Steph no longer addresses crowd before Klay’s return in Dubs-Mavs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Klay Thompson again asked Steph Curry not to do anything on his behalf.
Curry was scheduled to give a speech to fans at Chase Center before the Warriors and Dallas Mavericks tip off Tuesday night at Chase Center, but that will no longer happen.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters before the game that Curry and Thompson spoke Monday night and agreed to cancel the pregame talk, which will take place after player introductions.
“It’s often in circumstances like these, whether it’s ring night or something like that, where a player comes back,” Kerr told reporters before the game when asked about the heightened emotions of the game. “I know we talked about Steph addressing the crowd. He’s not going to do that right now. He and Klay talked about it last night. They both have a game to prepare for.
“And to your point, there will already be enough emotion. The crowd will give him a huge ovation that will probably go on for a while. So those guys got together and decided no words. [were] necessary, and we inform it and hopefully we can quickly settle into the game.”
Thompson plays his highly anticipated first game against the Warriors after leaving the franchise in July.
The Warriors are handing out Captain’s Hats to fans in attendance at Chase Center and will play a tribute video for Thompson before he is introduced to the crowd.
Before he left the Warriors, Thompson asked Curry and Draymond Green not to lobby the Warriors to make a last ditch effort bring him back
Like this summer, Curry complied with Thompson’s request.
