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Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson reportedly "ghosted" Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry before their first ever NBA matchup as opponents this week, longtime former Warriors teammate Draymond Green revealed on his podcast this week.
“So finally (Tuesday) morning, I text Steph and I text him like, ‘Hey, listen here big dog, I need you to be locked in. Whatever it is you need to do, if that’s watch this tribute video, I said I’m going to do the same,” Green said on the Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis Wednesday (November 13). “So by the time Steph comes into the game (Tuesday) night, he’s pissed.
“As soon as I text him, he called me right away. So I done tried to stir the pot a little bit baby. So I pissed Steph off because Steph was supposed to speak before the game. He like, ‘Yeah, I called (Warriors senior vice president of Communications) Raymond (Ridder) and told him I’m not speaking. I just need to lock in on the game, so I ain’t even speaking. And I talked to Klay about it. Tried to check in with Klay on something and Klay ghosted him, so he got pissed and here we go.”
Curry hit a game-winning three pointer in the final seasons to seal the Warriors' 120-117 win, running to the other end of the court and holding up the front of his jersey while yelling into a camera.
Thompson spent his entire career with the Warriors and was the second-longest tenured player behind only Curry, with whom he formed the greatest shooting backcourt duo in NBA history, dubbed the 'Splash Brothers' for their shared 3-point shooting prowess, prior to singing the the Mavericks this offseason. Thompson, Curry and Green's combined win total ranks sixth all-time among NBA trios; their 98 postseason victories ranks third all-time and their four championship titles are tied with the San Antonio Spurs' trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili for the most by an All-NBA trio during the past 50 years.