Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle)
!- Start of DoubleClick Floodlight Tag: Please do not remove Activity name of this tag: UCB001CP Retargeting URL of the webpage where the tag is expected to be placed: http://unknown This tag must be placed between the. After signing Kevin Durant last summer, the Golden State Warriors were widely designated in the sports media as â?- the NBAâ?'s villains.â'' But UC Berkeleyâ?'s Greater Good Science Center researchers say this yearâ''s NBA champions are actually â''a case study in mindfulness, empathy and cooperation.â'' In an article on the Greater Good Science Centerâ?'s new website , editor-in-chief Jason Marsh argues that Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has shaped the teamâ''s culture around four core values: joy, mindfulness, compassion and competition. â?'When the Warriors reclaimed the NBA championship from the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this week,â'' Marsh writes, â?'those values took center stage.â'' Examples of Warrior mindfulness include finals MVP Durant saying after Game 5, the series winner: â?'I remember plenty of times throughout my career, I continued to look in the past or look ahead, and not stay in the moment. And this series, I just stayed in the moment.â'' READ MORE - By Yasmin Anwar. View all articles by Yasmin Anwar - Trending now. People Ph.D. student pioneers storytelling strategies for science communication Campus & community New guide to the Hayward Fault in UC Berkeley's backyard Research New evidence that all stars are born in pairs Hired as assistant professor of English literature at Berkeley; promoted to associate and then - full professor Publication of her first book, The Finer Opti
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