[Slater] Klay Thompson said it’s hard to not close: “Yeah, you kidding me? To go from one of the best players…It’s hard for anybody.” Klay credited the young guys. Draymond from off camera (to reporters): “I didn’t close Game 5 of the Finals. Who the f*** cares?”
by CoolMoon_
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Dray in the background is hilarious 😂
Damn.
Draymond must be a blast to have in your locker room after a win lmao
Get used to it, Klay.
It isn’t fun seeing a legend decline…but people would be a lot more sympathetic if he did it gracefully. He is the reason why he doesn’t close. Not because he misses shots but bc he plays selfishly
Savage by dray lol. But dray speaking facts. Klay need to get outta his feelings
I dont want JK walking on eggshells just to appease Klank Thompson
Edit: heartbreaking to watch though 💔 he is sounding like an old man.
He seems really sad. I feel for him
Can’t be easy. Feel bad for him but his body’s failing him
Steve in the post game right after Slater asks a question trying to make Klay the story:
> [Klay’s played a lot of minutes]. This was our third in four nights, and so it’s all part of it. And I thought he did a good job tonight moving the ball, on the glass, and his minutes were good. So he contributed. There’s a spotlight on him because of how great he is, because of the career he’s had. **So I don’t think [him not closing] should be the story tonight. The story should be we won a game on the road against a team that’s been playing well, and we had multiple guys step in with Lester, Moses, Gui. That’s the story of tonight’s game, is those guys coming back and really contributing to a win.**
What does Slater do? Completely ignore that, and make Klay the story instead of spotlighting anything constructive.
Anyone who isn’t rooting hard for Klay to return to form shouldn’t be a warrior fan
OK this is a serious problem…I knew Klay wasn’t happy and wanted to play better but he’s genuinely broken right now.
This alone, he’s “saying” the right things but not really and it’s clear as day how upset he is.
He’s not going to hate on his teammates or complain ti management but he’s basically passive aggressively sulking and he needs a sports therapist to get him in the right head space.
He can still be a HUGE important factor on this team, in fact we need him to be and honestly, he hasn’t slowed down that much….its just all in his head. He wants it so bad and is forcing everything.
He’d be fine if he didn’t put so much pressure on himself. It’s natural human instinct, so no hate. Just want the guy to play free again.
Good for dray. So fucking tired of this self pity act from Klay. You got paid $80 mil to rehab dude. Shut the fuck up and have some self awareness.
Klay, WE LOVE YOU but get a fucking sports physiologist.
For people that claim to be fans of this team a lot if yall seemingly know nothing about Klay. He gives a fuck about every little thing
Love Klay so much but he doesn’t learn. It was only a month ago that the team had an intervention with Klay and he came out playing well, and just as I predicted he forgot about it within weeks and regressed into his selfish ways.
He needs to be benched if they want to win, he’s had enough chances. Doesn’t change how much I appreciate him for what he’s done, but he’s not that guy anymore and that’s okay.
Bro you can see him hurting, but this sub just shitting on him endlessly. breaks my heart man
Klay is still single, right? Do you guys feel having a family anchors you down better mentally?
Hurts to see Klay like this, especially knowing he was hitting his peak pre injury only to lose two years back to back. He just needs to get back into the role he was playing a few weeks ago when he was passing more, taking the right shots and never taking too many, passing up on shots for better ones. Thats the version of Klay that can continue being a great player for this team.
And that my friends is how a successful Two timeline Warriors gonna look
klays gonna bounce back
I’m surprised the Warriors don’t freeze out Slater for all the pot stirring he does. The guy forces storylines for clicks.
Take a break Klay and clear your Jedi mind
How the fuck is r/nba more supportive to our own player than in this sub? XD fucking clowns
All of the Klay hate is really disappointing to see. I cringe at our fanbase every time I see the term “Klank”. That’s a guy that played a huge part in four championships. Even if his play warrants criticism, the player deserves respect.
man, i really do feel for him. i feel like hes a guy that’s super hard on himself which only throws his game off more. i hope he can get his confidence back because i’ll always have all love for him and what he can truly do.
and also, i just love draymond like they could never make me hate him🤣
You can just hear Slater practically drooling here to catch Klay saying a non-PC response that he could spin into a juicy story, disgusting
Tough to watch that
Goddamn. Dawg stay positive and hoop in your role you have already accomplished so much so much more than anybody ever will. (I’m delusional and he’s not reading this) I feel bad he’s so upset
I genuinely feel for him because he’s had two injuries that end careers, and it must be super frustrating for him to come back and struggle like he has.
Hard to watch. Tried to be classy but it clearly, obviously hurt. It was the right call from Kerr though. Cheers, Klay. We love you!
Draymond cares obviously. clearly it mattered a lot to him for him to bring it up
I love Klay !! Hope he can figure out how to be effective with his new (Diminished) skill set
He really does look broken, it’s awful to see to be honest I’ll always love Klay it’s hard to watch stuff like this.
You know, he didn’t close today but he knows why as well. But he handled today better. His shot wasn’t really falling again so he took only a total of 8 shots and only one was a bad shot. The rest were good looks or cuts to the basket. Got 3 dimes, played decent defense. He didn’t force it today, others were hotter than him and so he didn’t take as many shots.
Klay strikes me as or “Basketball is life” guy but he is currently seeing his basketball mortality through an hour glass and it must be devastating to him. It’s time for him to focus on his life outside of basketball, whether that be about family or what he wants to do when he’s done with the game. I personally think Klay is a basketball lifer as he already has ownership shares in Asian basketball leagues and as I said before I can see him being a legend media play by play guy like his father. The sky is the limit for Klay post playing career but he badly needs a sports psychologist to get him through this rough patch of his career.
I feel like klay is more upset with himself because hes letting curry down more than anything.
I can understand the criticism he gets but ugh this dude will always be my favorite. I love how he focused on his teammates. And Dray yelling + singing in the back is everything lol
I’m rooting for Klay to make a comeback and believe he will, especially with Draymond there to be real and support him the way he does. Once Klay finds where his role is, and how he can execute it consistently, we’ll be really dangerous. C’mon Klay. Fight back. Make adjustments.