Draymond reveals Klay “ghosted” Steph before Warriors return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
A little before The predicted return of Klay Thompson to Chase Center on Tuesday night, Warriors coach Steve Kerr surprisingly revealed longtime teammate Steph Curry would not address the crowd foreplay as previously planned.
The two Splash Brothers spoke on Monday night and agreed that Curry will no longer take the microphone, according to Kerr’s pregame availability.
On Wednesday, a day later Curry’s late heroics lifted Golden State to a 120-117 win over Dallas, Draymond Green revealed some eye-opening information about the interactions between the two Warriors legends leading up to the game.
“Steph had to talk before the game,” Green told co-host Baron Davis on the last episode of “The Draymond Green Show.” “[Steph] it was like, ‘I called [Warriors VP of Communications Raymond Ridder] and told him I wasn’t talking. I just need to lock the game. … And I talked to Klay about it.”
“[Steph] tried to check with Klay about something else, and Klay ghosted him. So he got got angry.”
As Green and Davis noted, perhaps that gave Curry the extra edge he needed to fuel the Warriors on Tuesday. With Golden State trailing 114-108 in crunch time, Curry scored the next ten points of the game to take down his old friend Thompson and the Mavericks.
In classic Draymond fashion, Green also admitted to “stirring the pot” in his conversations with Curry earlier in the day to encourage his teammate ahead of a sentimental matchup. As well as Green watched Thompson’s tribute video in advance to avoid its emotional effects just before the game, he encouraged Curry to do the same.
“As soon as I texted [Steph]he immediately called me,” Green explained. “So then I tried to stir the pot a little bit.”
That motivation probably contributed to Curry being “pissed” — in Green’s words — by the time the game started.
Whatever Green did right to galvanize Curry, it certainly worked, helping the Warriors ruin Thompson’s comeback and earn a big win in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
