The Golden State Warriors looked to bounce back after the much-awaited return of Stephen Curry. But, the defending champions are currently the tenth seed on the Western Conference table after their disappointing defeat against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night. NBA fans blamed one of the Splash Brothers, Klay Thompson for the team’s recent defeat. They swarmed the comments section on Twitter to share their opinion on Thompson’s poor performance in the game against the Nets.
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The Dubs found their zeal back after Curry’s return from the injury. The Warriors pulled off a fighting game against the 2021-22 seasons runners-up, the Boston Celtics before the Nets game. Though the results didn’t go in favor of the Dubs, fans were delighted to see their stars fighting it out on the hardwood. However, the defeat against the Nets didn’t seem to impress the fans.
Fans go berzerk on Klay Thompson
The Warriors faced an upsetting 116-120 loss against the Nets. Furthermore, they failed to win the game even after leading the Nets in the first two quarters. Notably, Curry and Jonathan Kuminga pitched in 26 and 20 points respectively for the team. However, the fans’ attention eventually diverted toward Thompson’s poor performance. A recent tweet from Warriorsworld shared Thompson’s game stats. The tweet read, “Klay 4/16 and 0/7 from 3… Shoots a 3 for the lead and bricks.” The 4x NBA champion only managed to score 10 points in the game with 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Moreover, fans were disappointed when Thompson took a three-point shot while the Dubs were only two points short of the Nets, as he eventually missed the bucket.
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Reacting to the tweet, fans seemingly blamed the 5x NBA All-Star for the defeat against the Nets. One user said, “Dud is so selfish! Klay Thompson this one is on you bro!”
Following are some more reactions from NBA Twitter:
Was like 20 seconds left on the clock too
— El_Pharraoh (@Christ_Man23) January 23, 2023
Watch the fourth quarter over #DubNation he cost us the lead and the game way before he took that last chuck up.
— jcs (@jcs51139) January 23, 2023
I mean… you can go for a 2 lol
— $FC.Excelsior (@SFCA29) January 23, 2023
Klay suck why go for 3 when ur down by 2
— gettinglifted (@gettinliftedd) January 23, 2023
Dud is so selfish! @KlayThompson this one is on you bro!
— Chick-Chok (@Chick_Chok12) January 23, 2023
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Taking JK off the court and having Klay guard Kyrie was not the move.
— Andrew Phillips 🇺🇦 (@secret_nomad) January 23, 2023
The Warriors have now lost both their outings against the Nets this season. Kyrie Irving dropped a staggering 38 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists to take the Nets to the finish line. Kevin Durant led the previous game against the Dubs with 23 points in a 143-113 victory.
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