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Klay Thompson's Move To Mavs: An Olympic-Sized Signing? Warriors Tracker
By Mike Fisher,
5 hours ago
AUG 28 K & K How did Klay Thompson's move to Dallas originate? In a way, way back at the 2016 Olympics.
According to Marc Stein , those Brazil Olympics created a relationship that played a factor in Thompson's departure from the Warriors this offseason via free agency to Dallas.
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“I covered the 2016 Olympics and you could tell then that Klay had a real admiration for Kyrie. I do think that there is no question, Kyrie Irving is one of the players and peers that Klay respects," Stein said.
AUG 26 BARNES SON OK Matt Barnes, who won a championship in 2017 with the Golden State Warriors, is revealing that his son, Isaiah Barnes, is recovering from emergency surgery after being hit by a car while on foot.
Matt writes on social media: “My guy's had a tough week. Hit by a car while jogging Wednesday ... had a bad stomach ache Friday tried to play through the Mamba Invitational, couldn’t sleep all Friday night decided to FINALLY tell his mom & I yesterday when he couldn’t move.''
So wait ... the kid tried to play basketball with an appendix that was on the verge of rupturing.
“I took him to the emergency room & he had to have emergency appendix surgery. Doctor said it was the largest appendix he had ever seen that hadn’t ruptured,'' Matt wrote. “Been one tough week man,” he wrote on his Instagram Story.
AUG 11 CHEAT CODE Although LeBron James had the better overall Paris Olympics run, Stephen Curry came up huge for Team USA vs. France in the gold medal game.
Scoring 24 points against France and converting ridiculously difficult three-point shots in the fourth quarter - even against 7-4 Wemby! - reminded everyone the Golden State Warriors superstar still has it.
Among Curry's admirers?
Indiana Fever All-Star Caitlin Clark - herself quite a perimeter shooter - who used two words to describe his work.
"Cheat code,'' she wrote on social media.
AUG 11 GOOGLE TRANSLATE NIGHT NIGHT TO FRENCH Stephen Curry gave the French fans a taste of what Golden State Warriors opponents feel on a nightly basis. Following the gold medal game, in which Team US beat France 98-87, Curry took the time to get shirts made.
Curry's three-point shot celebration incorporates the Warriors' superstar signaling, with him putting his head down on his hands as if they were pillows. As fans like to say, night night.
Curry enjoyed his gold medal accomplishment by rubbing France's face in it during a photoshoot.
AUG 10 TO BETTER DAYS Before Ja Morant ruined the 2023-24 Memphis Grizzlies season due to a plethora of questionable decisions, the high-flying point guard significantly impacted the court. Morant turns 25 on Saturday. In celebration, one of his fans reminisced by posting a video recalling a bright moment in Morant's career.
During the 2022 NBA championship campaign, the Warriors ran into the young and feisty Grizzlies. Full of heated moments, a massive blowout, and an injury to Morant, the Grizzlies' All-Star exploded for 47 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. Ultimately, the Warriors took the series 4-2. However, Morant helped push the eventual NBA champions to a six-game series only two years ago, reminding fans of the Grizzlies' potential.
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