Sloppy Warriors vow to make fixes before 2025-26 NBA season opener vs. Lakers

SAN FRANCISCO – Stephen Curry concluded his 2025 NBA preseason Friday night as the best player on the floor, while the rest of the Warriors too often looked like the squad that fumbled and bumbled its way through the heart of last season.You may recall the days and nights of “mid,” before Jimmy Butler III arrived to fill the role of stabilizing sidekick, helping Curry lift the team to heights it never would have achieved.After the Warriors’ performance in the preseason, they might welcome back Butler with a kiss.Their most significant minutes in a 106-103 loss to the diminished Los Angeles Clippers were a festival of turnovers and errant shooting. In what often is considered a dress rehearsal for the regular season, there was more disorder than order.The first quarter was an utter disaster for the Warriors, with 11 turnovers turning into 16 of LA’s 31 points. Golden State committed 23 turnovers in all, gifting the Clippers 29 points.“Nine [turnovers] in the first six minutes,” coach Steve Kerr said. “That bothers me.”Brandin Podziemski committed three giveaways in the first quarter and finished with six. Draymond...