SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a smell wafting out of the Chase Center practice facility as the Golden State Warriors prepare for the 2025-26 season.

It’s a pungent cocktail: the scent of potential ahead with a restocked roster. A whiff of possibility that this might be a title-contending team. The unmistakable aroma of…

Icy Hot.

Lots and lots of Icy Hot.

The Golden State Warriors are old. They have gray in their beards and remember dial-up internet — that kind of old.

Of course, that’s not universal on the Warriors’ roster, but the four men whose knees, hips, and backs the entire season rests upon have been through the ringer more than a few times.

And it leaves the Warriors in a fascinating spot, trying to squeeze one last drop of rare-vintage wine out of a barrel that’s getting awfully d

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