{"id":120920,"date":"2025-01-30T13:47:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T18:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=120920"},"modified":"2025-01-30T13:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T18:47:04","slug":"kevon-looney-loonar-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/30\/kevon-looney-loonar-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevon Looney Reacts to “Loonar New Year” Chants From Dubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrating the Lunar New Year was extra special for Kevon Looney<\/a> of the Golden State Warriors. Making his presence felt in the home win over the OKC Thunder, the 28-year-old posted 18 points and four blocks. Yet again, proving why he’s one of Steve Kerr<\/a>‘s most trusted soldiers.\u00a0The 30th pick in the 2015 draft, Looney has played all his 10 seasons in the Bay Area, witnessing the highs and lows.<\/p>\n

While his stats might not paint the best picture, the 6-foot-9 big man’s ability to step up in critical junctions has been crucial to the Warriors dynasty<\/a>.\u00a0His ability to hustle for every rebound and create timely screens for the likes of Stephen Curry<\/a> often goes unnoticed. However, this wasn’t the case on Wednesday night’s game against OKC, when the team made sure Loon got his flowers while celebrating the Lunar New Year.<\/p>\n

Kevon Looney Reacts to “Loonar New Year” Chants From Dubs<\/h2>\n

Kevon Looney’s Take on ‘Loonar New Year’<\/h3>\n

Starting the Year of the Snake celebrations on a high note, the Warriors defeated the Thunder. It was a notable win for the Dubs, who defeated the first seed in the West despite missing key pieces in Draymond Green<\/a> and Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>. Nonetheless, Looney was aware of the impact such a win could have for the Dubs.<\/p>\n

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Kevon Looney off the bench:<\/p>\n

18 PTS
\n4 BLK
\n5-7 FG
\n8-9 FT<\/p>\n

Career-high in free throws. pic.twitter.com\/EFuclkL0jN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 StatMuse (@statmuse) January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n