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The NBA is missing injured Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, and it appears the feeling is mutual. Curry is still recovering from a broken hand he suffered earlier in the season, while Thompson is still making his way back from a torn ACL he sustained during the 2019 NBA Finals. Warriors […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is not expected to play this season, but the five-time All-Star is inspiring some optimism nonetheless as he rehabs from a torn ACL suffered during last year’s NBA Finals. Thompson had some fun during Sunday’s practice, dressing up in full uniform and knocking down some catch-and-shoot threes: Klay in […]

It was a heated affair on Saturday, as the Golden State Warriors hosted the Dallas Mavericks in the Chase Center. The contest eventually ended with the Mavs coming away with a lopsided 141-121 victory, but despite the blowout, the matchup was never short of action. At one point, Warriors All-Star forward Draymond Green’s trash talking […]

James Harden and the Houston Rockets squared off against the Golden State Warriors on Christmas. It was supposed to have been a matchup of megastars, but the Dubs were without the services of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson due to injury. Despite this fact, Golden State carried the day behind a strong effort from Draymond […]

With the third pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz select… Klay Thompson? It happens every year in the NBA. A potential superstar falls through the cracks or is not regarded as a system fit for teams picking at the top of the draft. Instead of selecting Thompson with the third pick after […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson put some shots up at practice on Tuesday as he continues to recover from torn left ACL. Thompson tore his left ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. The Warriors star is expected to be out until at least January or February, although some believe […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is seeing the game change right before his eyes. He credits Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, James Harden, and the availability of the basketball videos online as the main reason for the change. “The game and the league has changed so much, and a big credit to that is Steph […]

In a interview with LeBron James’ business partner, Maverick Carter, Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson admits he made financial mistakes when he first got into the NBA. Thompson says buying clothes and playing too much poker were ways he wasted his money. “I made some mistakes. Like hoarding — especially with the clothes,” […]

The Golden State Warriors must be dreaming of better days after a 4-16 start to the season. You can bet that Klay Thompson is watching from the sideline in agony. Thompson paid tribute to Oracle Arena with an Instagram post on Sunday, wearing a shirt in commemoration of Golden State’s old arena. Klay also jokingly […]

The 3-point shot has become a staple of modern NBA basketball. Nowadays, teams are looking to have multiple players on the court who can shoot from deep at all times. This is because it spaces the floor and opens up driving lanes for others, and teams need threats from beyond the arc in order to […]

When you think of the term “Big Three” in today’s NBA, two of the first trios that probably come to mind in recent memory are LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, who ruled the East and won a couple of titles with the Miami Heat from 2011 through 2014, and Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson […]

Klay Thompson won’t be returning to the hardwood until late in the regular season. With so much time in his hands, the Golden State Warriors guard tried his hand on commentary during the game between the Warriors and the Chicago Bulls. During his stint at the sidelines as a commentator, Klay got to talk about […]

Since Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is unlikely to return until late March or early April, he has all the time in the world to entertain fans in a lot of other ways. One of which is this clip of him giving his reactions and sentiments to his bobbleheads. Klay Thompson breaking down all […]

The Golden State Warriors finally earned a much-needed win on Wednesday, as they defeated the Chicago Bulls, 104-90. Despite the victory, however, the Dubs still stand at a league-worst 4-15, and to say that their fortunes have completely turned around from a few months ago would definitely be an understatement at this point. After his […]

Klay Thompson will take on a different role for the Golden State Warriors in their upcoming game versus the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. The injured superstar will appear as the team’s sideline reporter at the Chase Arena, as the Dubs look to improve their record after a poor and injury-riddled start to the season. Warriors […]

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine made it to the record books on Friday night when he became just the third player in NBA history to make at least 13 3-pointers in a single game. Not only did LaVine join just any select group, he is now in the same stratosphere as that of the Golden […]

Andre Iguodala is no longer with the Golden State Warriors, but that isn’t stopping him from spending some of his free time with Klay Thompson and his girlfriend, Laura Harrier. Neither Thompson nor Iguodala have seen much playing time in recent days. Klay is recovering from the ACL injury he sustained in Game 6 of […]

Golden State Warriors rookie Eric Paschall has been thrust with big minutes and a starting role in the wake of injuries to Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, and Draymond Green. Yet his former coach, Jay Wright of Villanova, thinks he will fit just fine once the Warriors’ All-Star core returns to the court. “You know, he’s […]

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Stephen Curry broke his left hand, Klay Thompson tore his ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Kevin Durant no longer resides in the Bay Area, and Draymond Green and D’Angelo Russell are nursing day-to-day injuries. Fair to say this isn’t how the Golden State Warriors envisioned the 2019-20 season unfolding? Now the […]

A photo from famous YouTuber Dawson Gurley, known best as the Klay Thompson impersonator, surfaced through Gurley’s Twitter account — showing him defending Golden State Warriors center Willie Cauley-Stein during their high school days. Dawson is 26 and so is Cauley-Stein, meaning this claim is as authentic as the vintage photo shows — a less-tattooed […]

Hobbled with injuries, the Golden State Warriors’ 2019-20 campaign got off on the wrong foot as they got decimated by the Los Angeles Clippers, 141-122, at the Chase Center in their season opener. Playing with a much leaner roster that they’re used to the last couple of seasons, the Warriors did not look like the […]

Kevin Durant’s departure from the Golden State Warriors was a bittersweet moment for Bay Area fans. His arrival in 2016-17 produced back-to-back NBA titles, so at the end of the day there were no harsh feelings when the injured forward packed up for Brooklyn. To make things worse, though, All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson could […]

Charles Barkley is not one to bite his tongue and he has no problem dishing criticism straight to someone’s face. The opinionated Inside The NBA host one again dished out his unfiltered brand of commentary by telling Golden State Warriors’ injured star Klay Thompson that his team won’t even make it to the top eight […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson addressed the home crowd at the new Chase Center prior to their duel against the LA Clippers. He told the Dubs fans to stay with them, noting that they have a crop of players who want to showcase their talents. “Stay with us. We’ll have a great year. We […]

Steve Kerr made plenty of headlines on Tuesday when he said that the Golden State Warriors are not expecting Klay Thompson to play in the 2019-20 NBA season following an ACL injury that he suffered during last year’s NBA Finals. Today, Warriors forward Draymond Green echoed Kerr’s words, stating that the team will prepare for […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr wants to clarify one thing about shooting guard Klay Thompson. When Kerr said Thompson is “unlikely” to play this season for the Warriors, he wasn’t ruling the All-Star guard out. He was just saying that the typical rehab timeline for an ACL injury has Thompson missing the season, […]

A new twist into Klay Thompson’s expected recovery from a torn ACL revealed the Golden State Warriors marksman could miss the entire 2019-20 season rehabilitating from this major injury, at least according to Steve Kerr. The previous expectation of a potential return around the All-Star break has now been clouded with the possibility of Thompson […]

Despite recent comments from head coach Steve Kerr suggesting Klay Thompson will be out for the season, a source with knowledge of the Golden State Warriors’ thinking told Connor LeTourneau of The San Francisco Chronicle that the team is still hoping the marksman will return this season. However they are not banking on his return […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr revealed in an interview that he’s not expecting to see sharpshooter Klay Thompson play at all this season. “It’s unlikely that he’s going to play this year,” Steve Kerr told Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay Area during an “NBA Season Tip-Off” special. “So we have to understand that.” […]

The Golden State Warriors will once again have to stick with the “Splash Brothers” in terms of dealing it from deep after Kevin Durant changed zip codes this offseason. Durant — who will miss the entire 2019-20 season for the Brooklyn Nets after recovering from an Achilles injury — recently had a lighthearted conversation about […]

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson will be sidelined until he recovers from a torn ACL that he suffered during the NBA Finals. The team doesn’t expect him to return to the lineup until sometime after the All-Star Break. There was a recent interview with 95.7 The Game that Thompson’s father, Mychal, recently did and […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and shooting guard Klay Thompson had a funny moment on Wednesday. While Kerr was talking to reporters, he said the Warriors don’t need Thompson, who was passing by the media scrum. The All-Star shooting guard yelled out “redshirt season” and Kerr continued the banter by saying Thompson needs […]

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has been one of the most impressive rookies during the 2019 NBA preseason. Through three games, Herro is averaging 16.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting better than 50 percent from beyond the arc. Herro has also shown his ability to create separation as a secondary ball handler, […]

Fifth-year big man Kevon Looney of the Golden State Warriors recently secured a sponsorship deal with Chinese sportswear brand Anta. As it turns out, there is actually a pretty funny story as to how Looney was able to land this deal, and it involves Warriors teammate Klay Thompson, who happens to be Anta’s biggest star. […]

It appears that Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson will not be a casualty of the ongoing feud between China and the NBA. According to Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic, the Dubs sharpshooter’s deal with Chinese sportswear brand Anta will not be affected by what has become an all out offensive by the Chinese. […]

Philadelphia 76ers point-forward Ben Simmons has officially added a jump-shot to his arsenal, but that doesn’t mean the Sixers star will now keep shooting à la Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson. Simmons tried to lower the expectations set on him by saying that his game “is not going to change in a day” now that […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson says the Los Angeles Lakers’ frontcourt “is definitely one of the best in the NBA.” The Lakers have superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis leading the charge, but they also have Kyle Kuzma, JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard as the other frontcourt players. “Their frontcourt is definitely […]

Golden State Warriors marksman Klay Thompson appears to have taken a unique means of transportation to the team’s first day of practice. Rather than driving himself, it appears as though Thompson took the Bay Ferry. Anthony Slater of The Athletic shared Thompson’s post on Tuesday morning. In the photo, the former Washington State Cougar can […]