<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Zaza-Pachulia-Warriors-Stephen-Curry.jpg"></figure><h1>Stephen Curry will struggle without help from teammates, claims former Warriors center Zaza Pachulia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-24T07:16:59-08:00">December 24th, 7:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-24T07:18:06-08:00">December 24th, 7:18am</time><address><a>Skyler Carlin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zaza Pachulia is among a handful of players that have played with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Stephen Curry. Amid reflecting on his time with the Golden State Warriors, Pachulia claims that Curry — like most players — could have a tough time producing with a lack of help from his teammates.</p><p>After saying that Giannis struggled when he doesn’t have shooters to space the floor around him, he said the same could go for Curry, via <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/24/steph-curry-giannis-antetokounmpo-zaza-pachulia-warriors-bucks/">Wes Goldberg of the Bay Area News Group</a>.</p><blockquote>“Same thing goes with Steph. It started with Andrew Bogut and Draymond Green setting screens to get him open, Klay helps because teams cannot really load on Steph because if you leave Klay open, Klay’s going to make 14 3s against the Chicago Bulls. With Kevin Durant, one of the best players in the league, Steph has more freedom and he can be who he is. But if you have this amazing defender on him and a big man down there waiting for him, then Steph is going to struggle, too.”</blockquote><p>In Golden State’s season-opening game against the Brooklyn Nets last Tuesday, the Warriors looked out of sorts. The Nets would steamroll the Warriors en route to an impressive 125-99 win, showing that Golden State is going to need time to improve.</p><p>Following Tuesday night’s blowout loss, Curry <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-currys-message-to-andrew-wiggins-kelly-oubre-jr-amid-awful-opener/">informed</a> Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr. to not be deterred by their disappointing start to the season. Wiggins and Oubre are going to have to be key contributors for the Warriors amid the season-long absence of Klay Thompson.</p><p>With no other elite offensive asset on the floor with Curry, Brooklyn was able to focus on double-teaming him and forcing the guys around him to beat them. If the Warriors hope to return to being a playoff team, they’ll need the guys around Curry to step up in a large way, as Pachulia pointed out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen Curry will struggle without help from teammates, claims former Warriors center Zaza Pachulia

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Kawhi-Leonard_s-infamous-2017-WCF-Game-1-injury-as-told-by-Zaza-Pachulia.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Kawhi Leonard’s infamous 2017 WCF Game 1 injury, as told by Zaza Pachulia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-10-23T21:48:59-07:00">October 23rd, 9:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-10-23T21:53:57-07:00">October 23rd, 9:53pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Until today, former NBA center Zaza Pachulia could still be public enemy no. 1 of San Antonio Spurs fans because of the Kawhi Leonard incident.</p><p>Spurs fans will never forget the infamous play that involved Pachulia and Kawhi in Game 1 of the 2017 NBA Western Conference Finals. The Spurs were up by 25 points in the third quarter against the Golden State Warriors. Kawhi went up for a 3-pointer and Pachulia closed in to challenge the shot.</p><p>Kawhi, however, landed on Pachulia’s foot, causing him to sprain his ankle.</p><p>Leonard left the game and did not return for the rest of the series, which the Spurs eventually lost, 4-0.  The Warriors won the title that season.</p><p>Zaza openly talked about the incident on the <a href="https://art19.com/shows/warriors-insider-podcast/episodes/d0a2f814-7daa-4b0f-a5da-d6c756106307?fbclid=IwAR0uty75eACaViZvxZbitaaKMiFGJ2NmWBVxfrCOa_Q_vEfkvxba82MA6SQ">Runnin’ Plays podcast</a>. He said he and his family got death threats from angry Spurs fans because of it, but he also maintained that it was just an unfortunate accident.</p><blockquote>“Let’s come up with how many times that situation has happened. Prior to that, after that. A lot! It’s part of the game. Especially now that so many threes are taken statistically if you look at it. Way more threes than 10 years ago, 20 years ago.  That means, of course, one of the schemes defensively is you don’t want to give easy three-point shots,” Pachulia said.</blockquote><p>Pachulia, who played 16 seasons in the NBA and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-zaza-pachulia-returns-golden-state-organization-consultant/">became a consultant for the Warriors</a> after his playing days, added he understood why so many people talked about it because it affected a lot of things. However, he also threw a subtle jab at the media for blowing up the entire incident, which made his situation worse.</p><blockquote>“If you look at the Eastern and Western Conference, the media had nothing to talk about. Cleveland was sweeping everybody in the first three rounds, we were sweeping everybody as well. We ended that NBA Playoffs, 16-1,” Zaza Pachulia added. “So I guess that was something the media found and said ‘OK, let’s talk about this, let’s make it more interesting, let’s sell the news.’ We all know what kind of world we’re living in. It’s about selling information.”</blockquote><p>The 36-year-old revealed that he reached out to Kawhi Leonard after the incident by sending a text message. The then-Spurs star, however, did not respond.</p><blockquote>“(I texted) Listen, it definitely was not on purpose and hopefully you can get back sooner on the court. I wanted him to know from me because there were so many words out there. I really felt bad. I’m an athlete too. My kids are playing (sports). I don’t want anybody to go through it.”</blockquote><p>Zaza Pachulia also mentioned that it’s crazy that nobody talks about how Kawhi already rolled his ankle two minutes before their incident. He admitted that he was saddened to hear his fellow NBA players say he injured the Spurs star on purpose.</p><blockquote>“Fans can say whatever they want. I can’t argue with them, I can’t fight with them whether it was an accident or was it done on purpose. But for the professionals, for the people who play this game, talking about how I did it on purpose, it’s kind of sad that. It’s just basketball. We’re just trying to entertain people. We’re all human beings, we’re all trying to be role models to many kids. We have different backgrounds and we represent different countries.”</blockquote><p>Pachulia, however, emphasized he has already moved on and implored fans to stay classy and just enjoy basketball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kawhi Leonard’s infamous 2017 WCF Game 1 injury, as told by Zaza Pachulia

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/The-reason-Steve-Kerr-is-the-perfect-coach-for-the-Dubs-per-Zaza-Pachulia.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>The reason Steve Kerr is the perfect coach for the Warriors, reveals Zaza Pachulia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-10-23T21:32:24-07:00">October 23rd, 9:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-10-23T21:32:24-07:00">October 23rd, 9:32pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Zaza Pachulia only played two seasons under Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, but the multi-titled tactician left a lasting impact in his life both on and off the court.</p><p>The 36-year-old Georgian-Turkish center recently opened up why how big of an impact Kerr has in the Warriors’ winning culture over the last few years.  Pachulia revealed how Kerr genuinely cares for his team’s well-being and establishes a rapport far greater than the typical player-coach relationship.</p><blockquote>“Steve called me one day after the practice and he goes, ‘Zaza, is everything OK?’ And I’m like ‘What do you mean, coach? I’m fine. I’m healthy.’ And he was like ‘No, how do you feel on the court?” <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/zaza-pachulia-tells-story-explains-why-steve-kerr-good-coach" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pachulia reminisced to NBC Sports’ Ali Thanawalla.</a></blockquote><p>The 6-foot-11 big recalled how out of place he felt the first time he joined the Dubs’ high-octane system in 2016. Guided by Kerr’s assurance and belief in him, Pachulia came out of his shell and figured his role with the team.</p><p>The one-time NBA Coach of The Year winner took the time to explain to Pachulia how important he was to his Warriors teammates. That pep talk was all Zaza needed to shake off his blues.</p><blockquote>“And that was the game-changer, where I said ‘That’s so true.’ It’s about what your coaches and teammates think about you. And they love seeing you on the team and appreciate what you bring for them and how you help them. So that was the game-changer. I literally locked everything off and it was a learning experience for me. It was a lesson where, don’t listen to outsiders, and who cares?” he said.</blockquote><p>While Pachulia was simply a glorified role player for the Warriors, his intimidating post presence came in handy for them in winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018. He notched 5.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in 139 games in The Bay.</p><p>Steve Kerr, meanwhile, still has his doubters even after leading Golden State to three titles. Some still view him as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-steve-kerr-aware-how-lucky-ive-been-to-basically-inherit-a-team-that-had-multiple-hall-of-famers/">an extremely lucky coach who landed in a good spot</a>, but looks like he truly is a remarkable leader and even better human being.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reason Steve Kerr is the perfect coach for the Warriors, reveals Zaza Pachulia

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Zaza_Pachulia_hilariously_rips_Klay_Thompson_s__Z_minus__defense_on_him.jpg"></figure><h1>Klay Thompson may not have given Zaza Pachulia a car after all</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-09-21T20:41:45-07:00">September 21st, 8:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-09-21T20:42:26-07:00">September 21st, 8:42pm</time><address><a>Christian Alamodin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Klay-Thompson/a0dc0928">Klay Thompson</a> and Zaza Pachulia are close friends that go back to the retired center’s time with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>. However, they’re not close enough that Klay will actually shell out some serious money for the new Warriors consultant.</p><p>LetsGoWarriors clarified the rumors that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-klay-thompson-gives-zaza-pachulia-car-as-retirement-gift/">Thompson actually bought Pachulia a luxury car as a retirement gift</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two more fans have asked us if Klay really gave Zaza a Rolls Royce. Turns out <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/RollsRoyce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rollsroyce</a> is a sponsor of the golf tourney. So yeah, another tidbit that suggests Klay was joking. (🎥: via Mike Capino) <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/5JekB9tZUD">pic.twitter.com/5JekB9tZUD</a></p><p>— LetsGoWarriors👌💛💙 (@LetsGoWarriors) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/LetsGoWarriors/status/1175213588681641984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>The video clarified that the Rolls Royce Pachulia and Thompson posed in front of was sponsored by Thompson’s golf tournament meant to aid the Bahamas. This clarifies that while the two players are close, Thompson isn’t willing to shell out a huge amount of money just to buy Zaza a luxury car.</p><p>While the tournament was played in good spirits, Thompson didn’t have kind words to say to US President Donald Trump.</p><blockquote>“I didn’t appreciate the language [Trump] used with Bahamians,” Thompson told Medina. “They’re gang members and criminals? I’ve known Bahamians my whole life. Yes, there are criminals in Nassau. But there are criminals worldwide. When you lose everything, your home, your loved ones and thousands are dead, and then you generalize a whole population, I thought it was very, very ill advised and bad timing. That language really (ticked) me off.”</blockquote><p>The Warriors star is also not letting up with the stingers on the basketball side of things. He believes that <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/klay-thompson-proclaims-warriors-championship-dynasty-far-over">the Golden State dynasty is still alive and running</a>.</p><blockquote>“The dynasty ain’t over,” Klay said Friday during the second annual Thompson Family Foundation golf tournament in Newport Beach, Calif. “It’s far from over.”</blockquote><p>It will be a long season of recovery for Thompson, but he will be more than ready to play once he’s ready. Moreover, he’ll have his bud Zaza to cheer him from the sidelines.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Klay Thompson may not have given Zaza Pachulia a car after all

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Klay_Thompson_gives_Zaza_Pachulia_a_car_as_retirement_gift.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Warriors’ Klay Thompson gives Zaza Pachulia a car as retirement gift</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-09-20T20:05:58-07:00">September 20th, 8:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-09-20T20:05:58-07:00">September 20th, 8:05pm</time><address><a>Christian Alamodin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Zaza Pachulia has officially walked away from playing basketball, but his successful relationship with the Golden State Warriors aren’t done just yet. In fact, he just got a surprise gift from Klay Thompson.</p><p>He spent two successful seasons with the Warriors before ending his career with the Detroit Pistons. Now that Pachulia is about to roll up to Chase Center as a consultant, Klay felt the Georgian big man should have a car that matches his position with the organization.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">🤣 🤣 🤣</p><p>Via (<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/KlayThompson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KlayThompson</a>) <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/R4m9q85db5">pic.twitter.com/R4m9q85db5</a></p><p>— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1174913847007707139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2019</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Getting a retirement gift is nice. However, getting a luxury car from one of the NBA’s most talented shooting guards is a little too much. However, Pachulia is more than happy to take him up on that offer.</p><p>Zaza decided to hang up his sneakers and return to the team as a consultant. While the team is different compared to the one he left, he’s still confident that the Warriors will be able to perform.</p><blockquote>“I was taking a tour around the Chase Center the other day and went to the locker room and there are a lot of younger guys … and a perfect opportunity for them to prove … to show themselves,” Pachulia said recently, <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/why-zaza-pachulia-excited-be-back-new-role-warriors">per NBC Sports</a>. “It’s going to be an interesting year. They have a great coaching staff — one of the best in the business — and I’m sure coach [Steve] Kerr will use those players in the right way.”</blockquote><p>Meanwhile, Klay Thompson is still enjoying life while he is recovering from his ACL tear. 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Warriors’ Klay Thompson gives Zaza Pachulia a car as retirement gift

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Congrats to my friend @pololikashvili for being re-elected as Secretary General World Tourism Organization for second term. I’m confident that during this challenging times he will do great things for world tourism. #UNWTO #ProudGeorgian

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In commemoration of the Independence Day of #Georgia🇬🇪, on May 26th, the San Francisco Mayor's office has honored the country and it's people by raising the Georgian flag at the San Francisco City Hall. 
#MAY26  #GEOUS🇬🇪🤝 #PROUD #THANKFUL 

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Congrats on your jersey retirement Day Day. Well deserved. It’s an honor to share this moment with you ✊🏼
@money23green @warriors @MSU_Basketball @ Breslin Student Events Center https://t.co/ftXXs0ZFIX

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Klay Thompson may not have given Zaza Pachulia a car after all

Warriors’ Klay Thompson gives Zaza Pachulia a car as retirement gift