Whenever you think of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, you instantly think of the long-standing rivalry in the 2010s that reached the NBA Fina

To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the seventh of 15 players who wore the No. 33 jersey for the Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers meet Saturday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

One of the biggest sports rivalries of the 2010s will be renewed tonight as the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Golden State Warriors.

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Saturday’s matchup is the front end of a back-to-back set for Golden State. This team will be on the road again on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke to reporters on Saturday ahead of tip-off, and he was able to provide an update on Butler’s status.

The 73-win Warriors didn’t even have the best net rating in the league that season. Those Spurs — who featured the famed trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili alongside a 24-year-old Kawhi Leonard and 30-year-old LaMarcus Aldridge — went 67-15. Three of their 15 losses (in four tries) came against the Warriors.

During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Johnson wore only jersey No. 33 and put up 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.

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