and possibly coach Steve Kerr would head to Southern California to accompany Thompson. “I guess this business teaches you to wait to hear for sure on any of these things,” Myers said. This could be a severe blow for the Warriors, who finished worst in the NBA last season.

SAN FRANCISCO – Bob Myers hears the chatter about everything riding on Golden State's draft pick at No. That doesn't mean Myers couldn't find a bit of a reason to smile after securing the second selection in Wednesday's draft. “I joked a little bit, but all you have to like is two guys,” Myers said. Not having had the NCAA Tournament doesn't necessarily mean much, if you ask coach Steve Kerr. “There have been guys who've had great runs in the NCAA Tournament who maybe got drafted higher,” Kerr said.