When the 2020 NBA All-Star Western Conference starters were announced last week, something was missing from the lineup — no representative from the Golden State Warriors for the first time since 2014.
Then, the 2020 NBA All-Star Western Conference reserves were announced for the game in Chicago; more bad news came for Golden State. For the first time since 2013, the Warriors will not be sending a player to the game.
The rise of the “Splash Brothers” era has sparked many accolades for the Golden State Warriors. Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, All-Star appearances, and, of course, five consecutive trips to the NBA finals that resulted in three-championship banners hanging in the Chase Center rafters.
In 2013, David Lee made the All-Star game as a reserve, but from 2014 on, Stephen Curry started in every game until 2020. Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green all represented the Warriors in the All-Star game during that span.
However, with injuries to both Curry and Thompson during the 2019-20 season, the accolades have faded, and the losses have piled up. When the Western Conference All-Star reserves were announced Thursday evening, the Golden State Warriors were left out.
NBA All-Star weekend will start in Chicago on Thursday, February 16, with things like the Rising Stars Challenge and the 3-Point Shootout events leading up to the game on Sunday, February 19.
