The Golden State Warriors’ run at the top of the NBA is over, and one of the critical pieces to the puzzle is gone. The Warriors said goodbye to All-NBA superstar Klay Thompson this week after the league’s free agency period opened. NBA legend Steph Curry responded for the first time since the team made the move.
Curry jumped on Instagram and penned a heartfelt message to his former teammate.
“Gonna miss you, Klay Thompson,” Curry said.
Steph Curry pays homage to Klay Thompson via his IG story 🥹🥹🥹
“thank you for everything bro. go enjoy playing basketball and doing what you do” pic.twitter.com/ZtiI0rRBde
— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) July 2, 2024
He continued: “Even though we won’t finish the journey together, what we did will never be done again. Couldn’t have imagined a better run with you and @money23green. Changed the whole Bay Area. Changed the way the game is played. Killa Klay at the center of it all.
“Thank you for everything, bro. Go enjoy playing basketball and doing what you do. Splash Bros 4 life, my guy.”
Curry and Thompson won four NBA Championships with the Warriors together (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) and were part of one of the most dominant runs in the history of the NBA. They went 73-9 in 2016 but lost in a memorable seven-game NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
It’s been an incredible run, but all good things come to an end.
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