{"id":318570,"date":"2025-12-01T14:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/318570\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:47:08","slug":"former-warriors-star-klay-thompson-makes-basketball-history-never-done-in-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/318570\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Warriors star Klay Thompson makes basketball history never done in NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Warriors star Klay Thompson makes basketball history never done in NBA<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Former Golden State Warriors<\/a> star Klay Thompson didn\u2019t depart the franchise on a positive note.<\/p>\n

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Thompson, who won four championships in the Bay and earned a reputation for being a knockdown three-point shooter who utilizes multiple dribbles, failed to score a point against the Sacramento Kings<\/a> (0-10 field goal shooting and 0-6 three-point shooting) in his final game in a Warriors uniform before getting traded to the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n

Thompson has shown signs of being washed up as a Maverick, regressing as a perimeter shooter, and scoring at a pedestrian level (he\u2019s averaging 10.9 points per game while connecting on 36.8% of his field goals and 34.6% of his three-pointers).<\/p>\n

However, Stephen Curry\u2019s former Warriors splash brother did etch his name into the history books<\/a> after a recent standout performance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKlay Thompson has the most games in NBA history with 20+ points & two or fewer free throws attempted,\u201d Real Sports pointed out on X\/Twitter after Thompson\u2019s 23-point performance against the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

While Thompson\u2019s best days in the big leagues are behind him, he\u2019s far from the \u2018bum\u2019 that Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> star Ja Morant suggested he is in Year 15<\/p>\n

Will the dynamic, prime Warriors version of Thompson ever make another appearance? It\u2019s highly unlikely, but when the Washington State product finds his groove from deep and is playing with confidence, he\u2019s proven he can still have his share of standout games.<\/p>\n

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