The Golden State Warriors looked like a top contender in the Western Conference to begin the year, starting with a 12-3 record by beating teams like the Oklahom

"It's pretty clear where I stand," Steph Curry said, "trying to make the necessary adjustments to try to win."

The most realistic target for the Warriors is Heat star Jimmy Butler, whose ongoing suspension means that Miami has no option but to trade him ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline. That has drastically driven down his price. The Warriors have recently been more active in their pursuit of Butler.

“It’s the hardest part of this business,” Kerr told reporters. “When you grow attached to people, and then people move on. Whether it’s a trade, free agency, coaches getting fired. You build these relationships that are really intimate, because you’ve gone through the fire together everyday, and then all of a sudden people are gone. It’s bizarre.”

After a crushing 125-85 loss to the Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had a stern message for his team. The defeat, which marked the Warriors' second-largest loss of the season, left them with a 21-21 record. It also kept the Dubs out of the playoff picture in the Western Conference.

The NBA ratings have been dropping over the past few years, and many fans are trying to figure out what the problems are, while league commissioner Adam Silver actively thinks of solutions. Silver recently joined the Dan Patrick Show to discuss an idea to shorten NBA quarters from 12 minutes to 10 minutes,