ON THE DAY Klay Thompson retires, he will be engraved in NBA history as one of the greatest shooters of all time and as a player who, alongside Stephen Curry, terrorized all teams in the league for years with his precise attempts, especially from beyond the arc. However, in a crucial game for the Warriors this season, he was far from that.
The Golden State Warriors played against the Sacramento Kings in a play-in game for a spot in this season’s playoffs. They were defeated 118:94 in a match where Thompson spent 31 minutes and 36 seconds on the court. With this loss, the Warriors lost the chance to compete for the title this season.
Leaving the Warriors?
Thompson ended the game with a 0/6 shooting from three-point range and 0/4 from two-point range, meaning he missed all 10 of his field goal attempts in perhaps his final game for the Warriors, whom he has been a part of throughout his career since the 2011/12 season. His contract has expired.
A four-time NBA champion and the winner of the 2016 Three-Point Contest, this season Thompson played for a salary of $43.2 million. It was part of a five-year contract that guaranteed him $187.86 million from the 2019/20 season until now.
Thompson holds several shooting records in the NBA, most notably scoring 37 points in a single quarter and hitting 14 three-pointers in a single regular-season game.
