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With the Golden State Warriors now leading the Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0 in the NBA Finals they have showcased their true potential and have dominated in the postseason. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant have also proven that three scorers as good as them can co-exist playing alongside one another, without sacrificing much from their natural games. […]

With the NBA Finals resuming on Wednesday night for Game 3, the Golden State Warriors continued their streaky shooting from beyond the arc. The Warriors got it going from the get-go from 3-point range in the first quarter setting an NBA Finals record with nine made in the period, according to ESPN. Golden State built […]

One of the key differences between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors has revolved around the matchup at shooting guard between J.R. Smith and Klay Thompson. Thompson limited the Cavs to a 1-of-12 performance when he was the primary defender in Game 1’s defensive war despite his offensive struggles, managing to keep the […]

When the Golden State Warriors put together their super team last summer by adding Kevin Durant to an already stacked core for an investment of over $50 million projected over a two-year span, there are many question marks that remained. While the questions on the court have been answered with their stellar play, one question remains – Is there […]

Klay Thompson snapped out of a playoff-long struggle, busting out of it with his most efficient game of the postseason — tallying 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor and 4-of-7 from deep in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. The long-range sniper has been mired in a shooting slump, logging three different games […]

Through the Golden State Warriors‘ unblemished playoff run, one of the underlying storylines has been the shooting struggles that Klay Thompson has experienced. The All-Star guard finally put together a strong offensive outing in Game 2 of the NBA Finals scoring 22 points on an efficient 8-of-14 shooting including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc along with […]

Despite an impeccable playoff run since mid-April, shooting guard Klay Thompson wasn’t afraid to admit he and his teammates have sorely missed the presence of their skipper, Steve Kerr. “We miss his voice, obviously,” Thompson said Saturday, according to ASAP Sports. “His knowledge of the game is incredible. Just his demeanor — he has such a calming […]

Despite the Golden State Warriors sweeping the first three rounds of the playoffs, and beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, it’s still hard not to notice that their starting shooting guard, Klay Thompson, is continuing to struggle and produce the same numbers he did in the regular season. In 13 postseason […]

While Klay Thompson is enduring one of the worst offensive stretches of his career, especially given the stage the Warriors are in right now, opponents have been having nightmares when being defended by the other half of the Splash Brothers. Ask the Cleveland Cavaliers who were absolutely toasted, all pun intended, whenever its players were […]

Kevin Durant didn’t shy away of supporting teammate Klay Thompson despite his constant shooting struggles this postseason. The 6-foot-7 sharpshooter has been mired in a postseason-long slump that has seen him score 20 points a mere two times and score in single figures three different times through 13 games in this year’s playoffs. Thompson exploded in Game 6 […]

Klay Thompson‘s shooting struggles continued in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, scoring only six points and going a measly 3-of-16 from the field and failing to hit a three for the second time these playoffs or get to the free-throw line for the fourth time in the postseason. The sharpshooter’s […]

Despite the Golden State Warriors‘ grabbing a win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night, there are growing rumblings that All-Star guard Klay Thompson could be unhappy with his role on the team. It didn’t take long for this chatter to come around to his father and former NBA […]

The Golden State Warriors have cruised through the playoffs behind an unblemished run to the NBA Finals that was added with a dominating 113-91 win in Game 1 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Kevin Durant has played a major part of that tremendous amount of success as one of the team’s leading scorers. […]

To Golden State Warriors fan Ronnie Reyes, his infamous signed toaster is the sole reason his team has gone “undefeated” throughout the past 13 games, and a red-hot 27-1 since he had it autographed by shooting guard Klay Thompson. Prior to Game 1’s victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, the Warriors had gone […]

Beyond the Golden State Warriors‘ utter dominance in this year’s playoffs, All-Star guard Klay Thompson has dealt with notable offensive struggles. Thompson has experienced much difficulty in finding any consistency with his shot at any point in this postseason. However, interim head coach Mike Brown doesn’t appear to be too concerned with the 27-year-old’s offensive woes. […]

While Klay Thompson‘s postseason shooting struggles continued during the Golden State Warriors‘ 113-91 Game 1 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, his impact on the team went beyond the 13 missed shots he had throughout Thursday night. As one of the league’s best two-way players, Thompson made up for his offensive woes with his unconditional defense, […]

Throughout the Golden State Warriors dominance in the playoffs, Klay Thompson has notably struggled to find his way offensively. These struggles continued to persist in Game 1 of the NBA Finals as Thompson couldn’t buy a bucket — missing 13 of his first 16 shot attempts in the contest. In the midst of his shooting […]

One of the more unusual encounters between a player and fan happened this season during an autograph signing session with Klay Thompson. Instead of the more common items supporters have them sign, like shirts, basketballs, and caps, a fan brought an oven toaster and wanted the Golden State Warriors shooting guard to place his signature […]

The Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant now in the fold have become a nearly unstoppable offensive juggernaut, and that has been shown through their unblemished run through the Western Conference holding a 12-0 record heading into the 2017 NBA Finals. Golden State fields a starting lineup that features four All-Stars who are among the […]

The 2017 NBA Finals isn’t only a monumental one because of its rubber match nature, but also because of just how star-studded it is, boasting 11 combined current and former All-Stars — the most in the last 34 years of NBA history, via Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the likes of LeBron […]

The Golden State Warriors have worked their way to a third consecutive NBA Finals appearance behind an unblemished run through the Western Conference holding a 12-o record. Despite that, Hall of Famer and former Warriors great Rick Barry is concerned with the play of All-Star guard Klay Thompson up to this point in the postseason, […]

Klay Thompson has just received a timely gift from Anta, as his latest signature shoes, the KT2, will be released ahead of the NBA Finals. The announcement was made by the shoe and apparel manufacturer on their official Twitter account which included a photo of its latest colorway, called “Chase.” It will come in white […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has been a relative shadow of himself throughout the 2017 postseason. With his scoring average dipping progressively through every series, the long-range sniper is drawing inspiration from his past performances in order to regain his high-scoring form for the NBA Finals. Thompson was a one-man army in last […]

Klay Thompson’s not getting over it anytime soon. On the brink of a third-straight appearance in the NBA Finals where the Warriors will see the Cavaliers for an unprecedented third consecutive time, Thompson still can’t get last year out of his head. The epic 3-1 collapse would be hard for anyone to get over, but […]

Since entering the league in 2011, Klay Thompson has made a name for himself as a knock down shooter and a scorer whom the Golden State Warriors can rely upon night in and night out. But in their Western Conference Finals series against the San Antonio Spurs, Thompson has been reminding everyone of his other specialty outside of […]

The NBA on Thursday afternoon released the three All-NBA teams for this past regular season. It didn’t feature any of the Golden State Warriors‘ players on the All-NBA First Team. Both Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry were named to the All-NBA Second Team and Draymond Green was selected to the All-NBA Third Team. However, All-Star […]

Klay Thompson and Zaza Pachulia are having a hilarious back-and-forth for more than week now, since the 33-year-old Georgian center surprisingly outscored his teammate in Game 3 of their second round playoff series against the Utah Jazz. He even reminded Thompson about his “epic” performance by framing a newspaper clipping where it highlights the fact […]

The Golden State Warriors have gotten off to an 8-0 start to their postseason run, including a dominant four-game stretch against the defensive-minded Utah Jazz last week. Whether it was Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, or Klay Thompson, the Warriors always had someone hot when it wasn’t the others’ night. During Game 3, one […]

It’s a rare occasion when Zaza Pachulia gets to outscore any of his team’s starters, but even more rare if he gets to have more than sharp-shooting Klay Thompson. The big man tallied seven points in Saturday’s Game 3 against the Utah Jazz, while Thompson struggled mightily from the field and scored only six points […]

With their stellar play all season, Russell Westbrook and James Harden have both dominated the MVP conversation. There are some other candidates like LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard, but really, the MVP award is a two-man race with Westbrook and Harden. Rapper Lil B though, has an entirely different take on the MVP award. For […]

The Golden State Warriors may now be leading 3-0 in their Western Conference Semifinals matchup against the Utah Jazz after another win on Saturday, but not everyone from their team had a good game. Outside of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, no other starter scored in double figures on the night. Their reliable scorer, Klay Thompson, […]

After some of his teammates commented on the lack of nightlife in Salt Lake City and noted it as the reason they rooted for the L.A. Clippers to come out of the first round, shooting guard Klay Thompson faced reporters prior to Saturday’s Game 3, only to get asked about what he will do with his […]

In anticipation of the Golden State Warriors‘ second-round matchup against the Utah Jazz, shooting guard Klay Thompson had a bit of an oops moment when discussing potential game strategy against the rugged fifth seed. When asked about the stylistic difference between the two team, Thompson got caught on one too many rhymes and lost his […]

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson picked up where his teammate Draymond Green left off in Game 1, swatting the daylights out of Damian Lillard, who once again dared to elevate over the defense only to get an eerily familiar result. Thompson ran the court and was quickly spotted on a jumping skip pass […]

With home court locked up and not very much else to play for in the last two games of the season, the Golden State Warriors will rest starting shooting guard Klay Thompson against the Utah Jazz, according to Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News. Everyone else, excluding veteran forward Matt Barnes but including […]

Following Damian Lillard‘s 59-point explosion against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, the NBA has now seen 10 different players reach the 50-point mark this season — the most ever in a season in NBA history. This season’s 50-point games are as follows: Devin Booker (PHO): 70 points @ Boston Celtics (03/24/17) -L- Klay Thompson […]

Winners of 12 straight, the Golden State Warriors have been unbeatable as of late due to the sensational play of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry. Thompson has been especially been brilliant and is averaging 25.5 points while shooting 51.3 percent and 48.7 percent from three during Golden State’s win streak. This is a noticeable uptick […]

The Golden State Warriors finished out the sweep of a five-games-in-eight-nights end-of-the-season stretch, but not before some animosity set in during the dying seconds of the fourth quarter against the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Up by 22 and with six seconds to go, the Warriors passed the ball around the perimeter, ultimately finding center […]

When a set of virtual reality goggles went haywire at the Golden State Warriors offseason meeting pitch to Kevin Durant, the conversation suddenly changed to a much lighter topic — shoes. Reigning MVP Stephen Curry argued that if the two were to join forces, it could have positive aspects for both shoe companies (Durant a Nike […]