Klay Thompson Articles - Page 45

The Golden State Warriors are said to be one of the many teams keeping an eye on Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal. If this rumor is true, who (or what) might the Dubs be willing to offer for Beal’s services? The Warriors are trying to reload after a dismal 2019-20 season, which came in […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson fulfilled a dying fan’s request to speak with him on Monday. Lifelong Warriors fan Debbie Wright was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer and was told she had anywhere between 2-6 weeks to live. Apparently, one of her final requests was a visit from Thompson, as she told Frank […]

Golden State Warriors star guard Klay Thompson is putting in some work on the field. The All-Star recently posted a video of himself out-sprinting his older brother Mychel Thompson before delivering a message to track and field athletes. Peep the clip below of Klay beating his older brother. It’s certainly a great sight for Warriors […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has one more hurdle to clear before he can return to his typical form: live basketball. The six-time All-Star tore his ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, which the short-handed Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors. He was also a limited participant in the Warriors minicamp […]

The Golden States Warriors took notice of the disrespectful debate that’d kicked off on Twitter earlier Monday as to who was a better catch-and-shoot scorer between Klay Thompson and Duncan Robinson of the Miami Heat. The team’s Twitter account decided to respond with a little tutoring on how a future Hall of Famer sharpshooter should […]

Portland Trail Blazers star guard Damian Lillard wasn’t about to allow disgruntled Miami Heat fans to blurt pure hearsay following the Heat’s loss in the NBA Finals. After a random fan on Twitter decided to make an audacious claim as to Duncan Robinson being a better shooter off passes than Klay Thompson, the Blazers star […]

Miami Heat forwards Duncan Robinson and Jae Crowder just forged themselves beside Golden State Warriors sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson as just the fourth pair of teammates to each make 50 3-pointers in a single playoff campaign. Per ESPN Stats & Info, Heat’s Robinson and Crowder joined the duo of Curry and Thompson of […]

Golden State Warriors star shooting guard Klay Thompson is more than a year removed from his ACL injury, but head coach Steve Kerr is practicing patience in terms of guiding Thompson back to the court. Via NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole: “We’re taking it really slow with Klay,” Kerr said. “He’s basically taking part […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says shooting guard Klay Thompson is looking “really bouncy” during the team’s in-market bubble. Thompson, who missed the entire 2018-19 season recovering from the ACL tear he suffered in Game 6 of the 2019 Finals against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena, has been turning heads left and […]

Miami Heat veteran forward Andre Iguodala amazingly booked his place in his sixth consecutive NBA Finals on Sunday night, helping the Heat eliminate the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Iguodala was huge off the bench in Game 6, pouring in 15 points and knocking down all four of his 3-point […]

As he expected, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says shooting guard Klay Thompson wasn’t in top form in his first full practice since tearing his ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. However, Kerr did tell reporters that Thompson “moved well,” which is a great sign that […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry and power forward Draymond Green won’t participate in the Warriors’ minicamp next week, but shooting guard Klay Thompson will. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told Wes Goldberg of the Bay Area News group that Curry and Green won’t be at the voluntary minicamp for family reasons. However, Thompson […]

During an interview with Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave an update on shooting guard Klay Thompson, who missed the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his ACL tear. Thompson, who has been training at full speed for a few months now, “really looks fantastic,” per Kerr. However, Kerr […]

After officially joining the Golden State Warriors’ front office, Shaun Livingston was asked to talk about the team’s championship window. The Warriors had the worst record in the NBA in 2019-20 prior to games getting suspended in March due to COVID-19. However, Golden State should be back in the playoffs next season with Stephen Curry, […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson’s jump shot looks even better than it did before the All-Star tore his ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 Finals. That’s at least what Thompson’s dad, Mychal, thinks. "He's going full speed." Klay's father, Mychal Thompson (@champagnennuts) updates @DarthAmin & @TheJaxShow on the status of the Warriors' […]

Chadwick Boseman, who recently rose to prominence for playing the role of King T’Challa in Marvel’s box-office hit “Black Panther,” passed away on Friday. Players from across the league have come out to send their condolences for the fallen actor, including Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson. Thompson took to Twitter to share his grief […]

After their blowout victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers uttered a strong message on the police shooting of Jacob Blake. His comments had everyone in awe, including Golden State Warriors star guard Klay Thompson. On Twitter, Thompson gave Rivers a shoutout for his “powerful” comments. The […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson and Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James are fierce rivals on the court. They have faced each other in the NBA Finals four times and gone at one another on a few occasions. However, off the court, James and Thompson are friends. LeBron asked Klay to be […]

The Golden State Warriors will certainly weigh-in their options in the coming weeks after securing the second overall selection of the 2020 NBA Draft scheduled on October 16. The once invincible dynasty found themselves in unfamiliar territory, picking in the lottery after an NBA-worst 15-50 slate in the 2019-20 campaign.  While most teams get giddy […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson believes the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers will meet in the 2020 NBA Finals. Thompson, a three-time NBA champion, is predicting the Bucks to beat the Clippers in seven hard-fought games. His pick can be seen at the 4:23 mark of the video below: .@KlayThompson sits […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson is working hard in his preparation for his comeback season in 2020-21. Thompson, who has been cleared to train without restrictions since June following his ACL tear, has had one thing in common during his recovery and that’s the company of his dog Rocco. The Warriors star recently […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson is still putting in the work in his rehabilitation from a torn left ACL he suffered in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. His recovery included a recent workout with Stephen Curry, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. It was only a matter of time before […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard had quite an evening on Thursday, knocking down a career-high-tying 11 3-pointers in a 125-115 victory over the Denver Nuggets. In the process, Lillard joins the Splash Brothers of the Golden State Warriors as the only three players in league history to have made at least 11 triples in […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green joined TNT’s Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley in a recent installment of The Steam Room podcast to discuss the possibility of playing inside a separate NBA bubble — without his All-Star teammates, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Thompson is still progressing through rehab after suffering an ACL injury in […]

Tattoos have always been a source of personal expression for individuals around the globe, and that includes NBA players. Some choose a name, symbol or portrait, while others go for entire works of art. However, there are also those who choose to leave their bodies free of ink. It’s a personal decision, after all. Many […]

Klay Thompson might not be playing basketball this late in the year, but he always has his eyes peeled when it comes to social activism. The bulls**t scanner was fully loaded on Thursday when the Golden State Warriors sniper caught wind of San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Sam Coonrod giving an excuse for why he […]

Klay Thompson shocked Golden State Warriors fans this week after a video of his recent workout revealed he had shaved his beard. The 6-foot-7 marksman looked every bit of the young man he was during his first few years in the league after losing what had become a signature look for the sharpshooter: Klay has […]

Many consider the Golden State Warriors pairing of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry to be one of the best backcourt combinations ever. Nonetheless, it still has a different ring to it whenever a true legend of the sport such as the great Jerry West utters a similar statement. West earlier revered Thompson’s role for the […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson recently got some shots up with NFL quarterbacks Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Kyle Allen. As expected, Thompson was draining 3s during his workout with the three NFL stars. Here is video (from “jordanpalmer” on Instagram) of Klay getting up shots with some current NFL quarterbacks pic.twitter.com/fYV7HzNtz5 — […]

The Golden State Warriors had an absolutely horrendous 2019-20 campaign. So much so that they were perhaps one of the few teams that would have been more than happy if the season got cancelled altogether. The good news for the Warriors is that their suffering doesn’t look like it’s going to last more than a […]

The 2020 offseason has seen players from both the NFL and NBA, get together for a workout session. The latest crossover featured New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold along with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and their mentor, former NFL quarterback Jordan Palmer. The three gunslingers shared the court with NBA All-Star Klay Thompson who […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr’s latest update on shooting guard Klay Thompson should get Dubs fans excited about next season. As a guest on the “Hoops Adjacent” podcast with The Athletic’s David Aldridge, Kerr said Thompson is ready to go for the 2020-21 season and was looking sharp in a recent workout. “I […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has given the proposed Chicago “bubble” for the eight teams excluded from the Orlando restart an original nickname. “I call it the ‘JV Bubble,’” Kerr joked on the most recent episode of “Flying Coach”, the podcast for The Ringer that he co-hosts with Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete […]

On the most recent episode of “The JJ Redick Podcast,” the New Orleans Pelicans guard spoke about his admiration for Golden State Warriors All-Star Klay Thompson. Thompson, who will return to the court for the Warriors in 2020-21 after missing the entire 2019-20 season rehabbing his ACL injury, is one of Redick’s favorite players in […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson is a man on a mission to show everyone that he’s still an elite player despite his ACL tear, according to teammate Damion Lee. During the “Runnin’ Plays” podcast with Kerith Burke and Grant Liffmann of NBC Sports Bay Area, Lee revealed what Thompson’s goal for the […]

Those familiar with Klay Thompson are at least aware of the role his English Bulldog, Rocco, plays in his everyday life. It’s no different during the rehabilitation process, as the Golden State Warriors marksman is tackling his workouts right next to his loyal companion. He showed his Instagram fans as much during a quick video […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson has provided a timely update on his current road to recovery, and fans will all be glad to know that the 30-year-old shooting guard is raring to go at this stage of his rehab. Thompson gave the update in a recent promotional video for shoe sponsor Anta, which is […]

It’s no secret that NBA players carry around some of the heftiest contracts in all of sports. Be that as it may, there are still a few players at the top of food chain bagging more money that other athletes can only dream of. Here, we take a look and salivate over the 10 biggest […]

Not only are Golden State Warriors talents Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson the greatest shooting backcourt of all time, they also own one of the better nicknames in sports: the Splash Brothers. The moniker is both a reference to the historically wet jumpers of the two guards, and, of course, a nod to another celebrated […]