Klay Thompson had a chance to tie Tuesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks and send it to overtime. However, he botched his wide-open triple, frustrating the Golden State Warriors and the rest of their fan base.
Sure enough, as the Mavs faithful celebrated, some couldn't help but poke fun at the Warriors guard for his epic fail. He actually gave the Warriors the lead midway through the fourth quarter, so there were some hope that he would be able to do it again in crunch time. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
Clean look for Klay Thompson on this final possession.pic.twitter.com/zBYGSIhtHp
— 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧' 𝐍𝐁𝐀 (@_Talkin_NBA) November 30, 2022
Twitter users were quick to mock Klay Thompson, with several of them dropping their best memes to describe the performance of the Warriors guard. He finished with five points on 2-of-9 shooting from the field, including 1-of-6 from the 3-point line.
Klay had seven rebounds and two dimes, but he was not impactful at all as he finished with the second-worst plus-minus on the team with -21.
Klay Thompson tonight pic.twitter.com/JzjumIoanA
— JR (@WigginssMVP) November 30, 2022
We need to have a serious conversation about Klay Thompson. SMH 😑 pic.twitter.com/BlsY1Z5KYT
— caabdiqaadir (@Khalif_right) November 30, 2022
Klay Thompson in the clutch: pic.twitter.com/BSFsvVfc3H
— Mad Max💫 #HumbledAndBlessed🇯🇲 (@PinstripeSZN99) November 30, 2022
Some critics also ridiculed his missed attempt to tie the game. He used to be one of the deadliest catch-and-shoot specialists in the game, but his struggles this season has been so evident.
https://twitter.com/2022_boston/status/1597791603267375105
KLAY THOMPSON FOR THE WIN
— 🫡. (@Badr_eed) November 30, 2022
Klay Thompson for open three https://t.co/BMt7vmWIvq
— yhl (@archived124) November 30, 2022
The Mavs certainly got scared after seeing Klay Thompson get the ball during that clutch moment. If it was the Thompson of before, he would have been declared a hero now. Unfortunately, it looks like the Warriors star still needs a lot of work before he recaptures his old form.
Dallas is thankful for that of course, but as for the Warriors, they can only stay patient with their superstar.