The Golden State Warriors have been defeated by the Sacramento Kings in the Play-In Tournament with a concluding score of 118-94 and with the defeat, the Warriors journey has come to an end.
The 3-Point King, Curry, scored a team high score of 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Draymond Green added 12 points to the scoreboard, including 3 rebounds, and 6 assists. Both Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody added 16 points, with the former posting 7 rebounds and 2 assists and latter posting 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
Andrew Wiggins registered 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists, and Klay Thompson added four rebounds and one assist. Against the Kings, Thompson went scoreless. The five-time All-Star was playing in the final year of his five-year $190 million contract.
The analyst for TNT and CBS Sports, Charles Barkley, has recently shared his remarks considering Thompson and what his future with the Warriors would be; shedding light on his contract and form.
"He's not gonna get better. He's gonna make less money but he ain't gonna get no better. Older people don't get — sports ain't for old people. They're for young people."
– Charles Barkley paints a grim outlook for Klay Thompson and the Warriors. pic.twitter.com/rGfhuU9vDk
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He mentioned, as per Awful Announcing during one of the episodes of “Inside the NBA”, “They’re gonna have to make a hard decision on Klay. Klay’s not gonna get younger. Do you sign him for three or four more years, which he’d want? That’s the elephant in the room. They’ve gotta make a decision on him. Listen, we all love Klay. And Klay wants a max deal. He’s not going to get a max deal. But you see he’s compromised because of the ACL and the Achilles. Do you still sign him to three or for more years at what he wants? How can you get younger if you’re going to sign him?”
The two-time Hall of Fame inductee analyst further continued, “He’s going to have to. Ernie, he’s not going to get better. He’s gonna make less money, but he’s not going to get better. Sports ain’t for old people, that’s for young people. That’s no disrespect. Klay’s a Hall of Famer. He’s lowered his number, but just because he’s lowered his number doesn’t mean he’s going to play better as he ages. It doesn’t work like that.”
The head coach of the Warriors, Steve Kerr, has recently expressed that they would like to continue to move forward with Klay Thompson and both Draymond Green and Stephen Curry have expressed positive sentiments regarding Thompson and their future as a team.
