Marcus Thompson

Photograph by Mitchell Mylius

About The Author

Marcus Thompson II is a lead columnist at The Athletic, covering the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers and Giants, and the Oakland Raiders and A’s. He was previously a sportswriter at the San Jose Mercury News and covered the Warriors exclusively as a beat writer for ten seasons. He lives with his wife, Dawn, and daughter, Sharon, in Oakland, California. He is the author of the national bestseller Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry and KD: Kevin Durant’s Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest.

Books by Marcus Thompson

KD

Kevin Durant's Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest

By Marcus Thompson
Golden State Warriors insider and bestselling author Marcus Thompson “paints a complex portrait and captures all the multitudes of a dynamic athlete trying to carve his legacy” (Jonathan Abrams, New York Times bestselling author) with this definitive biography of one of the most extraor...
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Golden

The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry

By Marcus Thompson
The #1 national bestseller and inside story of Steph Curry, the greatest shooter basketball has ever seen.
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