Steve Nash might find the following set of insights on Kobe Bryant interesting. Klay Thompson’s alter ego “Reporter Klay” revealed how he grew into being the premier two-way player he now is during the Golden State Warriors’ broadcast Saturday night.

Klay Thompson is already set to go down as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, as well as the other half of the greatest shooting backcourt in league history. But one aspect of Thompson’s game that is often overlooked by fans is his defensive play. 

When healthy Klay Thompson is one of, if not the best two-way player in the league. He credits his first coach in the NBA, Mark Jackson, with challenging him on that side of the ball. 

“Playing for Mark early in my career helped a lot,” Klay Thompson said during the Warriors broadcast. “He put me on a lot of really great guards early in my career — Tony Parker, Kobe, Steve Nash back then — so I had to chase those guys around for 40 minutes a night.

“It kind of became my job, and I hated being scored on just as much as I love to score.”

Klay Thompson made the NBA's All-Defensive Team in the 2018-2019 season– though many believe he should have received the honor much more than once. When healthy, Thompson is not only one of the Warriors' top scorers, but he is also the man tasked with limiting their opponent's top scorer.

Klay Thompson noted that he has enjoyed watching Andrew Wiggins turn into a great two-way player for the Warriors. The former number one pick has earned the nickname “Two-way Wiggs” in his first full season with the Warriors.

Klay Thompson is currently in the second straight season of rehab, following an Achilles tear during the offseason. He is expected to make a full recovery and return to his Splash Brother ways next season. Until then, his alter ego Reporter Klay will fill in.