"I know to win a championship, you're not going to do it alone. You're going to have to have a great supporting cast," Klay Thompson
Klay Thomspon is an American professional basketball player who plays as a shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors. Thomspon is one of the greatest shooters in NBA History. Here are some interesting facts about Klay Thompson you might not know about.
- He is the son of basketball player Mychal Thompson
- Klay was born in Los Angeles on February 8, 1990
- The 31-year-old's mother is also an athlete, as she was a volleyball player
- Klay and his teammate Stephen Curry have formed maybe the best duo in NBA and they are called the Splash Brothers
- Klay holds the NBA regular-season record for most points scored in a quarter (37)
- He also holds the NBA regular season record for most three-pointers made in a game (14)
- The 31-year-old holds the NBA record for most three-pointers made in a single playoff (98 tied with Stephen Curry)
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Klay Thompson and his special record with his dad
Klay Thompson is not the only basketballer whose father also played the game. But he is one of the few players who share a special record with his father. Klay Thompson and his father Mychal Thompson are one of a few father and son professional athletes, who have both won NBA titles.
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Klay Thompson and the team he was a fan of while growing up
The Warriors star has once revealed that he was a Lakers fan when he was a kid. "I was kind of a Laker fan growing up. But that changed quick," Thompson said back in 2015.
His father used to play for LA Lakers back in 1987 to 1991.
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Klay Thompson. Injury and Return
Klay Thompson didn't play basketball for almost 2 years. The 32-year-old suffered an ACL injury back in 2019. And then in November 2020, he suffered an Achilles injury. Thompson made his return on January 9 when the Warriors faced Cleveland Cavaliers. The wait for the shooting guard's return was worth it. Thompson returned and on his return made history. The 32-year-old became the second-fastest in NBA history to reach 1800 career threes.