Klay Thompson is one of the most competitive players to ever grace the NBA. That even goes for other games as the four-time NBA Champion was seen taking Jenga seriously. The 6’7 shooting guard recently was invited to play Jenga as a part of the game segment for media day.
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Klay announced to the media team present at the shot that he was one of the best Jenga players. But one thing Klay surely is? Not a good loser. Klay two years ago even called out Draymond Green for cheating during Dominoes.
Klay has MJ tendencies
To play sports professionally, you have to be competitive. Klay Thompson is one of the few players that take this winning attitude to the edge. But unlike most players of his profile, Thompson lives a very secretive life, little about his private life is known to the general public.
Klay was recently seen being hyped to play Jenga as part of media day. Thompson was captured saying “Jenga. You looking at an expert Jenga player“. Klay would approach the Jenga table and clear two blocks with cat-like reflexes. The All-Star guard after making the move exclaimed,
“I am a genius“.
Jenga is fine, but don’t bring up Dominoes around the Warrior’s guard. Klay has a chequered past with Dominoes and that’s all due to Draymond Green. Thompson even accused Draymond of cheating on his Instagram Live, two years ago.
Klay Thompson: “Draymond took so much damn money from me, I’m sick of that dude. I’m never playing Draymond at Dominoes again, he’s a cheater. Trying to see me on the chess? What’s your rating? Gotta be 800 & above.”
Get this man back on the court 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/j6shrwviJG
— Lumberlend (@Lumberlend) July 18, 2021
Klay was heard telling his live audience, “Draymond took so much damn money from me, I’m sick of that dude. I’m never playing Draymond at Dominoes again, he’s a cheater. Trying to see me on the chess? What’s your rating? Gotta be 800 & above. ” With Draymind signing a new four-year deal with the Warriors, Klay has enough time to get his money back or lose more.
Klay takes lessons from The Goat himself
In the same video, Klay was also seen flexing his chess skills to the media guys. Many players on the Warriors squad love playing chess, and their franchise had the perfect guest lined up for them.
Magnus Carlsen, arguably the greatest Chess player of all time, was invited to the Western Conference Finals back in 2022. Klay Thompson didn’t let this opportunity slide and got a few pointers from Magnus.
Magnus, unknown to many, is a fan of the NBA and even plays basketball. Klay needed tips to beat his chess rival and long-time teammate Andre Iguodala.
![Klay Thompson will end his time with the Golden State Warriors which brought him a shower of NBA titles and All-Star appearances to join the Dallas Mavericks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Klay signing with another team besides the Dubs has raised questions as to why the veteran sharpshooter would leave his forever home and try winning somewhere else, given that Curry and Draymond still have a championship run left in the tank. Well, it appears to be a matter of respect for Klay and not money, as the former Warriors player accepted a financially inferior contract to play three years with the Mavericks. Appearing on Gil's Arena, Kenyon Martin pointed out how the Warriors paying Green his $100 million contract, and lowballing Klay only a season later is downright disrespectful, highlighting it as the cause of Thompson's departure from GSW. The 46-year-old further pointed to the fact that Klay has had a better stat line, greater impact on winning, and played more consistently than Green through the years, and still got offered a worse contract, something that definitely rubbed Klay the wrong way. Talking about his opinion further, Martin said, "You paid Draymond [Green]...I'm a bucket, I've averaged more points than him, we don't do none of this without me...And this is the thanks I get? It's a slap in the face." But Martin's interpretation of loyalty and respect seems to conflict with NFL veteran, Shannon Sharpe's interpretation of the whole situation. The former NFL tight end believes that Klay got what he deserved, and the Warriors didn't low-ball him. The 56-year-old further added that in a contract year, players are expected to show out and prove their worth. But Thompson did the opposite, as the 34-year-old posted the second-worst statistical season of his career. Airing out his opinion further, Sharpe said, "If you go back and look at it, Jordan Poole had a career year when his contract was up, they paid him. Draymond played well, they paid him. Stephen A. said last week, This is statistically Klay’s worst year.’ It happened to be in a contract year. They didn’t wrong him.” Unlike his NBA counterpart, Sharpe seems to think that Klay got paid for his legacy when the Warriors paid him $190 million over 5-years back in 2019. It's important to note that Thompson signed that contract just weeks after blowing out his ACL, and still was offered the second-largest contract in franchise history. Another NBA veteran, Richard Jefferson, also seems to be siding with his league mate, calling out the Dubs front office for their disrespect of Klay. Richard Jefferson reveals how Thompson has been demanding a better contract since X'Mas last year After the news of Thompson's signing to the Mavericks finally went official, Richard Jefferson appeared on ESPN's daily show, 'NBA Today' to call out the Warriors for fumbling the bag, and not paying Thompson his due respect and money. During his rant, the former Warriors forward highlighted an incident between him and Thompson to further point out how the contract issues between Thompson and the Warriors had been lingering for over a year. Recalling the incident, Thompson said, " This was on Christmas Day. I get off the elevator, and I see Klay, and I'm like, 'Klay, what's up?' I'm like, 'Hey man, keep your mentals right.' He's like, 'Man, tell them to pay me my money...This was on Christmas Day. On Christmas Day, a guy that had won four Championships. I don't give a damn what anybody says how much money they gave him over the years because he turned their franchise around." As far as perfect situations go, the whole Klay-Warriors scenario is less than ideal. Not only do the Dubs lose out on a bona fide franchise legend and one of the best shooters to ever play the game, but Klay also needs to adjust to life in a new team, a new city, and with new teammates and coaching scenarios. He will, of course, hope that all works out well, but if it doesn't we may see a Klay that regrets his decision to leave the Warriors.](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2024/07/e368aa5e-untitled-design-2024-07-03t092652.398.jpg?format=auto&w=384&q=75)
