Buddy Hield entering rare company as Warriors’ iron man

PHOENIX – Buddy Hield was all alone on his end of the PHX Arena court after most of his Warriors teammates had already left for the team bus to the hotel from shootaround. 

As more and more of his peers filtered out, the 6-foot-4 sniper continued to take shots from beyond the 3-point line, gritting his teeth in frustration after rare misfires.

That work ethic has been apparent since his days as a high schooler at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas, when Hield was often seen – as...