What’s Klay Thompson’s future after his 0-for-10 clunker?
8 months, 1 week 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 continue to try to add athletic guys who can help us win games like tonight where we just seemed to get overwhelmed.” Klay Thompson had a strong second half of the season, but his 0-for-10 outing Tuesday was a reminder of the challenges facing the Warriors’ current roster. The Warriors probably can’t think of Klay as a core rotation player next season.

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Warriors to honor Klay Thompson in his return to Chase Center with the Mavericks
1 month, 1 week 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 …

How the Warriors’ moves this offseason built a bridge to the next possible era
5 months, 1 week ago

How the Warriors’ moves this offseason built a bridge to the next possible era

New York Times  

So this coming season probably won’t be the last dance of the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty, after all. The decision to let Klay Thompson go signaled the full arrival of the Mike Dunleavy Jr. era as the Warriors’ general manager. What they’ve got now: Bigs Draymond Jackson-Davis Looney Combo forwards Kuminga * Anderson Wings Wiggins Moody * Waters * Hield …

Steph Curry opens up on Klay Thompson’s difficult Warriors departure: ‘I just want him to be happy’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Steph Curry opens up on Klay Thompson’s difficult Warriors departure: ‘I just want him to be happy’

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — Of course, there were tears. But it’s one of those things where I know when I see him in person, I’ll be able to give him that energy properly.” After the past season in which Thompson had struggled so mightily to adjust to the new realities of his Warriors world, with his contentious contract situation hanging over …

Steve Kerr thanks Klay Thompson for ‘10 incredible years,’ says ex-Warrior needed ‘a shift’
5 months, 2 weeks 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
5 months, 3 weeks 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
5 months, 3 weeks 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
5 months, 3 weeks 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
5 months, 3 weeks 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
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

The perfect and poetic timing of Klay Thompson’s 13 seasons of splash for the Warriors
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The perfect and poetic timing of Klay Thompson’s 13 seasons of splash for the Warriors

New York Times  

It was all about excellent timing, cohesion, competitive urgency and the perfect amount of deadpan spontaneity to make it feel fresh, funny, harrowing and occasionally poetic. And now that Klay’s singular Warriors tenure — 13 seasons of fire and splash — has come to an end, you can look back and understand how it all aligned. And how Klay’s rough …

Warriors’ Mike Dunleavy Jr. plots a reasoned offseason that might not include Klay Thompson
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Warriors’ Mike Dunleavy Jr. plots a reasoned offseason that might not include Klay Thompson

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Maybe Mike Dunleavy Jr. had a very direct message to deliver on Monday, maybe it was a slightly coded signal to his roster and the rest of the league or maybe he was just speaking honestly about this Golden State Warriors moment. The mood of his 20-minute pre-draft media session, though, was clear: The Warriors aren’t panicked …

Steve Kerr on the Warriors’ transition, Steph Curry’s burden and the Olympics
8 months ago

Steve Kerr on the Warriors’ transition, Steph Curry’s burden and the Olympics

New York Times  

Yeah, this time it’s very different for the Warriors, for the players and especially for Steve Kerr, sitting at home and watching the best teams crash into each other on television. “For the second year in a row, we put way too much on Steph’s shoulders trying to figure out ways to score,” Kerr said. “Draymond and I are a …

GM Mike Dunleavy, Warriors look to regroup after missing the playoffs with Curry, Green, Thompson
8 months ago

GM Mike Dunleavy, Warriors look to regroup after missing the playoffs with Curry, Green, Thompson

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and the rest of Golden State’s front office staff had a feeling this season would wind up short of the ultimate goal for a franchise that has won four NBA championships over the past decade. He’s still a really good player and I think we have enough good players in our system, …

Klay Thompson misses all 10 shots in what might have been his final game with the Warriors
8 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Kawakami: Warriors’ Klay Thompson keeps going, and his price tag keeps going up
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Klay Thompson sent to the bench for the first time since 2012, responds with a season-high 35 points
10 months, 1 week ago

Klay Thompson sent to the bench for the first time since 2012, responds with a season-high 35 points

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Klay Thompson was told Thursday he wouldn’t be starting a game for the first time since he was a Golden State rookie in 2012. It was the first time the four-time NBA champion came off the bench since March 11, 2012, during the lockout-delayed first season of his career. I just wanted to take it upon …

Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in coach Steve Kerr: Sources
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in coach Steve Kerr: Sources

New York Times  

After sitting for the final 18 minutes of Thursday night’s loss to the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in coach Steve Kerr, and the 2021 lottery pick no longer believes Kerr will allow him to reach his full potential, sources close to Kuminga tell The Athletic, adding another layer of turbulence to an already …

Thompson: Brandin Podziemski is doing something we’ve never seen with these Warriors
1 year ago

Thompson: Brandin Podziemski is doing something we’ve never seen with these Warriors

New York Times  

Even on a frigid night shooting for Stephen Curry, it was gasp-inducing. Right when it appeared the Warriors were headed for another foul-to-avoid-the-game-tying-3 situation, which they’ve already blown twice this season, Curry’s missed free throw presented the most unexpected scenario in the Warriors’ latest nail-biter. The Warriors, who’ve spent the first quarter of the season finding ways to lose games, …

Kawakami: Warriors’ GM Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s realistic view of the season so far and eventual end of this run
1 year ago

Kawakami: Warriors’ GM Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s realistic view of the season so far and eventual end of this run

New York Times  

Mike Dunleavy Jr. is the bridge. “Yeah, I do; I do believe this whole roster does, as the way it was designed,” Dunleavy said on my podcast before Thursday’s loss in L.A. to the Clippers to drop the Warriors to 10-14. And then from there, we’ll make the right decisions and see where we’re at.” With Draymond Green suspended, the …

Draymond Green ejection, Klay Thompson benching spotlights another Warriors nightmare
1 year ago

Draymond Green ejection, Klay Thompson benching spotlights another Warriors nightmare

New York Times  

PHOENIX — The latest nightmare night for a spiraling Golden State Warriors team began early in the third quarter. “I didn’t intend to put the team in a bad spot,” Green said. “If you’ve ever played basketball before, you know what you’re capable of,” Thompson said. I’ve been really patient…Tonight did not feel like a night to have a lot …

Thompson: A big dunk sent the Warriors a clear message — it’s time to change
1 year ago

Thompson: A big dunk sent the Warriors a clear message — it’s time to change

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green threw the lob pass seemingly to the heavens, high enough that only two people on the court could go get it. And when Kuminga dunked it with two hands, it felt like so much more than an exclamation point for the Warriors’ fourth-quarter comeback Wednesday against the Blazers. The Warriors started the second quarter of …

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

Klay Thompson bobbleheads and their many faces: ‘The gift that keeps on giving’
1 year, 2 months ago

Klay Thompson bobbleheads and their many faces: ‘The gift that keeps on giving’

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Kim Trinidad’s previous jobs include hyping up ice cream for Dreyer’s and pushing music for Pandora, so she’s accustomed to peddling sunshine for a living. But no “work” shift for Trinidad is ever more fun than when the Golden State Warriors marketing team meets to brainstorm ideas for the next Klay Thompson bobblehead. “He’s the gift that …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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