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Phoenix Suns owner Matt Ishbia recently spoke out about teams reportedly lagging in the NBA, calling it “losing behavior.” With tanking emerging as a hot topic in the league, it looks like Ishbia has at least one supporter in the form of Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob.

According to Tim Kawakami of the San Francisco Standard, while discussing the state of the Warriors this season, Lacob made it clear that his team is not making any efforts to tank. He acknowledged Ishbia’s comments and firmly declared that Golden State was not an organization that would ever come under his ownership.

“I saw another boss come out today and say [tanking]Matt Ishbia,” Lacob said. “I think, you know, it’s not in my DNA to do that, and it’s not in the DNA of this organization … it’s not a good look. This is a game. We must play to win. And that’s not a way I’ll ever be comfortable trying to make my team better.”

Joe Lacob believes in the idea that his team, along with others in the league, must perform their best for the fans who pay for tickets to watch their games and buy their merchandise. Overall, he wants to put the best product on the court, even if the club is facing some problems, like Jimmy Butler’s injury for example.

“Look, this season matters to the fans who bought tickets this year,” Lacob said. “Hopefully, they’ll be our fans next year too, obviously. I think you’ve always got to try to win and do your best. We’ve been dealt some tough cards here right now. And our expectations probably shouldn’t have been as high as they were. I thought, with Jimmy, since we got him, we had the fourth-best record in the league, I think.”

Butler has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign due to an ACL injury. Once he was ruled out, the Warriors had every excuse to go all out this season. Instead, the front office traded for Kristaps Porzingis, giving the roster a huge boost in the front court that could ultimately lead to huge success if it pays off.

However, we’ll see how it goes, as the Warriors are currently without Stephen Curry due to a knee injury. Curry is expected to eventually return, but he will miss at least the next four games after missing Thursday’s 121-110 loss to the Boston Celtics.

With Kristaps Porzingis making his debut for the Golden State Warriors after being acquired at the February 5 trade deadline, there was also talk of his involvement in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes with the Milwaukee Bucks. As the Warriors look to make a move that can take them back to the top, the pursuit of Antetokounmpo was inevitable, although owner Joe Lacob dismissed reports on what was offered.

According to reports from ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel and ESPN’s Golden State beat reporter Anthony Slater, star Draymond Green was involved in talks for Antetokounmpo. Although general manager Mike Dunleavy says Green was never offered, Lacob echoed that notion, saying, “He was never discussed in a trade.”

“What Mike said was 100% correct,” Lacob said, via the San Francisco Standard. “But the truth is, the way these things are, you can’t easily joke about names unless you get serious. We’ve never partnered on some big deals to the point where you get into specific names. People can look at the roster, and they can make assumptions about who’s going to go or not if you have a certain person.”

Warriors’ Joe Lacob expresses how Draymond Green wasn’t ‘bought’

While the Warriors are hoping for a deep playoff push, there is no doubt that the team is at a disadvantage due to Jimmy Butler’s season-ending injury and the continued absence of Stephen Curry. Green has been a key part in Golden State’s dynasty for several seasons, but reporting was that his name was mentioned in a potential deal due to his salary, but Lacob expressed how “he was never bought in any way.”

Lacob said, “He’s a key guy in our franchise. You can’t trade Draymond Green lightly or easily.” “If you have to do it, you do it, and you’re getting tremendous value, and you’re improving your team. Even Drummond has said he understands that. You have to look at these things. But his name was never specifically discussed with any other team. And that’s true.”

At any rate, it remains to be seen whether the Warriors will continue to pursue Antetokounmpo in the offseason and whether Green will be involved.

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob was recently reported to be interested in purchasing the MLB franchise San Diego Padres, leading to much speculation regarding his current stake in the NBA team. As things stand, Lacob is the owner of the most valuable franchise in the NBA, given the Warriors’ success over the past decade.

However, for Bill Simmons, Lacob’s desire to add the Padres to his portfolio could mean he will sell the Warriors.

“I’m wondering, so let’s say he wins, and he gets the Padres. Is it unimaginable to think that the next team would be available? Because I’ve asked it to people, and they were like, ‘No way, he’ll never sell the Warriors,'” Simmons initially said on The Bill Simmons Podcast.

However, Simmons believes this could lead to Lacob moving on to a new challenge.

“But right now it’s the perfect time to sell the Warriors. Because you’re at the peak of the market, there’s money coming in for expansion and then on top of that the new owner can be the new owner of that team for the next three to seven years with Steph Curry on it, no matter how long he plays. And you can just be like, you know, four titles. I couldn’t have done better than that. I built this amazing infrastructure, and now I get to take my talents to baseball. Will go,” he said. Said.

There is no doubt that the Warriors need to rebuild to emerge as a contender in the next few seasons. Stephen Curry, who started the Warriors’ championship runs, is now 37, with Draymond Green also approaching the end of his career.

Furthermore, the Padres present a unique opportunity for Lacob. The possibility of a sale of the team is being explored following the death of owner Peter Seidler and ongoing legal and financial complications surrounding the family trust that controls the organization.

Lacob has previously attempted to purchase other MLB teams, including the Athletics and Angels, and has long expressed a desire to own a baseball franchise. From a purely business standpoint, this might actually be the right time for Lacob to enter MLB, even if it means opting out of the NBA.