Klay Thompson had to leave the Warriors, but the legend will last forever
6 months ago

Klay Thompson had to leave the Warriors, but the legend will last forever

New York Times  

An evening in November of 2012 revealed one of Klay Thompson’s most classic moments and early insight into the ingredients that would make him a Golden State Warriors legend. Klay’s gift to the Bay Area, outside of his most beautiful shooting form and the indelible moments he created, was his sovereignty. Go enjoy playing basketball and doing what you do.” Klay hasn’t stopped believing. The choice to leave the Warriors is among the most Klay things he’s ever done.

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Steph Curry spoils Klay Thompson’s emotional return to Bay Area as Golden State Warriors beat Dallas Mavericks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Steph Curry spoils Klay Thompson’s emotional return to Bay Area as Golden State Warriors beat Dallas Mavericks

CNN  

CNN — Steph Curry spoiled the emotional return of his former “Splash Brother” Klay Thompson to Chase Center on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors rallied late to beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-117. But it was Curry – with whom Thompson helped to revolutionize basketball with their three-point shooting – who had the last laugh, scoring 37 points and Golden …

Steph Curry, Warriors ruin Klay Thompson’s return to Chase Center with 120-117 win vs. Mavericks
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Steph Curry, Warriors ruin Klay Thompson’s return to Chase Center with 120-117 win vs. Mavericks

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — The salute to “Captain Klay” was emotional, punctuated with white captain hats and featured perhaps an unprecedented celebration for a former player who chose to leave a franchise. Curry, who won four NBA titles and co-founded the Warriors’ Splash Bros. era with Thompson, welcomed him home by dropping 37 points, including a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left …

Warriors to honor Klay Thompson in his return to Chase Center with the Mavericks
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Warriors to honor Klay Thompson in his return to Chase Center with the Mavericks

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Mere minutes after the final buzzer sounded, and with the score still showing on the big screen, an emotion-stirring graphic went up for all to see: side-by-side photos of Stephen Curry dribbling left-handed and Klay Thompson in nearly the same pose but now wearing a blue Mavericks jersey. The Golden State Warriors had just wrapped up their …

Klay Thompson’s all-time legend moment, as remembered by the Warriors
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Klay Thompson’s all-time legend moment, as remembered by the Warriors

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — The pinnacle act that defines Klay Thompson’s Bay Area legend, which will be celebrated Tuesday night at the San Francisco palace his dynasty contributions helped build, came on the final night in Oracle Arena across the water in Oakland. Helped us win a championship.” But … “Those next couple years, I think, would’ve been his absolute prime,” …

Klay Thompson believes he could be the missing piece for the Mavs after leaving the Warriors
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Klay Thompson believes he could be the missing piece for the Mavs after leaving the Warriors

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Klay Thompson remembers telling Luka Doncic he thought the Dallas superstar was on a path to greatness after Golden State beat the Mavericks in the Western Conference finals two years ago. “There was times last year it was tough, where it wasn’t as joyful as it had it been in the past,” Thompson said. And I’m going to …

Klay Thompson offers thoughtful farewell to Warriors, fans in Instagram post
6 months ago

Klay Thompson offers thoughtful farewell to Warriors, fans in Instagram post

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson offered a farewell message to the Bay Area and Golden State fans after departing the Warriors in free agency this week to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million contract. Splash Bros 4 life my guy.” Thompson had a frustrating 0-for-10 shooting performance in a 118-94 loss at Sacramento in the play-in tournament …

Steve Kerr thanks Klay Thompson for ‘10 incredible years,’ says ex-Warrior needed ‘a shift’
6 months ago

Steve Kerr thanks Klay Thompson for ‘10 incredible years,’ says ex-Warrior needed ‘a shift’

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — Before he turned to the business of coaching Team USA, coach Steve Kerr thanked one of his favorite players he has ever coached who is no longer under his employ — Klay Thompson. “I want to thank Klay for 10 incredible years…that I was there for,” Kerr said Saturday, before taking any questions following his first day …

Golden State Warriors Reveals Plans To Retire 4-Time NBA Champ Klay Thompson’s No. 11 Jersey
6 months ago

Golden State Warriors Reveals Plans To Retire 4-Time NBA Champ Klay Thompson’s No. 11 Jersey

News 18  

The Golden State Warriors gave a wholesome tribute to Klay Thompson, thanking him for the 13 seasons he spent with the team. “We can’t overstate Klay Thompson’s incredible and legendary contributions with the Warriors during his 13 years with the team,” they wrote. Warriors statement on Klay Thompson: pic.twitter.com/qIscaFW5mN— Warriors PR July 2, 2024 The official statement of Thompson’s departure …

Why Klay Thompson chose Mavericks over Lakers and put the Warriors in his past
6 months ago

Why Klay Thompson chose Mavericks over Lakers and put the Warriors in his past

New York Times  

The meeting was supposed to be about Klay Thompson and his free-agency future. But when the party of four settled in for a 90-minute dinner at the Bottle Inn Italian restaurant in Hermosa Beach, Calif., on Sunday night, just one block away from all those luxurious houses on The Strand that overlook the Pacific Ocean, the Golden State Warriors legend …

How Klay Thompson’s 13-year run with the Warriors splintered so unceremoniously
6 months, 1 week ago

How Klay Thompson’s 13-year run with the Warriors splintered so unceremoniously

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — The tensest of 24-hour stretches in Klay Thompson’s 13th and final season as a Golden State Warrior — ending in an unceremonious divorce that stunned so many this week — came directly before this past All-Star break, during and after a home collapse against the LA Clippers. It’d be so hard to envision myself in another uniform.” …

Klay Thompson is leaving the Warriors and will join the Mavericks, AP sources say
6 months, 1 week ago

Klay Thompson is leaving the Warriors and will join the Mavericks, AP sources say

The Independent  

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Klay Thompson is leaving the Warriors and will join the Mavericks, AP sources say
6 months, 1 week ago

Klay Thompson is leaving the Warriors and will join the Mavericks, AP sources say

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Klay Thompson has taken off his Golden State jersey for the last time. Thompson is moving on from the Warriors, with the four-time league champion agreeing to join the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks and change franchises for the first time in his 13-year NBA career, two people with knowledge of the decision said Monday. Without mentioning Dallas …

Klay Thompson will join Mavericks on a three-year contract
6 months, 1 week ago

Klay Thompson will join Mavericks on a three-year contract

LA Times  

Warriors guard Klay Thompson gets past Spurs guard Devin Vassell, right, for a layup during a game in March. Klay Thompson is moving on from the Golden State Warriors, with the four-time league champion agreeing to join the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks and change franchises for the first time in his 13-year NBA career, two people with knowledge of …

Warriors preparing to lose Klay Thompson in free agency: Sources
6 months, 1 week ago

Warriors preparing to lose Klay Thompson in free agency: Sources

New York Times  

The Golden State Warriors are preparing to lose four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson in free agency, an expected parting of ways between a legendary dynasty and one of its legacy players, league sources told The Athletic. Thompson and the Warriors have had close to no communication since the negotiating period opened for incumbent free agents nearly two weeks ago and …

Klay Thompson misses all 10 shots in what might have been his final game with the Warriors
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Klay Thompson misses all 10 shots in what might have been his final game with the Warriors

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Klay Thompson has provided so many memorable moments during his decade-plus run as Stephen Curry’s Splash Brother running mate for the Golden State Warriors dynasty. Those were all distant memories as Thompson had one of his worst games ever at a big moment, missing all 10 shots he took Tuesday night in a 118-94 loss to the …

Why Steve Kerr insists the Warriors need Klay Thompson back next season
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Steve Kerr insists the Warriors need Klay Thompson back next season

New York Times  

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr made it clear after Tuesday’s Play-In Tournament loss to the Sacramento Kings how he feels about veteran Klay Thompson. “I know he had a tough night tonight, but what he represents for us, the spacing … Klay’s presence means so much to the spacing on the floor, to the flow of the offense.” Thompson …

What’s Klay Thompson’s future after his 0-for-10 clunker?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s Klay Thompson’s future after his 0-for-10 clunker?

New York Times  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There was no goodbye, if anybody was looking or listening for it. I asked Kerr after his presser: Does it hurt you to think that Klay might’ve ended his Warriors career like this? The Warriors will surely offer Klay something that isn’t embarrassing, maybe around $20 million a year for two or three years. So we’ve gotta …

Kawakami: Warriors’ Klay Thompson keeps going, and his price tag keeps going up
9 months ago

Kawakami: Warriors’ Klay Thompson keeps going, and his price tag keeps going up

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson didn’t jog through the corridor back into the Golden State Warriors’ locker room after his pregame workout on Sunday, he levitated. “Oh yeah, I feel great!” What happened over the next few hours, for anybody who witnessed the hallway hallelujah, seemed inevitable at that point: With Stephen Curry given the night off, Klay made five …

Kawakami: Klay Thompson’s edgy moment and the Warriors’ dynastic fighting soul
1 year, 1 month ago

Kawakami: Klay Thompson’s edgy moment and the Warriors’ dynastic fighting soul

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson didn’t like my question, not an iota of it, and he let me know about it instantly from the podium on Monday after practice. But Klay and Andrew Wiggins have not played well so far this season, which has weighed down the entire Warriors starting lineup and therefore the Warriors’ season to their current 8-9 …

Klay Thompson wants to stay with Warriors but feels ‘blessed’ regardless of future
1 year, 2 months ago

Klay Thompson wants to stay with Warriors but feels ‘blessed’ regardless of future

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — There’s been an expectation from those around Klay Thompson that he will actively attempt to keep his expiring contract, unknown future and theoretical free agency from becoming a distraction this season. It’d be so hard to envision myself in another uniform.” Draymond Green and Klay Thompson receive their championship rings before opening night last season. While there, …

Thompson: It’s Warriors-Kings — and everything that comes with it — in the first round
1 year, 8 months ago

Thompson: It’s Warriors-Kings — and everything that comes with it — in the first round

New York Times  

This one is for Mitch Richmond, whose name is synonymous with Golden State and whose No. It’s awesome to know that we’re back in the fray.” Hype aside, Curry does underscore the significance of this postseason, which is even greater than the first-ever postseason meeting between the Kings and Warriors. Iron Warriors Name Consecutive 82-game seasons Kevon Looney 2021-22, 2022-23 …

Klay Thompson has found his footing in 2022 NBA Finals, just in time for Game 6
2 years, 6 months ago

Klay Thompson has found his footing in 2022 NBA Finals, just in time for Game 6

New York Times  

BOSTON — The most frantic Game 5 moment for the Warriors came with just under four minutes left in the third quarter. But the defensive pecking order in the backcourt, even after Thompson’s two devastating injuries, remains the same: Thompson takes the tougher assignment. To the naked eye, it’s really hard to officiate.” But Thompson’s biggest defensive value remains his …

Thompson: The return of ‘Game 6 Klay’ and the persistence that fueled it
2 years, 7 months ago

Thompson: The return of ‘Game 6 Klay’ and the persistence that fueled it

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson was livid after the Beatdown on Beale Street. This time, appreciation would fuel “Game 6 Klay.” “I love the moments,” Thompson said. “From the first shot he hit,” Curry said, “it’s what he’s been looking forward to since he got hurt back in the 2019 Finals. We were all excited to see Game 6 Klay …

Klay Thompson harnesses 941 days of hurt to inspire Warriors’ title charge
2 years, 11 months ago

Klay Thompson harnesses 941 days of hurt to inspire Warriors’ title charge

The Independent  

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Thompson: Klay Thompson has a vulnerable moment after Warriors win
3 years, 1 month ago

Thompson: Klay Thompson has a vulnerable moment after Warriors win

New York Times  

Editor’s Note: This story is included in The Athletic’s Best of 2021. Avicii’s dance remix “Levels,” the Warriors’ traditional post-victory song, had already finished thumping through Chase Center speakers and gave way to the the ambient sounds of dispersing-crowd chatter. And the entire time, Klay Thompson was affixed to the Warriors’ bench. The good thing is we’re talking weeks instead …

What comes next for the Warriors in aftermath of Klay Thompson’s torn Achilles
4 years, 1 month ago

What comes next for the Warriors in aftermath of Klay Thompson’s torn Achilles

New York Times  

Klay Thompson missed his age 29 season because of a torn ACL. Now there’s this — Thompson’s Achilles tear during a pickup game on the morning of an NBA Draft that, because they were able to select James Wiseman second overall, was supposed to be their unofficial welcome back into the conversation of the elite teams. Tim Kawakami’s thoughts: It’s …

Warriors’ draft night yields potential, but also potential dynastic doom
4 years, 1 month ago

Warriors’ draft night yields potential, but also potential dynastic doom

New York Times  

The last Warriors draft party happened in the same city where Klay Thompson played his most recent NBA game: Oakland. If Thompson is seriously compromised, it’s not only obviously bad for him, but it effectively dooms all short-term Warriors plans and maybe even some long-term ones. You might question how we can all know that from afar and whether we’ve …

Klay Thompson suffers a right leg injury hours before the Warriors’ No. 2 pick
4 years, 1 month ago

Klay Thompson suffers a right leg injury hours before the Warriors’ No. 2 pick

New York Times  

Only hours before the Warriors were set to make a monumental decision as it relates to their future, their present was delivered a massive gut punch. Klay Thompson suffered a lower right leg injury during a Wednesday morning workout in Southern California, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania, who reported that Thompson was “unable to place weight on his lower leg …

NBA: Klay Thompson's status unclear until Golden State Warriors are back together
4 years, 7 months ago

NBA: Klay Thompson's status unclear until Golden State Warriors are back together

Firstpost  

As eager as everyone is to see Thompson back to his dominant All-Star self, that will come in due time. San Francisco: The Golden State Warriors expect to have a better idea about how Klay Thompson’s recovery from reconstructive left knee surgery is going once the team can finally reconvene after the long separation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “There’s …

NBA: Steve Kerr says Klay Thompson's comeback doubtful
5 years, 2 months ago

NBA: Steve Kerr says Klay Thompson's comeback doubtful

The Hindu  

Klay Thompson may not be able to return to the court this season and Golden State Warriors' coach Steve Kerr has started preparing without the star player in the picture. Generally, an ACL for a basketball player is a full year recovery, and if it's a full year for Klay, that puts them out for the season. But the reality …

NBA Finals 2019: Warriors' Kevin Durant, Kevon Looney out with injury as Klay Thompson remains uncertain for Game 3
5 years, 7 months ago

NBA Finals 2019: Warriors' Kevin Durant, Kevon Looney out with injury as Klay Thompson remains uncertain for Game 3

Firstpost  

Injury-hit Golden State will not have Kevin Durant or Kevon Looney for Wednesday’s third game of the NBA Finals while guard Klay Thompson remains questionable for the defending champion Warriors Oakland: Injury-hit Golden State will not have Kevin Durant or Kevon Looney for Wednesday’s third game of the NBA Finals while guard Klay Thompson remains questionable for the defending champion …

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