Dub Hub, Daily Warriors Links for 2/8/23: Steph Curry and Draymond Green react to LeBron James’ historic night

Good Morning Dub Nation,

NBA fans witnessed history on Tuesday night. The basketball world — including several members of the Golden State Warriors — had all their attention focused on Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James as he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 38,390 career points.

Upon breaking the record, the game was immediately stopped with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter as James and everyone in attendance took a moment to let the gravity of his accomplishment sink in. The scoring record was one that many deemed to be untouchable, however James’ longevity and consistency over the span of his 20-year career allowed him to break the record with plenty more points yet to come.

From a Warriors’ perspective, the team has had many fierce battles against James during this dynasty run. At one point, he was Dub Nation’s number one rival, however, on a night filled with celebration and congratulations from players and teams around the league, the Warriors had nothing but respect for the newly crowned scoring king.

Here are the rest of today’s stories:

In case you missed it from Golden State of Mind:

• James Wiseman and Moses Moody may be on the trading block
• Ryan Rollins set for season-ending surgery
• Klay Thompson credits a team effort for his big scoring night
• How the Jordan Poole blueprint resides in Klay Thompson
• Player grades: Warriors vs. Thunder

Other Warriors News:

• Warriors handle Thunder as trade deadline week comes into greater focus (The Athletic)
• Hollinger: At NBA trade deadline, follow the money on tax-team deals; Indy road trip notes (The Athletic)
• NBA rumors: Warriors willing to trade young players for significant upgrade (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Klay Thompson credits odd warmup ritual for electric performance vs. Thunder (NBC Sports Bay Area)
• Dray reacts to Kyrie Irving trade, Klay’s 12 threes, Steph Curry’s injury (Draymond Green Show)

NBA News:

• LeBron, Kareem, and the Secrets to Greatness (The Ringer)
• Sources: Kevin Durant, Nets talking franchise’s direction (ESPN)
• Kyrie Irving says he requested trade because he felt ‘very disrespected’ by Nets (The Athletic)
• Nets’ Cam Thomas drops 134 points in 3 games since Kyrie Irving requested trade (The Athletic)
• BREAKING: Dewayne Dedmon has been traded to the San Antonio Spurs (SB Nation)