Klay Thompson

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 [...]

How much does Team USA/Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski like Klay Thompson? A whole lot. Okay, that’s a lie. He likes him more than a whole lot–so much so that he believes the Golden State Warriors Splash Brother is one of the best players on Earth, per NBC Sports’ Kurt Helin: “Klay is one of [...]

Losing Game 7 of the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers has not bilked the Golden State Warriors of their confidence. Or rather, it hasn’t stamped out Klay Thompson’s confidence. From CBS Sports’ James Herbert: Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson started his end-of-season media session on Monday by saying that he barely slept the [...]

For whatever reason, there have been a record number of blowouts in the 2016 playoffs. Typically, when a team gets off to a hot start, that’s the tone for the game and the opposition does not mount a serious comeback. That was the case for Golden State last night. But in the first half of [...]

When you play alongside a superstar and are considered the second best player on your team, that has to be an uncomfortable situation to be in. While you love the success of your team, you’re constantly feeling like you need to be recognized. You got that sense from Russell Westbrook for a while, and you [...]

After game 2 of the Finals, Klay Thompson mentioned in the post-game presser that the Golden State Warriors would beat the Showtime Lakers. Klay said that with a smile because his father Mychal Thompson, a former #1 overall pick, played with the Showtime Lakers and was a part of their championship runs. Naturally, the elder [...]

How good are the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors? Best regular-season team in NBA history good. Two wins away from their second straight NBA title good. Better than the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers good…according to Klay Thompson: [tweet https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/739660395502141440] This is quite clearly Klay throwing sarcastic shade at his father, Mychal Thompson, who played for the [...]

It’s not quite the 2010-11 Miami Heat, but this Golden State Warriors team receives their fare share of hate. Not as much from other players and fans, but largely from former players. Charles Barkley prefaces every critique of the team with “I’m not hating, but…” before he states his opinion. In fairness to Chuck, he [...]

Some NBA players shy away from giving compliments to their opponents. LeBron James is not one of those players—not even when the players in question represent the Golden State Warriors, the team the four-time MVP’s Cleveland Cavaliers will face in the NBA Finals. From USA Today‘s AJ Neuharth-Keusch: “They shoot the ball extremely well,” James [...]