“He is BACK!!! One of the top-5 shooters in the HISTORY of BBall” Stephen A Smith hails Klay Thompson for proving clutch ability against rigid Lakers
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Klay Thomspon who was out for a 941-day injury lay off has started to come back in form and lead the way for the Warriors in getting wins, which is something they were slightly missing in the past few weeks.
The Warriors are now back in form, winning 8 of the past 10 matches that they played, unquestionably highlighting the importance of all their players being in peak shape, especially the main man and one half of the splash-brothers, Klay Thompson, who now finds himself in a really comfortable spot, getting back in the shooting form he used to be in, drilling 3s after 3s and giving his team the push, they need.
Stephen A Thompson, the NBA analyst specially under fire for having bad things to say about most of the players in the NBA didn’t hold himself back in praising Klay Thompson, who displayed his elite skillset in the Warriors’ match against the Los Angeles Lakers led by LeBron James, who recently created a record for the most points scored in NBA History in the regular season+ playoffs.
Let us take a closer look at what Stephen A Smith said about Klay Thompson and the words he used in order to describe his greatness, calling him the Top-5 greatest shooter of all time in the NBA history.
Stephen A Smith showers Klay Thompson with praises for being back in form & leading the way for the Warriors
Stephen A Smith is someone who holds back no opinions, be it for roasting the hell out of anyone or even sometimes, for praising someone who he thinks is worth of his great praise.
This time, Klay Thompson was on the receiving end of the great praises as Stephen A Smith didn’t hold himself back in calling Klay one of the Top-5 shooters of all time and also stating that he told everyone that Klay would return with vengeance and no one could teach the kind of shooting stroke Klay has.
Stephen A Smith was very vocal in his statements telling everyone that Klay Thompson was “BACK”, by which he implied Klay being back in the shooting form and consistency he has always had, via which he drills threes and is a problem for any team which comes in front of the Warriors, reiterating once again that Klay was nothing less than the Top-5 shooters of all time, which did in fact gather positive reactions from a lot of people, who might not agree with opinion otherwise.
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Let us take a closer look at the Warriors and specifically Klay Thompson’s performance in their game against the Lakers, which the Warriors won by a 2-point margin.
Warriors vs Lakers, 117-115
The Warriors vs Lakers game was nothing short of a disappointment for the Lakers as they were certainly hoping to win keeping in mind the face of loss that they have had to face continuously for the past few weeks, with no break.
The Lakers in an inadequate effort to win were led by their man LeBron James who scored 26 points, 8 assists and 15 rebounds while he was followed by an unexpected Russell Westbrook, who surprisingly scored 19 points 5 assists and 7 rebounds in an effort which wasn’t enough for the team to win.
The Warriors unlike the Lakers showed an overall performance for the team, while being led by the main man Klay Thompson who scored 33 points, and 5 rebounds in a commendable effort for the team, after whom, Steph Curry scored 24 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.
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Thompson had a special day as he was performing in front of his father, Mychal Thompson, who works on the Lakers radio broadcast, in reaction to which Klay said, “It meant something special to do it for my dad. I don’t think he’s seen me play for a few years. I know he was proud of me, and that’s always fun.”
Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr also reiterated the importance of Klay in this game, saying, “Just took over the game at a time when we desperately needed him. Klay is special. It goes beyond making shots. He brings an electricity to the building that’s hard to quantify.”
Let us now take a look at a few reactions people had to Stephen A Smith’s tweet.
Twitter Reacts to Stephen A Smith lauding Klay Thompson after his performance against the Lakers
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