The Golden State Warriors know a thing or two about star talent. On most game days over the last decade, the team has trotted out Steph Curry, the type of talent the league only sees a tiny quantity of at any one time.
They’ve surrounded him at times with Kevin Durant - who is in the same boat of superstardom - as well as with Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, emphatically stars in their own mold.
The Warriors didn’t bring any of those players to Chase Center on Sunday against the surging New Orleans Pelicans (or, more accurately, they didn’t let any of those players leave the bench and actually compete).