With each story, the legend of Klay Thompson only continues to grow.
In an interactive Q&A session on his Instagram, former Warrior David West was asked a question about Klay Thompson. The retired power forward shared an inside story about Thompson’s 60 point night against the Indiana Pacers in 2016.
West said Thompson was “mad somber” before the game because he missed a previous Golden State shootaround or practice.
Via @WarriorsTalk on Twitter:
The night he had 60 — Klay [Thompson] had missed shootaround or the practice the day before. He was kind of in one of those moods — nobody really knew what was going on. He was mad somber before that game, almost like he had let people down — let us down or whatever. I just remember getting the feeling looking at him, and then he just came out and went off. He probably said like five words the whole day before the game. That just came out, let off and didn’t do no dribbling like that was craziest — all he did was catch and shoot the ball. He didn’t do no moves. He didn’t do nothing, but just run and catch and shoot the ball. That was probably the craziest thing I’ve seen.
Despite feeling “somber,” Thompson’s mood didn’t seem to matter against Paul George and the Pacers. The sharpshooter tallied a career-high 60 points on 21-of-33 shooting without playing the final quarter.
Thompson drilled eight three-pointers in Golden State’s 142-106 victory in 2016. Adding to his legendary performance, the All-Star guard only recorded an improbable 11 dribbles in the entire game.
West’s behind the scene story only adds another layer to Thompson’s notorious scoring night.
