Golden State Warriors Update: The Franchise Falls to the Hardwood

Eventually, it was bound to happen.  Everyone knew it.  Monta Ellis leads the league in minutes played, and that has consequences.  We are not talking about bone-tired turnovers at critical junctures late in games; they are a given, certainties.  We are discussing the limits a body can take.  

“The Franchise,” AKA Monta Ellis, plays 44 minutes of all out, fast-paced ball; late in a game, he drives to the hoop, a body twisting, jaw dropping, highlight reel move; he scores, he gets bumped (no foul), he lands awkwardly; his muscles, too fatigued to cushion the blow, fail him; his full body weight comes down on a joint—a knee, an ankle, a shoulder—and something gives. 

At that precise mom...

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