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Klay Thompson has reconsidered the less than complimentary comments he made regarding the Cavs’ Timofey Mozgov last night. Towards the end of the first quarter in Game 3, Mozgov set a hard screen on Thompson as Kyrie Irving attempted to drive through the lane. An offensive foul was called, and Klay was forced to go […]

Back in 2011, the future for a pair of Western Conference powers was changed forever. The San Antonio Spurs traded George Hill to the Indiana Pacers to acquire Kawhi Leonard at 15th overall in the draft. Four picks before that, the Golden State Warriors selected Klay Thompson. Leonard is viewed as one of the league’s brightest […]

Magic Johnson doesn’t agree with his old teammate Mychal Thompson, that the Golden State Warriors would beat the Showtime Lakers. Cross-era comparisons are always a mess. Too many variables to consider, so the most realistic way to compare teams is to check how they fared against their own peers during their own eras. The Warriors […]

Mychal Thompson supported his son Klay‘s comments about his Lakers teams in a recent press conference. Mychal, who was a vital member of the Showtime Lakers who dominated the NBA in the 1980s, surprisingly agreed with his son saying that his team would not be able to match the offensive proficiency of the Golden State Warriors. […]

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson won’t be dropping out of the Olympics like his teammate, at least not because of an injury. Stephen Curry and LaMarcus Aldridge both declined their invitations to play for Team USA due to injuries. Along with a list of other players, the amount of high profile talent we are used […]

While Steph Curry gets most of the attention for Golden State, Klay Thompson usually quietly just does his thing and helps propel the Warriors to victory. Sometimes he does take over games, but every time he does it in a silent assassin-type fashion. At least, that’s how Warriors general manager Bob Myers thinks of this […]

The Golden State Warriors are one team that is simply on a roll. After handing the Cleveland Cavaliers a blowout loss on Sunday night, the Warriors have now won five consecutive playoff games after trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals. Simply put, their confidence is riding high after moving to […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t expecting the Golden Sate Warriors to attack them the way they did in Game 1 on Thursday night. The plan wasn’t to get Klay Thompson a bunch of open looks or to get Steph Curry in position to bury the Cavs with a flurry of 3-point bombs. The plan was to attack an imminent defensive […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals was one of those contests you just want to move on from if you’re a Cleveland Cavalier. With the exception of LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, no one showed up to play for the Cavaliers. Despite a superb job of limiting Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson offensively, […]

As we all know, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in convincing fashion during Game 1. The game may have been close for a full three quarters, but the Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter behind gutsy performances from Shaun Livingston and Leandro Barbosa. Livingston led the team with 20 points, while […]

As the Golden State Warriors embark on winning a second consecutive championship, Harrison Barnes could be looking at his last few games with the franchise. The 24-year-old Barnes, who has been the team’s starting small forward since being drafted by the team in 2012, is due to become a restricted free agent this summer. There […]

This is the second year in a row that Kevin Love and Klay Thompson have met against each other in the NBA Finals but it looks like they’ve met each other many times before in the past. In an old photo that recently resurfaced, it’s revealed that the two used to be on the same […]

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry did not have their usual scoring rampage in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the Golden State Warriors still walked away with a strong win. While Thompson was not on point with his shooting, he was still effective on the offense in a different way. […]

At this point, we all have heard about and seen the Jimmy Kimmel segment where he brings on NBA players to read mean tweets of themselves. It’s absolutely hysterical every time. Yesterday, Jimmy Kimmel Live published their fourth edition of their segment. This time, they had Jalen Rose, Klay Thompson, Steph Curry, Dikembe Mutombo, Reggie Miller, […]

When you’re the best at what you do, you’re going to have a lot of haters. Take for example, the Golden State Warriors. Despite a record-breaking 73-9 season and easily becoming the greatest three-point shooting team of all time, they can’t seem to gain the respect of prior generations. Numerous players from the past such […]

We talk a lot about how basketball, and the NBA in particular, has drifted further and further away from the basket to the perimeter. Sometimes, it’s probably a little over-stated; games are still often won in the trenches, especially in the postseason. But, graphs like the one below illustrate not only how much more the […]

The Golden State Warriors will begin their second straight NBA Finals series on Thursday at Oracle Arena, but, according to the Warriors, this time things feel different. As Game 1 of the series approaches, the team is calmer about playing for a championship this year than they were a year ago. ”I don’t think anyone’s […]

Just hours ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors are the odds-on favorite to win the championship over the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s easy to understand why. The reigning champions just came back from down 3-1 to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in an exciting 7-game series and broke the Bulls’ […]

Being a parent of a professional athlete must be stressful. At least that seems to be the case for Mychal Thompson, the father of Warriors‘ shooting guard Klay Thompson. According to Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group, the elder Thompson was too nervous to watch Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against […]

Steph Curry and Klay Thompson put on a shooting clinic in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Their excellent shooting from beyond the arc saved the Warriors’ playoff chances in the final two games of the series (especially Klay’s Game 6). At one point in Game 7, they were on such a roll that […]

Klay Thompson went off in Game 6, playing a huge role in the Warriors‘ comeback victory to force a Game 7. Thompson set a playoff record with 11 three-pointers en route to 41 points on the night. He was simply unstoppable. After the final buzzer sounded, Klay enthusiastically stormed down the tunnel towards the Warriors’ […]

Klay Thompson set a playoff record by making 11 three-point shots in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, fueling the Warriors‘ comeback over the Thunder to force a Game 7 back in Oakland. His 41 points led Golden State, and Steve Kerr couldn’t praise his shooting guard enough after the game. But what was […]

Stephen Curry may receive all of the publicity, but that doesn’t mean Klay Thompson is a slouch. Thompson took front and center during the Golden State Warriors‘ 108-101 come-from-behind victory versus the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6. The 26-year-old scored 41 points on an NBA-postseason record 11 treys. With the Warriors facing elimination on […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will walk into Game 7 at Oracle Arena with all of the pressure on their backs. Before Thursday night, the Thunder looked well on their way to the 2016 NBA Finals. They held a 3-1 lead over the Golden State Warriors and would have three more opportunities to put away the […]

It’s no secret that the majority of NBA fans tuned in on Saturday night to see the Golden State Warriors get eliminated. The 73-9 Warriors were on the brink of elimination versus the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6. However, they were able to prevail and overcome a 13-point deficit to force a Game 7 […]

Thanks in part to an amazing performance from Klay Thompson, there will be a Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals. Thompson broke the NBA record for most three-pointers made in an NBA playoff game (11), which was previously held at 9. Coach Steve Kerr credited Thompson’s great shooting, when reporters asked about winning a hard fought […]

Game 3 between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder wasn’t much of a contest, as OKC struck down the record-breaking Dubs by a final score of 133 to 105. It was a poor effort by Golden State overall, but Draymond Green‘s numbers were especially terrible. However, it was the expressions on the […]

NBA MVP Stephen Curry couldn’t let his postgame press conference end without giving a major — and well-deserved — acknowledgment to his teammate Klay Thompson. Thompson helped to carry the weight of the team on both offense and defense to pull the Warriors into the Western Conference finals, while Curry was forced to watch from […]

It took one heck of a monster performance to beat the Golden State Warriors, but Damian Lillard was up to the task. The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Warriors for the first time in their best-of-seven series on Saturday, 120-108. Despite both Draymond Green and Klay Thompson scoring at least 35 points each, Lillard’s 40 points […]

Last year Alvin Gentry left the Warriors staff to coach full time. Now Luke Walton has agreed to a 5- year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Warriors couldn’t be happier for him. Warriors general manager GM Bob Myers spoke to the Star Tribune about Walton’s departure for Los Angeles: “We are thrilled for Luke. […]

Considering how down Stephen Curry was after spraining his knee in Game 4 just a few days before, it was awesome to see him beaming so brightly while watching his teammates shine. Last night, the Golden State Warriors dismantled the Houston Rockets to take the first round series four games to one, and while the […]

When you need a crucial road victory in the playoffs, picking up your sock game is one route to go. Before the Golden State Warriors took on the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of their first round matchup on Sunday, the Dubs’ assistant general manager Kirk Lacob was spotted wearing some pretty flashy footwear. RELATED: Warriors […]

For the past day and a half, the Golden State Warriors had no idea whether their MVP Steph Curry will play in Game 2 after injuring his ankle in Game 1. Just an hour before game-time, it looks as if the Houston Rockets will catch a huge break as the Warriors will be without Curry […]

The Golden State Warriors will play the Houston Rockets on Monday night in game 2 of the first round of the NBA playoffs, but they may be without their MVP Steph Curry. Curry was sidelined for much of game 1 in the Warriors 104-78 blowout over the Rockets due to an ankle injury sustained during […]

Everyone knows that Stephen Curry is a 3-point phenom, and that his Splash Brother Klay Thompson is far from shabby himself. But when you look at the numbers and see just how many times they’ve had incredible 3-point seasons, it’s hard to argue with the Warriors duo’s long-range dominance. According to Basketball Reference, Curry’s single-season […]

The Golden State Warriors have stumbled a couple of times over the last few weeks, putting them on the brink of only being able to tie the ’96 Bulls for the best regular season record ever (as if “only” winning 72 games isn’t incredibly impressive still). They’ll need to win out to reach 73 victories […]