Matt is the pregame and postgame analyst on Golden State Warriors telecasts for Comcast Sports Net Bay Area. Previously, he covered the Warriors for nine seasons as a traveling beat writer for the Contra Costa Times. When not watching or writing about basketball, Steinmetz is on a constant search for the Bay Area's best pickup games.

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If Stephen Jackson is the face of the Warriors' franchise, at least it just got prettier

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October 5, 7:23 PM

by Matt Steinmetz, Golden State Warriors Examiner

The new and (he says) improved Stephen Jackson

With Stephen Jackson working on a contract extension, pretty soon he very well may be the face of the Warriors’ franchise.

Good thing for Warriors fans his face just got a lot better looking.

If you look closely, Jackson is sporting a whole new look this season. One he definitely prefers to the old one.

Gone is the gap-toothed Jackson. He’s been replaced by a guy with “that Colgate smile.”

Stephen Jackson's gap is now gone

Jackson's upper teeth are now all veneers, and you can tell he's feeling pretty good about his new look.

"I'm ready for GQ," he said after practice last week.

Turns out that during the infamous incident involving gunplay a few years back in Indianapolis, Jackson suffered what he termed “a jacked-up mouth.”

Jackson: Once a gap-toothed similarity to Lauren
Hutton

In other words, not only did Jackson end up getting run over by a car, his face took a beating, too.

“My mouth was all jacked-up,” Jackson said. “I had six teeth broken. I had to have plastic surgery.

"On my lips, in my mouth, my teeth, all with no anesthesia. (Former Pacers coach) Rick Carlisle was holding my one hand and my wife was holding the other.

“When they stuck that needle in my lip, I looked like the Nutty Professor.”

Topics: Stephen Jackson , Rick Carlisle , Nutty Professor

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Blame the Big Three (Rowell, Mullin and Nelson) for this Warriors mess

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December 2, 2:22 AM

It’s all their faults. All three of them.No one of them bears any less or any more responsibility than the other. Each one of the three is equally responsible for this sad, sad turn of events.Warriors president Robert Rowell, vice president of... Read More
Topics: Chris Mullin , Don Nelson , robert rowell

Nellie addresses another active list snafu, playoff pessimism and Jamal Crawford

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December 1, 3:12 PM

Three items:First, the Warriors made a mistake when it came to their active roster against the Knicks on Saturday night. They left Marcus Williams off of it.Even though Stephen Jackson was unable to play, he was on the active list.And Williams, who was... Read More
Topics: Don Nelson , Marcus Williams , Jamal Crawford

Warriors captain Stephen Jackson addresses the "It ain't me" quote

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December 1, 2:09 PM

I had a chance to sit down with Stephen Jackson on Monday after shoot-around and talk to him about his "It ain't me" quote.That's the one he used when responding to a question about the team's lack of passing after their loss at Cleveland last... Read More
Topics: Stephen Jackson

UPDATED: Stephen Jackson in, Kelenna Azubuike out for tonight's game against Heat

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December 1, 12:56 PM

Stephen Jackson will return from a one-game absence, but Kelenna Azubuike won't play tonight against the Miami Heat at Oracle Arena.Jackson missed Saturday's game against New York because of a sprained left wrist.He participated in the team's shootaround... Read More
Topics: Stephen Jackson , Kelenna Azubuike

Stephen Jackson will play tonight against Miami Heat

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December 1, 11:48 AM

First things first ... Warriors shootaround at Oracle Arena is half over, but word is that Stephen Jackson will play tonight against the Heat at Oracle Arena.Jackson missed Saturday's game against the Knicks because of a sprained left wrist.Jackson has... Read More
Topics: Stephen Jackson

Write back at you: On trading Monta Ellis; deal with Clips; and Nellie's blog potential

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December 1, 8:55 AM

This morning, the in-box is the go-to guy ... JLIGHT WROTE: … Why would the Heat go for Monta Ellis and his contract? I don’t know, dude, you wrote in previous articles about Ellis coming back, and what it can mean to the team in terms... Read More
Topics: Don Nelson , Monta Ellis

Is Shawn Marion another player Warriors don't have wherewithal to make run at?

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November 30, 6:59 PM

Looks as if Miami is really trying to move Shawn Marion these days.(Boston Globe Link)Another guy the Warriors can’t really get in on unless they are willing to part with Monta Ellis or Anthony Randolph.Here’s what I’m submitting:... Read More
Topics: Anthony Randolph , Monta Ellis , Shawn Marion

If Nellie is throwing in playoff towel, then he needs to start playing the kids

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November 30, 10:57 AM

Warriors coach Don Nelson has been saying since training camp that it was going to be quite a challenge for his team this year.Nelson has gone out of his way to temper playoff talk and has made certain to distance the Warriors talent level from the talent... Read More
Topics: Anthony Randolph , Don Nelson , robert rowell

Problem with that loss is it gets you thinking dark thoughts about Warriors future

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November 29, 8:17 PM

The worst part about watching the Warriors' 138-125 blowout loss against the Knicks wasn't that it was disappointing or frustrating or infuriating -- or anything like that.Worst part was that it was so sad you started thinking some really dark thoughts... Read More
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