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Draymond Green on Klay Thompson: ‘It’s a happy divorce’

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“I’m going to run through his chest,” Draymond Green said. “Because I used to run through my older brother’s chest when we played. There’s always this public disdain over me and Bron’s brotherhood. I try to kill him [on the court] more than anybody. I take him out. And vice versa. That’s what it is. I’m more apt to run through his chest than Kyrie [Irving].” Though Curry and Green will make sure to remind Klay Thompson what he left behind on the court, this split is an amicable one. “It’s a happy divorce, if there’s a divorce,” Green said. “A lot of divorces are nasty. This ain’t one of them. I don’t even qualify it as a divorce. It’s just the next chapter in all of our lives. It’s an opportunity for me and Steph, see what we can do together.”
Source: ESPN

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Draymond Green said it was “real” when Klay’s locker was filled by Plowden and Rowe. Steph Curry felt it on Media Day. Both stars tell ESPN what life is like without Klay. Steph: “He had a presence, a lightness…talking about him like he died, super weird” espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 2:26 PM
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
🙌🔴Andrea Trinchieri labelled Sasha Vezenkov as the European Klay Thompson! pic.x.com/1CjzO9cNDK – 7:11 AM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
“He is a genius. He is Klay Thompson in Europe” – Zalgiris HC Andrea Trinchieri praises Sasha Vezenkov
eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/… – 6:43 AM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
The highest-paid players ever at each draft position
1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. James Harden
4. Chris Paul
5. Kevin Garnett
6. Damian Lillard
7. Stephen Curry
8. Rudy Gay
9. Gordon Hayward
10. Paul George
11. Klay Thompson
12. STEVEN ADAMS
13. Kobe
14. MARCUS MORRIS pic.x.com/M4mLrZRUEo – 5:41 AM

Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Klay Thompson signs a few autographs before going back to the locker room. pic.x.com/JVWEYH3zKF – 7:17 PM

Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Jason Kidd on the outlook for the rest of preseason: “Going forward, Klay and Kai will play most likely in the last three (preseason) games to get that continuity against the opponent and get some rhythm going.” He added that getting Luka involved is a possibility, too. – 7:14 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Klay Thompson isn’t playing tonight, but he’s going through his pregame routine. PJ Washington is also out here. Jason Kidd said his hip injury isn’t serious. pic.x.com/CIV0Q7qoXF – 7:14 PM

Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Jason Kidd said Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson will likely play in the final three preseason games. – 6:21 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
New story: The #Mavs will be without Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Luka Doncic, PJ Washington and several others for tonight’s preseason opener against the #Grizzlies. dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 2:32 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
I’m told that Kyrie Irving & Klay Thompson will not play in tonight’s preseason opener against the Grizzlies, but they are fully healthy.
Also out: Luka D. (left calf), PJ Washington (left hip tightness), Maxi K. (left ankle), D. Exum (right wrist), B. Williams (right calf). – 12:57 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most threes on 40+ 3P% over the last 10 seasons:
2,556 — Steph
1,924 — Hield
1,697 — Klay
1,152 — Ingles
1,080 — Redick
The only players with 1,000+ pic.x.com/vYIuHktqr6 – 8:46 AM

More on this storyline

For Curry, passing to Thompson for a 3 was unmatched. His 622 assists on Thompson 3-pointers is the most by any duo in the past 25 seasons, according to ESPN Research. Green’s assists on 611 3-pointers to Curry is second. “You develop that chemistry over so many years and battles,” Curry said. “The lights of the brightest in the playoffs and championships, we earned that level of trust in chemistry and expectation that if we got out there, if we were healthy, we had a chance to beat anybody. It’s a great feeling every time you got on the court. In the history of the league, it’s very rare that you get a core of three that stay together that long. “The Spurs [trio of Duncan, Ginobili and Parker are] probably up there, but just thinking about how iconic that trio, what we were able to accomplish. We wanted to keep it together for … forever.” -via ESPN / October 9, 2024
Green says he and Curry have been busy going through the usual rhythm of training camp and that it won’t truly hit them that they’re moving on without Thompson until the regular season starts. Green says he knows he will feel Thompson’s absence when the Warriors’ starting lineup is introduced at the home opener against the Clippers on Oct. 27. “For us, it’s when you get in the game,” Green said. “It’s when you hear the starting lineup called and before Steph is Klay’s name. And then all of a sudden, you hear a different name called.” -via ESPN / October 9, 2024
Kendra Andrews: Curry and Green will be shut down after the first half. Kerr says he’ll use all 19 players he has available today, but no one will play over 15-20 minutes. -via Twitter @kendra__andrews / October 5, 2024