The Victory Machine Ethan Sherwood Strauss's clear-eyed exposé

Ethan Sherwood Strauss's clear-eyed exposé reveals the team's culture

and greed built the Warriors dynasty -- and then took it apart

Yet all this success contained some of the seeds of decline

and the price that its players and managers have paid for all their winning

The Victory Machine is a defining book on the modern NBA: it not only rewrites the story of the Warriors

The Victory Machine Ethan Sherwood Strauss's clear-eyed exposéHow money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty and then took it apart The Golden State Warriors dominated the NBA for the better part of a decade. Since the arrival of owner Joe Lacob, they won more championships and sold more merchandise than any other franchise in the sport. And in 2019, they opened the doors on a lavish new stadium. Yet all this success contained some of the seeds of decline. Ethan Sherwood Strauss's clear eyed expos reveals