The Golden State Warriors had a colossal blowout victory over the Sacramento Kings at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The Dubs were led by Johnathan Kuminga’s 18 points and Klay Thompson’s 23 points. Warriors’ sharpshooter had an explosive first half with six three-pointers and ended the game with seven threes while shooting 77.8% from the deep.
Klay Thompson goes Boom! Roasted
Thompson continued his barrage on the Kings even after the game when he was asked why he performs well against the Sac-town. Klay razzed Sacramento as he said, “Hey man, 2011 NBA Draft, with the 10th pick, the Sacramento Kings don’t select me,” in the Post-game interview. “People don’t forget. That’s all I got to say,” concluded the three-time champion.
Klay hasn’t forgotten the Kings passed him up in the 2011 draft ???? pic.twitter.com/jcQPAcQuFZ
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) February 4, 2022
The 2011 NBA draft brought in stars like Kyrie Irving, Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard where the Warriors took Klay Thompson with the No. 11 overall pick. Sacramento had the tenth pick after trading Bismack Biyombo (No. 7 overall pick) in a three-team deal to the Milwaukee Bucks and then-Charlotte Bobcats.
11th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft
Grew up in the 11th house on 11 Lane
K is the 11th letter in the alphabet
1⃣1⃣ is special for @KlayThompson pic.twitter.com/Y9qtK19wGk
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) July 6, 2021
The Kings selected Jimmer Fredette with the number 10 overall pick instead of choosing Klay Thompson. Fredette played two and a half seasons with the Kings before being waived in February 2014. Whereas, Thompson became an all-time great.
23 January 2015 – Historic shooting night
Klay Thompson has always loved playing against the Kings. He has averaged 21.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 32 games versus Sacramento in his career. But his best performance against the Sac-town came on 23 January 2015 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland.
On this day 7 years ago, Klay Thompson went OFF ????
An NBA record 37 points in one quarter
(via @NBATV)pic.twitter.com/2UlFKZf0po
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 23, 2022
Klay was shooting 3-for-9 from the floor and had hit two out of five on 3-pointers in the first half. But then he caught fire to explode as he set an NBA record, scoring 37 points in the third quarter of the game. The five-time NBA All-Star broke George Gervin and Carmelo Anthony’s record of 33 points.
.@warriors Klay Thomson scored an @NBA record 37 points (13-13 FG, 9-9 3FG) in the 3rd quarter vs. @SacramentoKings! pic.twitter.com/cZkDEDzaOP
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) January 24, 2015
With Klay Thompson returning to his pre-injury self and Steph Curry having a near MVP season, the Golden State Warriors could emerge as championship favorites in the 2021-22 season.