Training camp is well underway ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season, meaning the Golden State Warriors are locking in and getting everything they need sorted ahead of their Oct. 21 season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers.
So, why not have a little fun to break up the tension?
That’s why the Warriors welcome fans into Chase Center for their annual open practice, giving Dub Nation an introduction to the 2025-25 squad.
The event includes plenty of autographs, young fans welcomed to the court and rookie karaoke.
While we’re at it, you might as well throw in a little trolling of guard Buddy Hield as well.
Video shows one of the kids on the court with Hield’s practice jersey. Hield yanks at it appearing to want it back.
We then see Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler start to concoct a plan with the young Warriors fan. The kid takes off Hield’s jersey and then rifles it at him.
Curry and Butler burst with laughter in the background at Hield’s expense. Buddy tends to be on the butt-end of jokes, but he’s always a good sport about it.
It’s also another chapter in the fun Butler-Hield “rivalry” that’s been unfolding since the Warriors acquired the star forward from the Miami Heat last season.
Butler and Hield’s fun spats have typically come during postgame press conferences, which will be immortalized this season with a bobblehead giveaway.
Most importantly, the vibes seem to be high in San Francisco heading into the new NBA season.
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