“We never really thought it was going to end.” 13 years. That’s how long Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were teammates, which is basically the entire length of the latter’s career. So, when Steph found out that his Splash Brother was parting ways, it was a tough pill to swallow. While the duo accomplished everything on the hardwood together, they failed to share ONE major off-court experience. We’re obviously talking about a ride on Klay’s $281,000 boat that once rescued Draymond Green from the wrong side of the Bay!

Despite being teammates for so long and Thompson frequently arriving at the Warriors’ practice facility on his boat, Steph never got the chance to hop on Klay’s luxury possession for a joyride. Well, life always got in the way. “It’s weird, we talked about [taking the boat out] when we first came into the league, stuff that we used to do together. Then you start having families. Me and Draymond have multiple kids and schedules going crazy,” Curry remarked. Yes, apart from his hectic NBA schedule, the sharpshooter also had his loving family and multiple business ventures to take care of. So, there was never time for a boat ride with Captain Klay.

Draymond, however, was fortunate enough to experience it before Klay left for Dallas. Surprisingly enough, the moment came only a year ago right after Green served his 5-game suspension for putting Rudy Gobert in a headlock in a game. Returning to Oakland from LA, which he called “his safe space” and heading to the Warriors facility, the former DPOY found himself stuck on the opposite side of town as the Bay Bridge was shut down because of pro-Palestinian protests.

With no other way to get to the facility, Draymond Green turned to Klay Thompson, and the sharpshooter arrived in style, on his boat to pick the Warriors’ floor general up. “Klay came on his boat across the water to pick me up in Jack London Square in Oakland… I need to get there but I just got five games for you, like he came and scooped me, that was my first time on this boat,” Green remarked about his savior teammate on 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony & The Kid Mero.

Draymond also recalled that (VP of team operations) Eric Housen tried “to get the cops to like escort me through” but nothing was working by road! With such core memories attached to the Nordic Knife, even Stephen Curry plans on living that experience, “I will get on this boat at some point, even though we’re not teammates anymore.” But right now, they are opponents.

Stephen Curry is ready to go at Klay Thompson while Draymond Green plans on running “through his chest”

While Steph, Klay, and Draymond will always share that brotherhood, they will be diving into uncharted waters in a few weeks, now that they are on opposing teams for the first time in their careers. Their first meeting? November 12 when the Warriors host the Mavs at Chase Center. And Steph has already begun mentally preparing for that encounter. “You’re friends first, teammates second. And that is how the relationship is and we will always be. I wish it was both. But I love Klay, I respect him for 78 games out of the year. I won’t say I’ll be rooting for him, but I’ll be watching him. The other four games we play him, I’ll be ready to go at him.”

Meanwhile, Draymond Green is ready to give Klay Thompson the same treatment that Kobe Bryant gave Pau Gasol during the Beijing Olympics, “I’m going to run through his chest.” Yes, that’s exactly what Kobe did to his then-Lakers teammate to set the tone and make his Team USA compatriots realize that nothing is more important than winning.

However, it’s more of a brotherly gesture for Dray, “Because I used to run through my older brother’s chest when we played. There’s always this public disdain over me and Bron’s brotherhood. I try to kill him [on the court] more than anybody. I take him out. And vice versa. That’s what it is. I’m more apt to run through his chest than Kyrie [Irving].”

So, Klay Thompson better be prepared when he returns to the Bay Area because, amid the potential tribute and the thundering applause from the home crowd, his brothers Draymond Green and Stephen Curry will be ready to one-up him on the court!

Before leaving, do watch the Dual Threat Show hosted by BG12 where Bulldogs’ Asia Avinger details her experience with Kobe Bryant, her WNBA ROTY picks, and more in the video below.