NBA Twitter reacts to Klay Thompson scoring 35 off the bench in Warriors win: ‘The most confusing player in the league’
Klay Thompson started the game against the Utah Jazz off the bench for the first time in 12 years.
He scored 35 points on 7/13 three-pointers in 28 minutes of action to lead Golden State to an important 140-137 win over the Jazz in Utah.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to Klay not starting, but going off for 35 points.
Klay Thompson came off the bench and made a big-time impact tonight 🔥
35 PTS | 6 REB | 7 3PM pic.twitter.com/mILnbVbyP3
— NBA (@NBA) February 16, 2024
KLAY THOMPSON THROUGH 3 QUARTERS:
35 POINTS
13/18 FGM
7/11 3PM pic.twitter.com/lW1STpJdu9— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 16, 2024
KLAY THOMPSON AFTER STEVE KERR BENCHED HIM pic.twitter.com/m78NTirTf5
— O🅿️timistic Warriors fan (@30problemz) February 16, 2024
Klay Thompson is the most confusing player in the league pic.twitter.com/l8gJoHdxao
— Chef curry Parody (@baby_face_goat) February 16, 2024
Klay Thompson acting washed so he can get benched and play bench players and light they ass up for 35 points😂 pic.twitter.com/wnkQNj0zUu
— A bearded bible study partner (@dnicewazhere) February 16, 2024
Steve Kerr tells reporters in Utah he will stick with Klay Thompson off the bench for now: "Doesn't mean it's permanent…We'll give it a little look and see how it goes." Thompson had 35 points tonight. Kerr: "Gives us some firepower off the bench."
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) February 16, 2024
Klay and Dray each recorded 20 points in the same regular-season game for the first time since March 14, 2017. pic.twitter.com/3xw39GhWue
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) February 16, 2024
Klay Thompson told reporters in Utah that Kerr talked with him this morning about coming off the bench: “More importantly I realized I’m gonna play a lot of minutes. So you have to let the ego when you think about coming off the bench. I thought of Manu Ginobili, that guy has…
— Shayna Rubin (@ShaynaRubin) February 16, 2024
Kinda crazy how we won the game and the first thing I saw was a Klay Stan clowning Steph 😭😂😭😂
Warriors twitter is cooked lmao
— LoonMuse (@KevonLooneyMuse) February 16, 2024
Klay Thompson….silencing the critics.
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) February 16, 2024
Klay 6MOTY agenda starts now 🔥🔥🔥
Averages 35 off the bench!!! WHAT YALL GONNA SAY NOW https://t.co/GJtxqZWaMW
— LoonMuse (@KevonLooneyMuse) February 16, 2024
Klay while torching the other bench unit: pic.twitter.com/jZxX0u2JAZ
— The Pettiest Laker Fan 🤫 (@ThePettiestLA) February 16, 2024
Still don't understand how some people haven't been able to show a little grace to Klay, the same guy who came out and buried two free throws in the NBA Finals on a torn ACL. (And wanted to keep playing!)
— Steve Berman (@BASportsGuy) February 16, 2024
