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B.J. Armstrong gave some high praise to a linchpin of the Golden State Warriors, claiming one among them would be well-suited to play in Michael Jordan’s era of basketball. Without stuttering, the former Chicago Bulls teammate of His Airness gave Klay Thompson the nod during a Monday guest appearance on ESPN’s “First Take.” Via Drew Shiller […]

Klay Thompson has won three championships since entering the NBA back in 2011. He’s also made a ton of money. After Thompson’s current contract with the Golden State Warriors expires in the summer of 2024, the sharpshooter will have made $268,210,599 in NBA money, per Spotrac. After selecting him out of Washington State, the Warriors […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011, Klay Thompson has won three championships and made five All-Star teams. He’s also established himself as one of the best shooters in NBA history. In 615 career games with the Golden State Warriors, Thompson has averages of 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists. The sharpshooter has had […]

The Golden State Warriors have done extremely well in recent years making the most of a certain night on the league’s calendar, creating superstars out of NBA Draft steals. The current core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were all drafted by the team and with none of the three being top-five draft […]

This past week, Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown appeared on the “Runnin’ Plays” podcast and talked about a number of topics relating to the Warriors. Brown also revealed that  Klay Thompson is the only player on the team that hasn’t been answering his phone calls. Brown does check-ins with his players almost […]

In Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Klay Thompson tore his ACL, ending his season. The injury crippled both the Warriors’ hopes at a three-peat, and their dominant, dynastic run. Thompson’s recovery caused him to miss the entire 2019-20 season. On May 6, 2020, fans were given a rare glimpse into Thompson’s recovery process […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011 as the 11th overall pick by the Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson has made $111,048,999 through his NBA contracts, per Spotrac. After selecting him out of Washington State, the Warriors signed Thompson to a two-year, $4.35 million rookie deal. The 2011-12 campaign was the lockout season, so Klay […]

Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are the greatest shooting backcourt in NBA history. They also are really good at playing quarterback. But don’t take our word for it. Instead, listen to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr talk about how he was impressed by Curry and Thompson’s quarterback skills a few years […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson is motivated to come back stronger than ever after an ACL tear — suffered in last year’s NBA Finals — has forced him to miss all of the 2019-20 season thus far. In a short film with Kaiser Permanente detailing his rehab story, Thompson said it “kills” him […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson has released a powerful short film that gives fans an inside look at his ACL rehab. Thompson tore his left ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. He was set to miss the entire 2019-20 campaign but will be back on […]

Golden State Warriors superstar shooting guard Klay Thompson is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at his ACL recovery. Thompson tweeted out a trailer for his documentary on Friday while noting in the caption that nothing is going to stop him from “coming back stronger.” https://twitter.com/KlayThompson/status/1256364067188432901 The Warriors sharpshooter has been ruled out for the entire […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr still recalls the moment his soon-to-be player Klay Thompson asked for his autograph. Reminiscing on his days with the Chicago Bulls, Kerr recalled when the young Warriors shooting-guard-to-be asked for his John Hancock: Via the Runnin’ Plays podcast: “I looked at him, I remember the moment really well. […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr played for multiple coaches who were masters in terms of managing different personalities in both Chicago and San Antonio. Phil Jackson sometimes responded to Dennis Rodman differently than he responded to Toni Kukoc, just as Gregg Popovich communicated differently with Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard. But it took […]

A 2011 failed trade that involved Chris Paul heading to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for the duo of Stephen Curry and Kay Thompson has recently been the talk of the town. Paul, who at that time was with the New Orleans Hornets, admitted that this blockbuster deal was almost done, and that he […]

In a story posted by Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher, league officials shared takes on what moves the Golden State Warriors could consider heading into next season. However, as Bucher notes, “there has been no indication…that the Warriors are exploring ways to improve by tinkering with their current core” of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green […]

Though he hasn’t said so definitively, Golden State Warriors president Bob Myers does not seem to be interested in trading any members of the team’s core. Via Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report: Warriors GM Bob Myers declined to talk about the team’s future plans before this season is officially over, but there has been no […]

NBA veteran point guard Chris Paul recently went on an Uninterrupted video interview, and one of the matters he discussed was the botched trade that would have sent him to the Golden State Warriors in 2011. Apparently, the Dubs were willing to send both Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to the New Orleans Pelicans (then […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson reflected on the first time he met Michael Jordan during the height of Chicago Bulls hysteria in the late-90s. Thompson said his father, Mychal–a former NBA player himself–brought the family into the tunnel to meet the Bulls after a game, calling the experience “motivating” and one he will […]

Two-time NBA champ Mychal Thompson has provided a timely update on the status of his son, Klay Thompson, regarding his road to recovery for the Golden State Warriors. According to his dad, the Warriors star has grown frustrated in recent weeks. The fact that Thompson has been unable to practice with his teammates appears to […]

It appears the Golden State Warriors have already made up their mind with regards to the NBA’s recent announcement of allowing certain teams to re-open their practice facilities starting May 1. Logan Murdock of NBC Sports reports that with social distancing measures still being strictly implemented in the city of San Francisco, the Warriors will […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green recently guested on the All the Smoke Podcast with Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, and the Dubs forward had a pretty interesting statement about how he and the rest of the Warriors have impacted the game of basketball thus far. According to Green, the trio of himself, Stephen Curry and Klay […]

Despite missing out on the entirety of the 2019-20 season (thus far), it is clear that Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson has not lost one bit of his supreme confidence. Dubs teammate Draymond Green recently went on the All The Smoke podcast with former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, and one of the […]

The Athletic’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss recently published a book titled, “The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty.” His book offers a unique look at the fast-moving, deal-making, often brutal world that built the Golden State Warriors basketball powerhouse. In this work of reportage, Strauss investigates the Warriors’ culture, their financial ambitions […]

Former Golden State Warriors general manager Larry Riley categorically denied a rumor of a trade that never came to fruition.  Ethan Strauss of The Athletic noted in his new book, “The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty,” how a package of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson almost netted them Chris Paul in […]

The much-awaited docuseries “The Last Dance” is full of unfettered access to vital moments in the Chicago Bulls’ last championship run. Andy Thompson, uncle of Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson, played a major role in getting that close to the players during that 1997-98 season. “The germ of the idea came from Andy,” […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry and shooting guard Klay Thompson were the latest NBA stars to get impersonated by “Maxisnicee.” That was about as many minutes as we played this year! @KlayThompson 😂 https://t.co/LqPjk1NFKX — Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) April 17, 2020 Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson weren’t able to suit up with […]

The Splash Brothers could have been taken from us before they ever really had a chance to arrive. The Golden State Warriors nearly completed a trade with the then–New Orleans Hornets in 2011 that would have massively changed the outlook of both franchises, as a deal surrounding All-Star Chris Paul and then-young guards Stephen Curry […]

Duncan Robinson has made an unexpected jump from fringe NBA player to one of the deadliest snipers in the game — all in the course of one season. As his Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra tells it, Robinson is darting his off-the-ball routes with Jerry Rice-like precision. Robinson, who spent most of his 2018-19 […]

It’s been over a year now since Portland Trail Blazers big man Zach Collins got into it with Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson during a heated battle between the Blazers and the Dubs last season. Nonetheless, it still remains fresh in the memory of Collins, who claims that to this day, he still receives […]

It has been nearly 10 months since Klay Thompson was last on the court, lacing them up in the 2019 NBA Finals. His father, Mychal Thompson, gave an update on the Golden State Warriors sharpshooter’s condition after tearing his left ACL. Mychal went on Joe, Lo & Dibs on 95.7 The Game to discuss how […]

Over the course of Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson’s distinguished career, the three-time NBA champion and California native has collective more outstanding single-game performances than one can count on both hands, but the one that stands out the most is probably Jan. 23, 2015—a.k.a. the 37-point third-quarter shootout from Thompson. Warriors president […]

Back in 2015, Golden State Warriors superstar shooting guard Klay Thompson scored 37 points in one quarter against the Sacramento Kings, and it’s a night former Dubs big man Marreese Speights won’t ever forget. Speights was on the bench for all 12 minutes of Thompson’s eruption. He recently told Drew Shiller and Grant Liffmann of […]

While Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is widely regarded as the greatest shooter to ever step on the basketball court, his teammate, Klay Thompson, is considered by some to be even more dangerous when he is feeling it. Case in point: back in January 2015, Thompson poured in 37 points in the third quarter […]

Klay Thompson is still going through rehab from a torn ACL. But even after leaving Game 6 of the NBA Finals with one of the worst feelings in the sporting world, the Golden State Warriors sniper still found ways to amaze those close to him in the immediate aftermath of his surgery. Thompson tore his […]

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has quickly risen as one of the league’s most potent scorers. As such, he has been matched up with the toughest defenders in the NBA. Via Twitter, a fan asked Young who are the top three best defenders out there. The Hawks stalwart didn’t hesitate to answer. For the Hawks’ sophomore, […]

Despite being the son of a former No. 1 overall NBA draft pick, the Warriors’ Klay Thompson was not originally touted as a major force in basketball as a high school student athlete. While his father, Mychal, won two titles with the Los Angeles Lakers, shooting guard Klay had to contend with players with more […]

Golden State Warriors superstar guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are already the greatest shooting backcourt of all time and their playing careers aren’t even done yet. Neither Curry nor Thompson has ego issues to where one of them will get jealous or upset if the other guy is taking more shots or averaging more […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recently opened up about how Klay Thompson has been dealing with his season-long ACL injury. According to Kerr, the 30-year-old has not exactly been in the best place psychologically during his lengthy road to recovery. “It’s been a really, really hard season for Klay,” Kerr said, via Tim […]

The entire world is in a huge fight with the coronavirus, and everyone is uncertain regarding the proper approach to the problem. Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson reminded fans that there’s only one way to fight the biggest threat to everyone’s health in a good while: education. The Warriors shooting guard took to his Twitter […]