Draymond Green's value to Warriors on full display in loss to Nuggets

They had their reasons, all of which were on inglorious display in the first half of an 89-86 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night at Chase Center.With Draymond sidelined by the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the Warriors submitted their worst half of the season, scoring 36 points on 37.8 percent shooting, including 23.5 percent from beyond the arc. The defense was the perfectly wretched counterpoint, with Denver shooting 57.1 percent from the field and taking a 60-36 lead into the locker room.By the time the Warriors absorbed the spirit of Draymond in the second half, introducing ferocious defense, cutting into the deficit and turning the home crowd’s muttering boos to vociferous cheers, it was a few ticks too late.“Held them to 29 points in the second half, which is remarkable, and at least gave ourselves a chance to win,” coach Steve Kerr said.“We went into the locker room and spoke about it,” Juan Toscano-Anderson said of the abominable first half. On Monday, the United States reported more than 505,000 new COVID-19 cases.The Cleveland Browns now have three kickers — one on the COVID-19 list and two on the practice squad.Health officials say it's important to improve the fit of face masks and their filtration, going beyond old, loose, cloth face coverings.Two people were shot in separate armed robberies in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.What a year it's been for the movies.View Entire Post ›A 41-year-old woman walking on a Brooklyn street with her two kids was slashed in the stomach by an unknown man in what appears to be a random attack.Lamar Jackson sure doesn't look healthy ahead of Sunday's Rams-Ravens game as he continues to recover from an ankle injury."Red Notice" is now Netflix's biggest original movie of all time, with 364 million hours watched in its first four weeks.The two-time NBA champion Quinn Cook and Lokomotiv Kuban are parting ways, per Eurohoops' Aris Barkas. The Jaguars requested permission to interview: both Dallas coordinators, Kellen Moore and Dan Quinn; both Tampa Bay coordinators, Byron Leftwich and Todd Bowles; and Green Bay offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett.Jimmy Garoppolo has no hard feelings with 49ers GM John Lynch.The Warriors have placed second-year center James Wiseman in COVID-19 health and safety protocols.A woman who was featured on TV show “90 Day Fiancé” is raising eyebrows online after claiming to have found her “Asian prince.” On Ella’s “Asian obsession”: Viewers of TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days” are accusing 29-year-old Ella from Idaho of “fetishizing” Asian men, particularly due to how she describes her romance with 34-year-old Johnny from China.