<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-kevon-looney-drops-truth-bomb-departure');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevon Looney drops truth bomb on Warriors departure');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Former-Warriors-center-Kevon-Looney_b43653.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevon Looney drops truth bomb on Warriors departure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-15T11:22:56-07:00">July 15th, 11:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-15T13:04:03-07:00">July 15th, 1:04pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former Golden State Warriors veteran center Kevon Looney’s minimal role in 2024-25 ultimately led to his departure. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-kevon-looney-sends-nostalgic-tribute-oracle-arena-goodbye">Looney penned a special tribute to Warriors fans</a> in the Players Tribune after signing a two-year, $16 million deal with the New Orleans Pelicans.</p><p>The 10-year vet revealed his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-the-moment-kevon-looney-remember-most-tenure">MVP chants at Oracle Arena was his favorite memory</a>. However, Looney knew by the end of Golden State’s playoff run — Game 7 against the Houston Rockets — it was time to move on.</p><p>Looney opened up about <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1945163183020208301" rel="noopener">growing frustrated with his role</a> as a third-string center, per Warriors Plus Minus podcast.</p><p>“We’re going against Steven Adams. This is what I do. It’s like ya’ll don’t trust me,” Looney said. “They put me in that, at the end of Game 7, while we were out the way at that point. They’re not giving me the chance to really let me do what I do. It’s like, all right, y’all don’t trust me. I thought y’all would trust me.”</p><p>Instead, Looney watched Warriors rookie Quinten Post receive playing time in the playoffs. Was that the final straw?</p><p>“I guess. I wouldn’t say that. Quint is my guy,” Looney said. “But it was anybody but me, it seemed like at this point.”</p><p>For Looney, it seemed like all the signs pointed toward his exit from the team. He didn’t want to blame the Warriors rookie. However, it was difficult feeling like the odd man out.</p><p>“They all seemed the same,” Looney added. “I don’t wanna put nobody out there. It wasn’t one moment.”</p><p>Amid his 10th NBA season, Looney admits feeling like the last guy Warriors head coach Steve Kerr called upon was a role that got stale in 2024-25.</p><p>“You get sick of that at some point,” Looney said. “When you prove yourself the first four or five years, at the 10th year it’s like, ah you either trust me, or you don’t.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We're going against Steven Adams… they're not giving me the chance to really let me do what I do. It's like, alright, y'all don't trust me. I thought y'all would trust me."</p><p>Kevon Looney on what led to his exit from the Dubs.</p><p>(via Warriors Plus Minus)<a href="https://t.co/rFI2PNwIFP">pic.twitter.com/rFI2PNwIFP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1945163183020208301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After playing all 10 season with the Warriors, Looney will begin a new chapter with the Pelicans in 2025-26.</p><h2><b>The moment Kevon Looney will remember from Warriors tenure</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Former-Warriors-center-Kevon-Looney-2.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Pelicans center Kevon Looney will never forget Game 2 of the 2022 Western Conference Finals against the Mavericks, which was one of his most unforgettable moments from his tenure with the Warriors. He couldn’t believe Warriors fans were chanting “MVP” amid his most memorable performance.</p><p>“<i>Is Steph about to check into the game? What’s going on? </i>I definitely didn’t think it was for me. Like, seriously, that’s the kind of thing I dreamed of as a kid,” Looney said. “It couldn’t be for me. But…. <i>It was!</i>”</p><p>Looney helped the Warriors erase a 19-point deficit. He had a career-high 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting, 12 rebounds, and two assists.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevon Looney drops truth bomb on Warriors departure

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-share-perfect-kevon-looney-video-tribute');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors share perfect Kevon Looney video tribute');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Former-Warriors-center-Kevon-Looney-1.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors share perfect Kevon Looney video tribute</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-08T05:04:34-07:00">July 8th, 5:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-08T05:04:34-07:00">July 8th, 5:04am</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fans of the Golden State Warriors didn’t hide their grief after longtime center Kevon Looney decided to move on and signed with the New Orleans Pelicans as a free agent.</p><p>Looney agreed to a two-year contract with the Pelicans worth $16 million. He will provide veteran leadership in the frontcourt, guiding young big men Yves Missi, Karlo Matkovic, and Derik Queen.</p><p>The 29-year-old <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-steve-kerr-makes-tough-admission-losing-kevon-looney">Looney will definitely be missed</a> in the Bay Area, where he spent his first 10 seasons in the NBA after being drafted by the Warriors as the 30th overall pick in 2015. Over the years, he had become a fan favorite with his grit, tenacity, and professionalism.</p><p>On X, the Warriors <a href="https://x.com/warriors/status/1942351601798373485/video/1" rel="noopener">shared a video tribute</a> for Looney—make sure you have tissues around—showing his milestones with the squad, highlighted by his three championships. It also included a narration from former general manager Bob Myers, who took a chance on Looney as a diamond in the rough.</p><p>“It doesn’t matter where you’re picked. It matters what you do from that day on or that evening on. So if you’re the first pick, it doesn’t mean you made it. If you’re the 30th pick or the 60th pick, it doesn’t mean you didn’t,” said Myers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Warriors' tribute video for Kevon Looney 🙌</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/warriors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@warriors</a>)<a href="https://t.co/VzJw0kPo5q">pic.twitter.com/VzJw0kPo5q</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1942413422626259105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>His teammates and coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/warriors-news-the-moment-kevon-looney-remember-most-tenure">Steve Kerr also had nothing but positive words for Looney</a>, calling him the “ultimate glue guy” and a “special human being.” Warriors star Stephen Curry summarized Looney’s contributions perfectly.</p><p>“His voice, it matters when he speaks up, and he’s as important to the fabric of our team culture as anybody,” said Curry.</p><p>Aside from Looney’s workhorse quality on the floor, he was also an integral part of the community in Golden State, especially with the kids. To some, his willingness to give back was his true value.</p><p>The fact that the Warriors made a tribute video even before his return to Chase Center is a testament to how beloved Looney is in the Bay Area.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors share perfect Kevon Looney video tribute

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-steve-kerr-makes-tough-admission-losing-kevon-looney');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Steve Kerr makes ‘tough’ admission about losing Kevon Looney');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Warriors-news-Steve-Kerr-makes-tough-admission-about-losing-Kevon-Looney.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors’ Steve Kerr makes ‘tough’ admission about losing Kevon Looney</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-07T20:12:47-07:00">July 7th, 8:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-07T20:12:47-07:00">July 7th, 8:12pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/warriors-news-kevon-looney-sends-nostalgic-tribute-oracle-arena-goodbye">Warriors will part ways with Kevon Looney</a>, taking on a new venture with the New Orleans Pelicans. This had head coach Steve Kerr reflect on his time interacting with the player.</p><p>Looney averaged five points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game throughout 599 appearances across 10 seasons. He shot 57.5% from the field and 60.8% from the free-throw line.</p><p>Kerr reacted to Looney’s departure with a video on social media. He <a href="https://x.com/warriors/status/1942350129782304884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1942350129782304884%7Ctwgr%5E718a9192c46c49d0683e8ca5915b38d384024e7f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsportsbayarea.com%2Fnba%2Fgolden-state-warriors%2Fsteve-kerr-kevon-looney-farewell-message%2F1860586%2F" rel="noopener">looked back on the memories and moments</a> he made with the big man, thanking him for dedicating his time to helping him and the Warriors after all those years.</p><p>“Just want to say thank you,” Kerr started as he stood in front of greenery recording his farewell message to Looney. “This is a tough one. Ten years, it’s just been an amazing experience for me to coach you.”</p><p>“Just your professionalism, your dignity, your class, the way you handled yourself, the way you mentor your young teammates and, of course, the championship contributions you made year after year.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From: Coach Kerr<br>To: Kevon Looney <a href="https://t.co/L4emDH3S6P">pic.twitter.com/L4emDH3S6P</a></p><p>— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) <a href="https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1942350129782304884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What’s next for Steve Kerr, Warriors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Warriors-news-Steve-Kerr-makes-tough-admission-about-losing-Kevon-Looney-2.jpg"><figcaption>David Gonzales-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kevon Looney has been with the Warriors since 2015, making his departure emotional for Steve Kerr and the team.</p><p>Looney witnessed the squad win the 2017 and 2018 titles off the bench, then played a big role in helping them win the 2022 title. He served as a solid presence inside the paint on both sides of the ball while younger players in the frontcourt learned from him. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Gui Santos and Quinten Post will get their chances next season as Golden State will need someone to step up as the backup big.</p><p>The Warriors are coming off a 48-34 record this past season, acquiring Jimmy Butler III at the trade deadline. They excelled for the second half of the campaign, clinching the seventh seed in the playoffs. They beat the Houston Rockets in seven games in the first round. However, their playoff run ended after losing in five games to the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>They will look to be stronger next season, especially with Butler having a full offseason to gain more chemistry with the squad. The Warriors intend on being a threat as winning a championship remains the standard.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Steve Kerr makes ‘tough’ admission about losing Kevon Looney

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-stephen-curry-reaction-kevon-looney-farewell-message');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors star Stephen Curry’s powerful reaction to Kevon Looney’s farewell message');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Stephen-Currys-powerful-reaction-to-Kevon-Looneys-farewell-message.jpg"><figcaption>Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors star Stephen Curry’s powerful reaction to Kevon Looney’s farewell message</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-06T20:51:43-07:00">July 6th, 8:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-06T20:51:43-07:00">July 6th, 8:51pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kevon Looney’s time with the Golden State <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/warriors-news-kevon-looney-sends-nostalgic-tribute-oracle-arena-goodbye">Warriors officially came to an end.</a> And Stephen Curry was emotional to his longtime teammate go.</p><p>Looney has been with the Warriors since the team drafted him 30th overall in the 2015 NBA Draft. He played crucial roles in helping the Warriors win two out of the three titles he earned throughout his 10 years there.</p><p>Looney wrote a heartfelt farewell piece on The Player’s Tribune on Sunday, leaving for the New Orleans Pelicans. The main message he left showed how proud he was to have accomplished with the franchise that got him into the NBA.</p><p>“Not every ending has gotta be a sad ending,” he wrote. “I’m leaving the Bay with a huge smile on my face. Thank you for the ride.”</p><p>Curry, who got to stand side-by-side with Looney throughout the past decade, <a href="https://x.com/WarriorsLatam_/status/1941955995619545210" rel="noopener">reacted to his letter</a> with a story post on Instagram.</p><p>“Forever a legend Toon!!!! “17 on the clock!” Curry said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="es">“Una leyenda para siempre, Toon!!”.</p><p>– Stephen Curry despidiendo a Kevon Looney por Instagram🫠 <a href="https://t.co/sIOdvMIo1B">pic.twitter.com/sIOdvMIo1B</a></p><p>— GSWL (@WarriorsLatam_) <a href="https://twitter.com/WarriorsLatam_/status/1941955995619545210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>What’s next for Stephen Curry, Warriors</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Stephen-Currys-powerful-reaction-to-Kevon-Looneys-farewell-message-1.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It will be unfortunate for Stephen Curry and the Warriors to see one of their longtime players go in Kevon Looney.</p><p>After 599 appearances, Looney averaged five points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He shot 57.5% from the field and 60.8% from the free-throw line.</p><p>This past season saw Looney put up 4.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest after 76 contests. He shot 51.4% overall and 56.6% from the charity stripe. However, his playing time went down as he was unable to make a big impact throughout the postseason.</p><p>Looney will begin a new chapter with the Pelicans, while Curry and the Warriors adjust their frontcourt. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Gui Santos and Quinten Post will get their chances next season as Golden State will need someone to step up as the backup big.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors star Stephen Curry’s powerful reaction to Kevon Looney’s farewell message

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-kevon-looney-sends-nostalgic-tribute-oracle-arena-goodbye');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevon Looney sends nostalgic tribute to Oracle Arena in Warriors goodbye');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Former-Warriors-center-Kevon-Looney-1.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevon Looney sends nostalgic tribute to Oracle Arena in Warriors goodbye</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-06T11:56:39-07:00">July 6th, 11:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-06T11:56:39-07:00">July 6th, 11:56am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amid the farewell <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-the-moment-kevon-looney-remember-most-tenure">letter from former Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney</a>, the 10-year veteran shared the most memorable moment of his tenure and sent a special tribute to the games played at Oracle Arena. Before moving to the Chase Center in San Francisco, the Warriors’ former arena, Oracle Arena, was home to four of Golden State’s previous five championships (1975, 2015, 2017, 2018).</p><p>Looney says it was a place where <a href="https://www.theplayerstribune.com/kevon-looney-nba-golden-state-warriors-basketball" rel="noopener">he grew from a 19-year-old rookie</a> to an NBA champion, per The Players’ Tribune.</p><p>“How do you say goodbye to a place that practically raised you in a lot of ways? A place that saw you go from a boy to a man? A place where you’ve made so many lifelong friends and experienced some of the best times imaginable? I have so much to be grateful and appreciative for over the past 10 years,” Looney penned. “This place, it’s truly changed my life forever.</p><p>“In some ways, I feel like I’ve been in the Bay so long that lots of people kinda forget that back when I got drafted by the Warriors, I was barely out of high school. Still just a kid, 19 years old.”</p><p>Looking back, Looney says he was the luckiest kid in the world. He was a teenager joining the Warriors dynasty while playing in an unforgettable environment.</p><p>“And look, Joe, don’t get me wrong. I love Chase Center. It’s great. Beautiful. I loved playing there. First-class everything. Don’t @ me. But Oracle? All those memories? Oakland? Those crowds? That NOISE? Oracle’s undefeated with me, for sure. It’s a shrine,” Looney adds. “Definitely the best arena I ever played in as far as a crowd goes, an energy. Playing there … it sounds weird to say it, but it was almost like that place was actually alive.</p><p>“Like it had a heartbeat. A personality. Like it was a living, breathing thing.”</p><h2><b>Kevon Looney reflects with Warriors fans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Former-Warriors-center-Kevon-Looney_e82eae.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After former Warriors center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/pelicans-news-new-orleans-signs-3-time-nba-champion-warriors-free-agency">Kevon Looney signed a two-year deal</a> with the Pelicans, he couldn’t believe young NBA players would never get to experience the Warriors’ old arena in his tribute to Oracle Arena.</p><p>“It was like nothing I’d ever experienced before. Beyond loud. And then everyone would hit that <i>WAAAAAARRIOOOOOORS!!!</i> chant and, I mean … I’d get goosebumps,” Looney said. “At some points, it was so live that I honestly remember kinda wishing I could’ve been in the stands, like up in the nosebleeds screaming my head off with the rest of the die-hards up there.”</p><p>Looney agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with the Pelicans.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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