Golden State swingman Corey Maggette has come off the bench since his return from a hamstring injury and has come to prefer the role.

"Some people have got to make sacrifices," said Maggette. "I can still score and do whatever I do coming off the bench. It's not a big deal. We can ease the pain of people arguing and somebody's got to be the big man and that's fine."

He has come off the bench in seven of the team's last ten games and is thriving.

Maggette is averaging 22.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 30 minutes as a reserve.

The Golden State Warriors have signed forward Jermareo Davidson for the remainder of the season, the team announced today.  
 
Davidson, who signed his first 10-day with the Warriors on January 5 and a second 10-day on January 15, has appeared in two games with Golden State.  Davidson began the season with the NBA Development League?s Idaho Stampede, where he averaged 16.1 points and 10.8 rebounds in 15 games.  At the time of his call-up, the 6?10?? forward ranked first in the D-League in double-doubles (10) and third in rebounding (10.8).

Baron Davis will not be playing when the L.A. Clippers visit Oakland to play the Warriors on Sunday because of a hamstring injury, the L.A. Times are reporting.

It would have been Davis' first game back in the Bay Area since leaving Golden State for the Clippers in the off season.

Agent Andy Miller said that forward Jermareo Davidson will be signed by the Warriors for the remainder of the season.

LeBron James hit a 19-foot jumper as the buzzer sounded on Friday night to give the Cavaliers a 106-105 win over the Warriors in Oakland.

The game marked the return of Golden State guard Monta Ellis, who had missed the entire season because an ankle injury.

Ellis had 20 points but was unable to upstage LeBron's heroics.

LeBron James hit a 19-foot jumper as the buzzer sounded on Friday night to give the Cavaliers a 106-105 win over the Warriors in Oakland.

The game marked the return of Golden State guard Monta Ellis, who had missed the entire season because an ankle injury.

Ellis had 20 points, but was unable to upstage LeBron's heroics.

The 2008-09 season has been rough on Don Nelson, but the way he's been portrayed in the media may be his biggest disappointment.

"I tell you what's been disappointing," said Nelson.  T"hat I can't be myself anymore. That I have to be careful what I say because everybody reads so much into whatever it is I try to be honest about that I can't even talk about things that I used to. I used to be very free with the media. Very open, free and honest, and I'm not allowed to do that anymore. That's probably the worst thing that's happened."

Nelson has been criticized for somehow having a role in forcing out Chris Mullin, who is almost certainly finished in the Warriors' front office when his contract comes up.

"That really hurts him because it's not true at all," Joy Nelson said. "It's not like if somebody has an opinion on something. There's no basis in fact there."

Monta Ellis will make his 2008-09 debut on Friday night when the Warriors host the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to KNBR.

Ellis injured his ankle in a moped accident shortly after signing a multi-year contract extension.

Baron Davis probably will make the trip to Golden State with the Clippers and meet with the Bay Area media, but playing on Sunday appears to be out of the question.

"Unfortunately, but we go there another time," Davis said.

Davis suffered an injured hamstring when he was practicing Tuesday night. He had been making progress before the latest injury. The Clippers said it was not a strained hamstring but that he had some tightness in the area.

Before the Clippers faced the Lakers, Davis said he was pointing toward playing in next Wednesday night's game at Staples Center against the Chicago Bulls.

"That's the most important thing for me, is to get back on the court," Davis said. "I'm tired of conditioning. I'm tired of watching. All my life all I did was play basketball every single day. And had it taken away from me. It just puts everything in perspective.

"I'm just approaching the rest of the season with a positive attitude. I'm not paying attention to what our record is."

Jeff Fried, the agent of Monta Ellis, had a "positive" meeting with the Warriors on Monday as the two sides attempt to put the guard's punishment stemming from his moped accident behind them.

The meeting included team president Robert Rowell, owner Chris Cohan, vice president Chris Mullin ,and assistant general manager Larry Riley and came as Ellis nears his return after practicing last week.