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Klay Thompson was on fire for much of the Golden State Warriors’ Tuesday night victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He wrapped the evening with 41 points on 13-of-24 shooting, including a 7-of-14 showing from beyond the arc. This is the latest in a long string of spectacular outings for Thompson. Since March 8, a span [...]

Remember a few months back when Cleveland Cavaliers threw a big Halloween house party? Remember how multiple players shared pictures on social media and there were more than a few references to the Cavaliers coming back from the dead and a 3-1 deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors to win the 2016 NBA title? [...]

With the introduction of the NBA’s Designated Player Exception, get ready for a lot of way-off-in-the-distance-extension talk. Essentially, the clause allows NBA teams to offer a fat extension to players they drafted, or players they acquired while still on their rookie deals, before they reach free agency. Hence why everyone assumes DeMarcus Cousins will re-up [...]

The Golden State Warriors have too much offense for the rest of the NBA to handle and blasted yet another professional team off the court on Monday. There were a few things about this game that made it particularly memorable though, one was the circus-like, Harlem Globe Trotter-esque, eye-popping alley-oop from Curry to Durant on [...]

Had the 2011 NBA draft unfolded differently, the NBA as we know it might not exist. Klay Thompson, for starters, wouldn’t be on the Golden State Warriors. He would be with the San Antonio Spurs. Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical relayed as much following Thompson’ 60-point detonation during a win over the Indiana Pacers on [...]

Do better, haters. After adding Kevin Durant to a 73-win core, the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors instantly become the most hated team since the 2010-11 Miami Heat. But they aren’t facing the wrath of such a status. As Klay Thompson told The Vertical’s Michael Lee: It’s not too bad. It hasn’t been crazy. No one [...]

Some pretty explosive reports are coming out of the bay area Monday morning. According to the man, the myth, the legend, White Mamba AKA Brian Scalabrine, now working for the Boston Celtics, resident Splash Brother Klay Thompson could be on the market. Scalabrine told Sirius XM Radio Monday morning that he is hearing Thompson is [...]

Michael Phelps continued to make history last night and blow everybody’s minds as the most decorated Olympian ever, taking home his record 20th and 21st gold medal of his career. Part of Team USA Basketball appeared to be in attendance to watch history being made including Kevin Durant, DeAndre Jordan, Draymond Green, Kyle Lowry and [...]

Klay Thompson was so excited Kevin Durant chose the Golden State Warriors that he…went back to sleep after hearing the news. This is apparently a true-fact anecdote, one unearthed by The Vertical’s Shams Charania: “I was sleeping,” Thompson told The Vertical, “and my brother came to my room and woke me up to tell me [...]

Klay Thompson has still yet to show any concern over his role with the Golden State Warriors in the Kevin Durant era. Some might believe there’s an inevitability behind this stance. The Warriors signed Durant. They actually added a top-three player to a 73-win nucleus. There is no reason for Thompson to complain. But Thompson’s [...]