Devin Booker

Klay Thompson was ejected for the first time in his career after getting into a heated exchange with Devin Booker, the theme of which was the Warriors' four ...

"The commitment to defense isn't there," Green said. Without Thompson, the defending NBA champs were never able to mount a rally, and the Suns kept a comfortable lead the rest of the way. Instead, it was at the free throw line, where Phoenix attempted 34 (and made 28) to Golden State's 17 attempts (with 13 makes). I don't expect that to be the case. As they got that issue cleaned up, they began fouling, which Kerr attributed to them being late on rotations. Highest competition in the world, stuff like that happens." "Klay cares so much about his own impact on the team," Kerr said. "After he got thrown out, he had a lot more to say, which I love," Curry said. At shootaround earlier in the day, Thompson said he Those seven technicals tied the most in a single quarter over the past 25 seasons, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. With 6½ minutes left in the quarter, the two continued to exchange words and then bumped chests, resulting in double technicals on both players. "He and Book have gotten into it a little bit over the years, they're just competitors, both great players -- I remember four or five years ago when Book was first coming up, Klay was in his prime, he went at it one night in Oracle and same type of thing happened," Kerr said.