Klay Thompson

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — A sly smile crept across Warriors star Klay Thompson's face during the fourth quarter of Golden State's 128-107 regular season ...

“There’s so many tedious exercises and just building up your muscles again to do what you love is a challenge — something I never had to do before. So, to do it twice and come out and average (20 points) is inspiring for myself and just makes we want to keep going, because I’m still juts scratching the surface of what I can become.” He scored 21 first-half points to stake Golden State to a 20-point halftime lead. With fellow “Splash Brother” Stephen Curry sidelined by a foot injury, Thompson has scored 30 or more in three straight games. To be back and be a part of it, I’m just geeked thinking about it.” “I have some great momentum going into the playoffs.

Thompson discusses how excited he is to be back in the playoffs and other takeaways from the Warriors postgame pressers following their win against the New ...

Up next, the Warriors get a week off as they prepare for their playoff matchup on Saturday. This win clinches the 3rd seed for the Warriors as they finish the season with a 53-29 record. Thompson was the star of the night as he poetically caps the season with a 41 point game. More notably, he went 4-for-4 at the free throw line, while passing teammate Stephen Curry for the league lead in free-throw percentage. The Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night by a score of 128-107. In his postgame presser, head coach Steve Kerr emphasized how proud he is of his team for overcoming adversity this season.

Klay Thompson scored a season-high 41 points and led a 3-point shooting barrage as the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelican...

The Mavericks finished fourth and will face fifth-seeded Utah in the first round of the playoffs. Los Angeles will play at Minnesota on Tuesday in the play-in tournament after finishing above .500 for the 11th consecutive season. Tatum finished at 11-of-14 shooting from the floor in just 26:03 played, leading the Celtics to a 54.5 percent performance at 54 of 99. Reggie Perry led the Blazers with 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Tyrese Maxey and Paul Reed each scored 25 points for Philadelphia (51-31) in a game that saw each team rest their best players. Utah, playing without starters Donovan Mitchell (non-COVID illness) and Bojan Bogdanovic (rest), clinched the No. 5 seed with the easy victory. The Knicks, who ended a seven-year postseason drought last spring, finished 11th in the East, six games out of a spot in the play-in tournament. Lauri Markkanen fired in 23 points for the Cavs (44-38), while Rookie of the Year candidate Evan Mobley contributed 18 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. Golden State won its fifth consecutive game and clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Thompson, playing in just his 32nd game after returning from Achilles surgery, scored more than 30 points for the fourth time in his last six games and topped his previous high of 38 points. Kevin Durant posted a triple-double of 20 points, a career-high 16 assists and 10 rebounds despite 5-for-17 shooting. The No. 8 Cavs will travel to No. 7 Brooklyn on Tuesday for an Eastern Conference play-in game.

Following the Golden State Warriors' final game of the regular season, Klay Thompson, fresh off of a 41-point outing, was asked about his team's opponent in ...

During the four games against the Nuggets this season, the Warriors were far from “whole” as at least one member of Golden State’s core three stars (Thompson, Steph Curry and Draymond Green) was missing, with Green missing every one of those contests. This isn’t just a canned statement of optimism from someone entering the playoffs. “I mean it’s a clean slate now,” Thompson said.

Klay Thompson scored a season-high 41 points and led a 3-point shooting barrage as the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans ...

The Mavericks finished fourth and will face fifth-seeded Utah in the first round of the playoffs. Los Angeles will play at Minnesota on Tuesday in the play-in tournament after finishing above .500 for the 11th consecutive season. Tatum finished at 11-of-14 shooting from the floor in just 26:03 played, leading the Celtics to a 54.5 percent performance at 54 of 99. Reggie Perry led the Blazers with 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Tyrese Maxey and Paul Reed each scored 25 points for Philadelphia (51-31) in a game that saw each team rest their best players. Utah, playing without starters Donovan Mitchell (non-COVID illness) and Bojan Bogdanovic (rest), clinched the No. 5 seed with the easy victory. The Knicks, who ended a seven-year postseason drought last spring, finished 11th in the East, six games out of a spot in the play-in tournament. Lauri Markkanen fired in 23 points for the Cavs (44-38), while Rookie of the Year candidate Evan Mobley contributed 18 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. Golden State won its fifth consecutive game and clinched the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Thompson, playing in just his 32nd game after returning from Achilles surgery, scored more than 30 points for the fourth time in his last six games and topped his previous high of 38 points. Kevin Durant posted a triple-double of 20 points, a career-high 16 assists and 10 rebounds despite 5-for-17 shooting. The No. 8 Cavs will travel to No. 7 Brooklyn on Tuesday for an Eastern Conference play-in game.

If Klay Thompson keeps playing like this, the Warriors can win playoff games without Stephen Curry. At age 32, after a torn ACL, then a ruptured Achilles, ...

Colin Cowherd explains why the Lakers trading Anthony Davis to the Warriors for Klay Thompson would make perfect sense.

National Basketball Association National Basketball Association National Basketball Association National Basketball Association For Thompson, his steal rate (.8) and corner 3 percentage (36.7) were both career-lows. Those include: The third-lowest free throw rate (35.1), second-lowest defensive rebound (22) and steal percentage (1.7), fourth-highest turnover percentage (9.3), and lowest usage rate (27.1) of his career. No, not without a full season of seeing if he can get back to any semblance of Klay. But from a simple basketball standpoint, it's not the worst idea. The Lakers get maybe a draft pick, Thompson and Wiseman, and the Warriors cry at the press conference, but privately, Jordan Poole's becoming an All-Star, and you want him to play 40 minutes a night. We'll give you Anthony Davis.' You call up Golden State, and you say ‘ Jordan Poole’s becoming a star. Thompson, on the other hand, missed well over half of the season – and the entire season before that one - while rehabbing an Achilles tear. Davis' season was a topsy-turvy rollercoaster filled with injuries and trade speculation.

With the Warriors set to open their NBA playoff run Saturday against the Denver Nuggets, Thompson has finally found himself. Not that he ever thought he was ...

Haven't watched the last two years because it was painful, so to be back and be a part of it. He brought in Will Ferrell to lift Thompson's spirits and was adamant he would always ride with his star shooting guard, believing the five-time All-Star would eventually get back to the Thompsons of old. "I'm 100 percent," Thompson told TNT after the game Sunday. "My wind is so much better than a couple months ago, especially to be able to affect the ball on both sides. Head coach Steve Kerr harped that Thompson's shooting struggles were the product of him forcing the issue and not trusting the Warriors' offense to get him the ball back if he made the smart pass. Nine hundred and forty-one days later, Thompson returned to the court for the Warriors, just happy to be playing the game he loves. Thompson and the Warriors knew his climb back to elite shooting guard wouldn't happen overnight, nor would it be linear.

It's been a long road back from multiple injuries for Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson, but he's finally back.

It answered the question whether or not is Thompson back. It’s going to be a dogfight, but we’re ready.” It’s been a long road back from multiple injuries for Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson. After missing over 900 days, the sharpshooter made a full recovery in the 2021-22 season.