Preview: Warriors bring in the new year with battle vs reigning champion Thunder

Hot (but hurt) Golden State faces juggernaut OKC in first game of 2026.

Despite not really feeling like it, the Golden State Warriors are winners of five out of six coming into the year 2026 and are on what qualifies as a hot streak in this weird and uneven season. Luckily, they’re going into a segment of the season where they play the next ten of eleven games at home, mostly against weak teams (a quick jaunt to LA to play …