Fake Klay Thompson made headlines on Monday right before Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics after he revealed that he was slapped with a lifetime ban from the Chase Center. Apparently, Thompson's impersonator–a YouTube star that goes by the name Daws–was able to infiltrate security at the arena on Monday night. Once security found out, though, they acted swiftly.
A now-viral TikTok clip about the incident is making its rounds on social media. Apparently, Fake Klay was able to get past no less than five layers of security to make it all the way to the Warriors court (h/t Bleacher Report on Twitter):
The story of how Fake Klay was banned from Chase Center
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 14, 2022
Fake Klay even live-tweeted the events as it went down. At first, the impersonator of the Warriors star appeared to be in an understandably foul mood after he was advised about his lifetime ban:
Banned bc I walked pass 5 layers of security guards (who willingly let me through security without asking for ID) & shot around on the court for 10 minutes. I also spent 10K on tickets which they are not refunding. Why should I be banned because their security is incompetent?
— Daws (@BigDawsTv) June 13, 2022
Fake Klay even tried to justify his actions by explaining that he never forced entry, and that he never lied about his identity:
Technically, I did not trespass.I talked to security, went through metal detectors and walked right into the building. They welcomed me with open arms. I also never claimed to be Klay. https://t.co/FbmnKWlwTs
— Daws (@BigDawsTv) June 14, 2022
After some time, though, Fake Klay seemed to have calmed down. Apparently, he did not want to make a big deal out of the incident. He also says that he has no ill will against the Warriors or the Chase Center security team for their decision:
Im being contacted by a lot of news organizations to do interviews. As of now I will not be doing any. Don’t want to make this a bigger deal than it is, the chase center has every right to ban me. I get it. No hard feelings. Had fun doing it 👍🏼
— Daws (@BigDawsTv) June 14, 2022
What a fascinating story this has been. The best part is that he hasn't even uploaded his full video on YouTube — as of writing at least. That should make for some epic Warriors content.
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