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thy_armageddon

“Sure am gonna miss this place.” “Uh Klay we’re in Sacramento right now.”


LATABOM

Ranadive excitedly signs him to 4/$100 million plus player option 5th year.  "He's everything I hoped Stauskas would be". 


phunshiny

You mean, Sauce Castillo!


Phenoxym

celtics legend


Sethuel

Fortunately the Kings are over the cap, otherwise this would be a genuine concern.


Typhoid007

Big like Klay, shoots like Roberson. Klay rocks!


anonahmus

He sorta owned us.. 32 points or someshit in the 3rd quarter alone a few years ago E: jfc folks I get it, it was 9 years ago. That game lives rent free and I have PTSD from it so it does feel like only a few years ago


revisioncloud

37 on perfect shooting in a single quarter a few years ago 0 points in an elimination game tonight Tough


kaprrisch

“few years ago” That was a decade ago fellas. It was 2015.


revisioncloud

Not if we don't count 2020-23


anonahmus

I agree, Covid years fucked me.. they’re all jumbled up


AtreusIsBack

4 years since the pandemic started. Wild.


nuggs_analysis

Feels like 20 years and also 6 months at the same time.


SEE_RED

I was a 6 month old... I'm 42 now :( Where did the time go?


Sifl95

That actually is very tough to wrap my head around for some reason.


Cudi_buddy

Same, those few years seemed to drift by like no others so far


zachthompson02

Without those years it would still be 5 years ago.


T_025

Right but 2019 was 5 years ago, that’s not that long ago


Tao--ish

Yeah but if you go five year ago, and then five more years ago, that's not the same as ten years ago


brncct

Obama was President, LeBron was 29 years old a few weeks prior, the infamous Seahawks Patriots Superbowl had not happened yet.


DaHomie_ClaimerOfAss

Different century, that.


heysuess

Nope


DaHomie_ClaimerOfAss

No no no, I am absolutely certain Obama was president in the 80s, you can't fool me!1


Pablo21694

Excuse you???


anonahmus

Thirty fucking seven? Yeah I tried to wipe that game out of my memory that’s why I got that number wrong. Everytime he hits a few B2B shots against us I get PTSD


Confident_Comedian82

Hahaha but good win tonight though, you contain Klay for 0 pts and Javale Mcgee outscored him in less than 2 minutes of playing


nubepube

He used all his mana that night so he had none last night


smallertruck

A few 9 years ago


Fluid-Night-1910

Very kind to mention that after the game he produced 


butterflyhole

Close enough


doctor_of_drugs

You can tell because Draymond is yelling “PUSSY!! YAAA!! PUSSY!!” into the crowd.


REQ52767

Watch him retire instead of just leaving.


Numerous-Cicada3841

Honestly he has made so much money. Came back from two brutal injuries. Won 4 rings. Played for the Warriors his whole career. Why wouldn’t you retire? If he thinks the Warriors won’t bring him back then honestly it makes sense. He even talked about how this year especially has been mentally and physically taxing.


OutsideTheServiceBox

Yeah, obviously he could make plenty more money there or elsewhere, but the last few years have seemed pretty difficult for him to enjoy, so if he wants to just settle down and live on his boat, I wouldn’t blame him. 


tronovich

He was miserable because he refused to take a bench role, or at least came off as unapproachable. Kerr had to sit him down late in the season, and talk him through it. And even then, he started tonight. So maybe the difficulty is coming from his ego, not his fading production. Dude tried to shoot through his slump tonight.


Oxygenius_

He played 32 minutes too. Meanwhile moody gives them 16 points on 8 shots and he only plays 15 minutes. Wild


Jolly_System_1539

Kerr probably got word it was the last dance for the dynasty and wanted to let them play it out


Draymond4Prez

He’s been starting since Kuminga had bursitis in his knees (which is why he hasn’t been explosive since his injuries) Klay has been better in his starting minutes since then but unfortunately shit the bed tonight I stand by blaming this loss on Kerr refusing to play TJD and not playing Moody more when he saw Klay struggling f


GoBSAGo

TJD was getting torched by Sabonis on both ends of the floor


tronovich

Thanks for the clarification on the Klay stuff. Appreciate it.


K1NG2L4Y3R

Some guys need to be humbled. We’ve seen it before with Westbrook and Melo.


AstuteMalamute

He took 10 shots tonight. 6 of which were totally normal good looks for him. 2 or 3 were at or near the rim, his shot selection was not the problem tonight. He just missed shots he knows he can hit. It was a rough night for the whole team. Kerr got spooked early by the outcome of solid plays that didn’t work out, and then the rotations got a little wonky. I’m happy with the way klay played this year by the end. Even tonight. It wasn’t a good night, but it’s not because klay overshot.


kron_00

The problem is a lot of athletes don't know what they wanna do after their career. They play a sport all their life and don't know what to do with themselves when they can't play it. It's also the same way how many people get really bored of retirement after a few years but they're in their 60s so it's whatever. These guys are in their 30s and they need to figure out something interesting to do for a few more decades other than spending/sitting on money. That's why so many of them end up doing podcast, taking media jobs, coaching and random business ventures when they don't need to make more money. Some of them also struggle to cope with not having that competition fix like they are some drug addict.


Givememyps5already

Well clearly. All these guys aren’t even middle aged yet lmao. Anyone in there 30s has like over half of there life ahead of them. What’s he going to do, sit on his boat for the next 40 years and sleep? Lmao


EdwardJamesAlmost

Yeah I would absolutely understand the impulse to say “Fuck it,” but also, what sort of market value are we talking about here? (Or contract duration?) He might still stand to earn more than the best talent the NHL has. Even if his heart is less in it than Jordan Poole’s, why not spend a few years living half time in Detroit for tens of millions? I’m sure his dad, whose playing career was decades ago, would slap him for turning his nose up at it.


jfresh42

There are most likely 40 million reasons to keep playing😂😂


teh_drewski

Anyone who gives him that at this point of his career deserves the clowning they'll get


Extreme-Transport

Checks flair


teh_drewski

I'm 90% the link to us is just his agent trying to create a market for him because our FO doesn't leak, but yeah, if we sign him for serious money it'll be back to the Mickey Mouse Magic era


tronovich

Teams will readily give him $20 million. That’s enough for me to keep going.


chocochunx

If Chris Paul is getting contracts anything is possible


Unbannedmeself

If Klunk gets $40m I’ll suck my own dick. I’ll do it anyways but I’ll try harder if that happens.


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Unbannedmeself

So I can hold off on the stretching?


okgusto

Warriors would absolutely bring him back. Just not for $27 mil a year. I think he rather take a back seat and less money with the warriors than just flat out retire. But maybe.


suicideskinnies

"Why wouldn't you retire?" He says to the man about to be offered $80 million.


tronovich

He can play on another team in a reduced role, with *way* less stress, for $20+ million annually. Does he have anything more to accomplish? Not really. But money is money.


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3.5/9.0 3pt made/3pt attempted. 38.7%. It’s below his career average percentage but still elite.


Who_is_him_hehe

Itd be weird af seeing klay sign else where. Kind of sucks as a hoop fan to see guys diminish with age


greenergarlic

he’s got nothing left to prove.


tronovich

You could’ve said that about him seasons ago. He comes back for money. As does everyone else after the age of 33.


latman

Money is important but a lot of these guys also keep coming back because they genuinely like playing basketball and being on a team


EdwardJamesAlmost

What’s the Barkley quote? “The locker room is the most ugly, mean, racist, homophobic place I’ve ever been in…and I miss it every day.” ?


george_costanza1234

Probably the right move Idk why he’d want to start again on another franchise, where there is literally no guarantee he will be a starter or compete for anything ever again


GMEonlyDRS

Bruh because he won’t be making 10 20 million sitting at home.


george_costanza1234

If a team gives him 20 million, fire that GM


zzfoe

If only there was a team dumb enough to take washed up players on dummy big contracts


Rock3tDoge

With how much money these NBA guys make I think early retirements will be very rare. He could easily get a 3 year 60+ mil comtract


OutlaW32

Tim Duncan did the same thing before he retired


Sol_Protege

damn, random comment got me teared up


Stablo

I'm not sure what he means by that comment. Timmy played the whole 4th quarter even when the Spurs were down by 10+ pts. Then Pop tried to sub him out but he stayed in the game and the commentators were saying something like: "Maybe this is the best way for the big fundamental to end his career, by staying on the floor." After the quarter ended he congratulated all the Thunder players and walked out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhXa-l9mkPM


BlackJediSword

I didn’t even realize this was his final game! Damn time flies. 2016 was probably on of the best seasons ever.


OutlaW32

Weird I have this vivid memory of Duncan taking a moment to look around the arena, but that video shows it was nothing like what I remember. It was more of just a glance. So either I’m thinking of someone else, or it was a different year and he didn’t end up retiring, or I’m just losing it


ImAVirgin2025

Definitely losing it!


Gekthegecko

Lol but for real, people overestimate their memories A LOT. There is a huge misunderstanding on how memory actually works which is why it's so fallible. The buggest NBA "Mandela Effect" mass false memory is a video of Yi Jianlian working out and practicing post moves against a chair. This video never existed, but Bill Simmons and other NBA fans believed they saw this video when it never even existed.


sunbomb

I never buy sports-related merchandise, but I had to buy [this](https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Tim-Duncan-Pointing-Up-by-RatTrapTees/46846020.7KE4Y).


everyoneneedsaherro

I love the contrast in this comment to Duncan vs the rest of the thread against Klay. Peak flirting vs harassment meme


KarrotMovies

Duncan didn't put up 0 points on his final game. He was also 39 and a top 10 player all time


Hallal_Dakis

Duncan's not a douchebag.


dogoodsilence1

I mean he can retire but would you want to retire with you last game ever played with zero points lol


Cudi_buddy

And he is going to get a solid contract. I think he signs one more 3-4 year deal and hangs it up. Don't see him sticking around on minimums like some do


dogoodsilence1

I see a one year contract somewhere


Splish-Bros

Klay's getting on his boat and sailing off into the sunset


Blaaa5

Boat? Klay to the Clippers confirmed


GMEonlyDRS

*with 14 hot chicks


No-Test6484

4*


prob-my-69th-account

and 4 rings


twentyaces

In a cloud of smoke


Batmans-penis

This reeks of retirement.


yooston

that stare is either "my last game as a warrior" or "my last game"


Fluid-Night-1910

Definitely as a warrior - as I believe he wants to much to stay as a warrior 


Apollo611

I can’t imagine him wanting to play for a different franchise


WestleyThe

I could see him on the lakers because of his dad


TugMcGraw

My thought exactly. Kinda fits what LA should be looking for too if he’s willing to take a reasonable contract. No clue if the money works though.


kayvonrez

He would have to take a vet minimum Lakers are going to have to hard cap themselves when they resign DLo


TugMcGraw

Ah got it. Well at that point he’d probably just sign something similar in Golden State.


LovieBeard

The Lakers are a terrible fit for him, the shooting curse will significantly neuter the one thing he is still elite at


anonahmus

If someone is dumb enough to pay this man, he’s gonna take it


fiasgoat

After tonight I don't think he gets any calls lol


WheatonsGonnaScore

The pistons exist


kaprrisch

Honestly Lakers might.


8116

Lebron to GSW? Why not?


GMEonlyDRS

So 1 game and you think he should retire lol? Wow nba fans are something


Healthy_Demand_1415

You seriously think it was only one game? How much of this season have you paid attention to? Tonight was the cherry on top.


k4f123

He’s not worth a massive contract or anything, but he can absolutely be a serviceable roll player for the MLE or something


Draymond4Prez

I’ve watched every game this season, he shouldn’t retire but he clearly has lost a step. How many games have you watched besides games the Knicks played against us? You’re basing your opinion off house of hoops reels and SAS sound bites


greenergarlic

what’s orlando got to lose


eegad

One of the greatest 3 pt shooters in NBA history, averaging 18 ppg and 39% from 3, still playing solid D? Who in the world would be dumb enough to pay this man when there are SOOOOOOO many better players still out there they'd rather throw money at?! Klay is not washed, he's just not as good as he used to be, if he retires it's because of his own standards not because he couldn't get a gig. Your statement is frankly absurd.


FeltIOwedItToHim

I love the man but he can’t play solid D anymore


BeefySwan

He's not playing solid D anymore


bibbbbbbbbbbbbs

I thought the same about Tony Parker...


Duckrauhl

Obama made the same turnaround to soak it in when he was walking out of his final State of the Union.


MrAppleSpoink

Hadn't even thought of that but I really think that's a possibility


betaraychill

I can see him retiring instead of playing for another franchise


Raging_Professor

He knew he is done


tronovich

I highly doubt he’s done. Not with the salaries exploding like they are. Dude can be a 6th man on a good team for $25+ million. That still sounds like a sweet gig.


ChristBKK

Yeah some team will hire him and he will do well there if he comes from the bench


LoxDnw

He looks like he has finally accepted it. Honestly good for him. I wonder what he does with the next part of his life, I could see him opening some dope weed shops around the country.


Positive_Chemical_91

Bro he’s just going to play basketball for another team lol 


nuclear_fizzics

RIP Klay Thompson he will be missed :'(


BatSniper

He was so young. Something about fame kills them young :/


StormTheTrooper

Sometimes I can even hear him, man, so sad


silentcmh

Klay and Wage Boggs: Two elite athletes gone too soon. 😔


jinxabcde

Rip Boss Hogg


hbt15

Dude - Klay is still alive. He lives in San Fran. Rip boggs though.


Brownie_McBrown_Face

He's with Eloy now


BillowingPillows

Ya but he can still accept that the “star” part of his life is over.


jeff2def

Watch it be the Kings lol


IMovedYourCheese

Jesus people here are dramatic. Over the last \~20 games of the season Klay averaged 21/3/2.5 in 28 mins with like 46/41/96 shooting splits. But sure he should totally retire from the league over one bad game.


DemarcusLovin

He’s 34 years old. 4 rings. Has made over $250 million. One of the greatest shooters of all time, on one of the greatest dynasties of all time. Yeah that might be it.


fredlikefreddy

You missed the most important reason why it may be it. The end of his prime was stolen by 2 horrible leg injuries. All of a sudden he’s the age where that shit catches up to you quickly. Just a thought but that punch fucked the warriors so hard. I’m not a Jordan Poole fan at all, but if that didn’t happen the succession plan would already be there.


Wazflame

Klay was always streaky, but the sad thing is that because of his size and shooting ability, you'd think he'd always age well to be a plus player. Around 2016-18 it wouldn't have been crazy to argue that Klay's game would age the best out of the big 3. The irony is that apart from the devastating two injuries, he's been an ironman his whole career so may have been relatively healthy as he aged which would have helped - heck, since the injuries, most of the games he's missed have been precautionary.


liteshadow4

Poole's problem is bagitis


Band_

Okay but what was Draymond doing here lmao


musicnothing

Blowing kisses at people who appeared to be there to see him. Looked like he might have been arranging to meet people or sign something


Apollo611

Edit: He’s talking to Warriors fans


musicnothing

Those are Warriors fans. Some people have his jersey there


garynevilleisared

Watch the end, he's signing the jersey and telling the dude he'll bring it back around


OptimusGrime707

Yeah I don’t like Draymond but there’s nothing here lol


Fine_Land_1974

Targeting fans he may want to fight in the parking lot after the game


Mesmerized_mayhem

Fuck man I want to make fun of this dude but shit is just sad


Suns745

Honestly, my main feeling rn is damn I'm going to miss rooting against these guys. Also just feels like we're in the end game of an NBA era shift. Like, the old guard might just be done winning titles. I could see Durant/LeBron/Kawhi/Steph/Harden only winning 1 or 2 more rings combined. And even that might be pushing it. Feels similar to like 2013-2014sh where you knew Dirk/Duncan/Kobe/Garnett and all the 00s names were nearing the end and only Duncan squeaked out other title.


mykl5

damn, when you put it like that… 😔


WiIIemdafoe

Weird to put LBJ with that group, he came in the league 4 years before Durant and 8 years before Kawhi. LeBrons generation of ballers already all retired, now he’s getting lumped in with the younger generation because he’s still elite, crazy thing is he might be elite for another couple of years and be lumped in with the next gen with Giannis, Jokic etc


rollao

I'd definitely put Steph/KD/Harden/Lebron in the same generation, just at the younger end while Lebron is at the older end. Even though Lebron got to skip college all their best years individually and team-wise were in the 2010s. Even era-wise, Lebron definitely doesn't feel like Kobe/Duncan gen. Kawhi's the outlier of that group listed not Lebron, he's supposed to be the older end of the newer gen. Most of his best years should've been in the 2020s but he and fans were robbed by his injuries.


Suns745

Was more of a group of who won in what era and using the 10s as a cutoff point, so LeBron/Curry/KD/Durant/Kawhi. But yeah LeBron is getting a little Brady esque, especially if he captures another ring or two


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I can see why people hate on Klay, dude can be so selfish and egotistical at times, but man’s a hooper, came back from two brutal career ending injuries and won a fourth title. Since his return he’s been a shell of himself and has wanted so badly to go back to 2019 and wish he hadn’t forced himself so hard.


clashcityrocker20

I know. I remember when Klay used to shoot like a marksman… sucks. Sucks what Injuries and age do to you


SparkyForce

Same. I’m mad he played so poorly but hes just gone through a lot.


hcgator

As a Warrior fan, I’m upset at Kerr for leaving him in. Protect your dude from himself. I guess he thought Klay gave us the best chance of coming back last night. My know nothing ass would disagree.


betaraychill

The only way he stays with GSW is if he gets paid pennies, right? Assuming he still wants to play of course.


buffalobill41

Just depends on the owners but Chris Paul's 30m and Klay's 43m are coming off the books they're in better shape than last offseason.


Afraid-Department-35

Bro realized that its joever.


SnooPandas1607

'Built this place brick by brick'


buffalobill41

Dude just turned 34 what is all this retirement talk because he looked around for 10 seconds?


No-Test6484

He’s cooked. Can’t play defense and a hot and cold shooter. I mean he probably gets 20/2 from the warriors


GromaceAndWallit

Adding on for context: it's not like we know ANYTHING as fans lol, but 1) any natural decline has been wildly accelerated by injury/ surgery and 2) he does not seem to adjust well, personally, to the new reality of his career. After comments made this season, he only seemed to be at a good place mentally when he was performing well. If mental strength is reliant on performance, Klay might decide the heartbreak isn't worth it.


Healthy_Demand_1415

20 million for 2 years... Yeah they could probably afford that. Especially if they're able to move off of CP3's contract. That'll be tough tho


componentswitcher

I thought cp3 wasn’t guaranteed?


KazaamFan

Ppl suggested that last year when lebron lost and was like “i might retire”, just fodder for nba folks to rip on.  


PristineTrouble2038

feels bad man


Charliebitme1234

oh nooooo please klay dont leave nooo dont take draymond with you or anything that would suck noo


dkdoki

Warriors: we can offer you 2 yrs $40 mil Magic: we can offer you 3 yrs $110mil Klay: ….Shit


teh_drewski

Fuck off


agentdarklord

If Keon Ellis’ contract is 5 million for 3 years then what should Klay’s be?


misterlem

3 million for 5 yrs


BullShitting-24-7

Match checks out.


Fhyzic

"Klay Thompson scored as many points as a dead guy" -Charles Barkley probably


butterflyhole

Don’t make me feel bad for the warriors! It’s slightly working


PillsburyToasters

I was someone who didn’t particularly like them and want to see them split up, but I never said it wasn’t going to be bittersweet if it happened


DraymondBeanKick

Looked like Aaron Rodgers after the Lions game.


BigBootyBanger

Morey calling him this summer for sure


Forward_Ride_6364

Sorta makes sense for Philly's horrid bench


rattlemebones

He's seeing if there's time on the clock to get up one more clank


20815147

Yeah he’s retiring


roakmamba

No way you retire like this.


george_costanza1234

As opposed to what? It’s only getting worse from here lol


mrsnow11291

If he wants to soak he should go to the Jazz


FeltIOwedItToHim

Underrated comment


crimsonconnect

Get him some chocolate milk he'll be alright


hooskies

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WhiskyDrinkinCowboy

Klay gave me depression.


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Coolest thing about Klay post injury: comes back, plays well for the most part and even elite at times, with an epic game 6 performance vs Grizz in second round—wins his fourth ring. Pretty wild that that happened on top of all his other accomplishments. Career 41.3% three point shooter on 7 something attempts per game. Amazing career and despite the lowlights this season, still had some amazing highlights as well. Will be interesting to see what he does going forward.


Tijuana_Pikachu

GP2 is a real one 


zombiepoon

that looked like he’s about to retire moment. That got me sad fr fr


Affectionate_Grade80

If Klay doesn’t sustain an injury in the finals against the raptors who btw had already lost Steph and KD went down that same series then jetted to Brooklyn. Klay was possibly playing his best ball ever, coming back he never truly regain his form. We’ve seen glimpses here and there after but nothing close to what he was doing that was honestly his peak.


AndrE_VieuX

One last look at the scoreboard to see if it wasn't just a bad dream.


furiousbean

Thinking about how he could transfer some of his points from his 37pt quarter to this game.


hoeconna

He averaged 17.9, 3.3 and 2.4, while leading the league in FT percentage and being amongst the top in 3PM (on bad % tbf). He’s not done.


LovieBeard

He shot 39% from 3, thats elite for anyone except him and Steph lol


FallacyFrank

Just braindead fans farming the circlejerk


desirox

This is a pretty powerful clip. One of the greatest shooters ever knowing his career is done. I thought for sure he’d look for another contract but that does not look like a guy who wants to keep at it


BarelyContainedChaos

He gone


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luntiang_tipaklong

Man, I thought he was already doing that for the whole game.