Monte Poole covered a variety of sports at the Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News for 28 years, the last 22 as a columnist, before joining NBC Sports Bay Area as Warriors Insider in 2013.
Monte offers his perspective on games and storylines that go beyond stats. He co-hosts the provocative “Dubs Talk” podcast and is a contributor on Pregame/Postgame shows. He occasionally breaks news, such as Stephen Curry’s first MVP award and Kevin Durant’s return for Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals.
Monte earned his B.A. in Journalism at San Jose State University, Class of 1985. He grew up in Oakland rooting for the A’s, Raiders and Warriors. Once upon a time, he was a favorite of legendary Raiders owner Al Davis.
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Yaxel Lendeborg bounces back to fuel Steph Curry-less Warriors' win vs. Clippers
Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg didn’t impress against the Lakers, but he rebounded in a big way in Golden State’s win over the Clippers on Sunday.
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‘Closer' Gabby Williams validates Joe Lacob's hype in Valkyries' WNBA title win
After a quiet first half, Golden State Valkyries star Gabby Williams left the locker room as “Spooky G,” becoming the Atlanta Dream’s worst nightmare.
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The one non-Steph Curry play in win over Lakers that truly exemplified Warriors
Everyone will remember Steph Curry dropping Luka Dončić, but there was a play earlier in the game that sparked the Golden State Warriors’ win Friday.
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Warriors' Yaxel Lendeborg gets rookie lessons in best possible way vs. Lakers
Yaxel Lendeborg got rookie lessons in the best possible way with the Golden State Warriors’ victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Here comes Luka Dončić, and Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg won't flinch
Golden State Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg won’t flinch for Friday’s highly anticipated rematch vs. Luka Dončić and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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What we learned as Steph Curry drops 44 points in Warriors' win vs. Timberwolves
Monte Poole delivers the takeaways from the Golden State Warriors win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday at Target Center.
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Yaxel Lendeborg's game vs. Nuggets gives Warriors glimpse of fantastic future
Playing in his fourth NBA game, Yaxel Lendeborg helped the Golden State Warriors take flight against a Denver Nuggets team they struggle to beat.
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Warriors find three reasons to smile despite short-handed defeat to Suns
De’Anthony Melton, Graham Ike and Charles Bassey had promising nights in the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.
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Warriors feel ‘sting' in familiar way with wasted opportunity vs. Grizzlies
The Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday was reminiscent of the “clutch games” they dropped early last season.
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What we learned as Steph shines, Yaxel quiet in Warriors' opening loss to Lakers
Steph Curry led the Golden State Warriors with 23 points, but Yaxel Lendeborg added 12 points in a blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
