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Dallas Mavericks: Klay Thompson Has 1 Perfect Reply to Draymond Green’s Trash Talk
Dallas Mavericks: Klay Thompson Has 1 Perfect Reply to Draymond Green's Trash Talk 1 Nov 30, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) celebrates with guard Klay Thompson (11) and guard Stephen Curry (30) after scoring a basket against the Los Angeles Clippers during ring the first quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

Klay Thompson has a couple of dates circled out of the Dallas Mavericks 2024-25 NBA calendar, and all of them are against the Golden State Warriors.

Nobody imagined in 2022 that Klay would be wearing a jersey that isn’t the Warriors’. While his performance in the 2024 play-in tournament may have sealed his departure from the squad, it was still painful for many die-hard Dubs fans to see one of their own leave for a rival in the Western Conference.

The sign-and-trade was especially rough for the Warriors’ core, as they played the entirety of their pro careers together. Green was even involved in rumors after the fact as the front office looked to build the best possible roster for Stephen Curry.

However, Green is still in the Bay and is poised to start the season with the Warriors. Thompson gave the perfect response to his former teammate’s ribbing.

Klay Thompson is ready for Draymond Green’s trash talk when the Dallas Mavericks face the Golden State Warriors


Dallas Mavericks: Klay Thompson Has 1 Perfect Reply to Draymond Green's Trash Talk 2 October 18, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and guard Klay Thompson (11) receive their championship ring before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Green didn’t mince words when it came to the prospect of facing his former teammate. While he admitted that Thompson is still his brother, he admitted he will still talk smack as he’s not playing for his team.

It seems Klay fully expected this to come out of his teammate’s mouth and had the perfect response with Rachel Nichols asked him about it, as reported by Sports Illustrated’s Madison Williams:

“Well, if so, I’ll take two,” Thompson said. “I’ll take two free throws and I’m a pretty tough guy, so I think I can handle it.”

The four-time champ had a rough final season with the Warriors, averaging 17.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists while shooting for 43% on the field and 39% from deep. Dallas Mavericks fans hope that his numbers won’t continue to trend downward as he’ll be playing as the third option behind Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.


Dallas Mavericks' Klay Thompson Given Shocking Ranking as ESPN Releases Top 100 Players List 5 Oct 10, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) dribbles during the first half against the Utah Jazz at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

This article first appeared on Hardwood Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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