{"id":12472,"date":"2025-07-22T04:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/12472\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T04:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:03:09","slug":"boxing-legend-mike-tyson-denies-knowing-dallas-maverick-star-klay-thompson-nba-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/12472\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing legend Mike Tyson denies knowing Dallas Maverick star Klay Thompson | NBA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Boxing Mike Tyson<\/a> has no idea who Klay Thompson is. In a recent episode of the Big podcast with Shaq, the veteran fighter was asked about Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion<\/a>\u2019s relationship. Tyson had to be informed who Thompson was. The boxing legend discussed his relationship with Shaquille O\u2019Neal. Both veterans had different opinions on how the future of this relationship will turn out.<\/p>\n

Adam Lefkoe explains who Klay Thompson is to Mike Tyson<\/p>\n

Co-host Adam Lefkoe pointed the question at Mike Tyson. The relationship of Klay Thompson and American singer and rapper Megan Thee Stallion has been the talk of the town lately. Following the hype, Lefkoe threw the question at Tyson. The expectation was to get a hint of the narrative that is going on in the sphere of other sports as well. However, to everyone\u2019s surprise, Tyson denied knowing Thompson.He stated, \u201cWho\u2019s Klay Thompson, though?\u201d Clarifying it to the legendary fighter, Lefkoe replied, \u201cHe plays basketball. He was in the Warriors. One of the greatest shooters of all time. He is now on the Dallas Mavericks. And he is with Megan Thee Stallion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Tyson disagrees with Shaquille O\u2019Neal on Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s relationship longevity<\/p>\n

The veterans from the world of basketball and boxing had divided opinions. Co-host Adam Lefkoe asked both Mike Tyson and Shaquille O\u2019Neal about the lasting probability of the newly disclosed relationship. Shaq believed that the relationship would not last more than six weeks. <\/p>\n

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\u201cSix weeks\u2026The line is six weeks.\u201d The NBA<\/a> veteran stated. However, Mike Tyson shared a different opinion. He believed that Thompson could keep the American rapper with him. Tyson stated, \u201cThat might just be a long time. You know six weeks ain\u2019t nothing. She got that shot. So you have got to give her some credit. You got to give a little credit that he might got some staying power.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans react to Mike Tyson\u2019s comment on Klay Thompson<\/p>\n

Mike Tyson\u2019s comment received a mixed reaction. While some fans found it funny, others criticized the legendary boxer for his ignorance. A fan named Red Raider Man wrote, \u201cWho tf is Mike Tyson.\u201dBjackPacers wrote, \u201cBruh come on, unc. You telling me you don\u2019t know a splash brother\u201dJim Park commented, \u201c\u201dWho’s Klay Thompson” is not a line I ever thought I’d hear\u201d Ade wrote, believing that nothing other than boxing entices Tyson. He wrote, \u201cMike Tyson is inherently a pugilist \u2014 man doesn\u2019t care about anything that isn\u2019t combat.\u201dMyteamhawk added his comment, \u201cIn Tyson shoes ..why would he know who klay is just wondering ? Doesn\u2019t give af about basketball\u201d\"Fans<\/p>\n

Image via NBACentral\/X (Screengrab)<\/p>\n

FAQs<\/p>\n

Who was Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s previous partner?Megan Thee Stallion had previously dated Pardison Fontaine until 2023. Who was Klay Thompson\u2019s \u2019previous partner?The NBA star dated American actor and model Laura Harrier<\/a>. The duo split in 2020.Which team does Klay Thompson play for?Klay Thompson plays for the Dallas MaverickAlso Read: Megan Thee Stallion outlifts expectations in viral gym date with boyfriend and NBA star Klay Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson has no idea who Klay Thompson is. In a recent episode of the Big podcast with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,14233,7235,14231,14235,14230,8199,590,14232,14234,85,14236],"class_list":{"0":"post-12472","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-boxing-legend","12":"tag-dallas-mavericks","13":"tag-klay-thompson","14":"tag-laura-harrier","15":"tag-megan-thee-stallion","16":"tag-mike-tyson","17":"tag-nba","18":"tag-shaquille-oneal","19":"tag-six-weeks-relationship","20":"tag-sports","21":"tag-sports-relationships"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}