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• Mychal Thompson shares only regret from son Klay's Warriors tenure

Klay Thompson's father Mychal shared the one thing he'd like to change about his son's 13-year Warriors tenure....2024
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• Klay Thompson’s father is ‘disappointed’ his son chose Mavericks over Lakers
Former NBA star Mychal Thompson has long talked about the fact that he’s tried to make his son Klay a Lakers fans ever since he was a child, as he played for the Los Angeles franchise. However, in a joking manner, he’s always regretted that the Warriors “got to him first,” despite his best efforts. […] The post Klay Thompson’s father is ‘disappointed’ his son chose M...2024
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• Report: Klay Thompson Didn’t Join Lakers Because It Felt Too Much Like Playing For Warriors

According to NBA reporters Ramona Shelburne and Kendra Andrews of ESPN, Klay Thompson didn’t join the Los Angeles Lakers because it felt too much like playing for the Golden State Warriors. Thompson had conversations with LeBron James about playing for the Lakers. His dad, Mychal Thompson, told him that he wanted him to come home. […] The post Report: Klay Thompson DidnR...2024
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• Mychal Thompson Reacts to Klay Signing With Mavs Over Lakers
The Thompson family have a long association with the Lakers and Klay Thompson had the opportunity to sign with the franchise, yet he chose the Mavericks. Klay’s dad, Mychal Thompson, is a two-time NBA champion with the Showtime Lakers and is currently the team’s radio color commentator. So he thought the most logical choice for […] The post Mychal Thompson Reacts to Klay Signing With M...2024
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• Mychal Thompson 'tried to sell' son Klay on Lakers. He chose Mavs over dad's former team

Former Warrior Klay Thompson's choice of Mavericks over Lakers disappoints his father, Mychal, who played for L.A. and is the team's radio color commentator....2024
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• Klay Thompson’s dad ‘really disappointed’ he chose the Mavericks over the Lakers in free agency

Mychal Thompson, who won two titles with the “Showtime” Lakers, really wanted his son in Los Angeles....2024
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• Warriors Notes: Thompson, Santos, Staudt
Former NBA player Mychal Thompson says his son, Klay Thompson, is in great shape ahead of the 2023/24 season, he tells Mark Medina of Sportskeeda. “He’ll be back hungrier than ever,” Mychal said of Klay. “He’s two years removed from his serious injuries. He’s been working out like crazy. He looks good, lean and ready […]...2023
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• World Baseball Classic: Group C preview
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports The United States looks to defend its WBC title, starting in Group C pool play. Mexico, Canada, Colombia and Great Britain look to stop them. On Saturday, March 11, Group C play of the 2023 World Baseball Classic starts at Chase Field in Phoenix when Colombia will take on Mexico at 1:30 p.m. CT. Then later on Saturday, Team USA begins their title defense ag...2023
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• Klay Thompson’s dad gives inside scoop on Warriors star’s recovery from Achilles injury
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has yet to resume basketball activities, according to his father. Mychal Thompson revealed the extent of Klay’s rehab from a torn Achilles tendon during an interview with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kerith Burke, which is scheduled to air Sunday: “All that [Klay] can do right now is just pool […] The post Klay Thompson’s dad gives inside ...2021
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• Mychal Thompson blasts ‘entitled’ LeBron James
Mychal Thompson, an ex-NBA player who just so happens to be Klay Thompson’s father, criticized LeBron James for being soft on Monday. A player who went up against some of the toughest players and teams during the 1980s and 1990s, including the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons, Thompson knows a thing or two about what it takes to stand tall in the face of overwhelming adversity. Responding to James’ complai...2016
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"On a recent episode of the Murph & Markus Show on KNBR, Mychal Thompson explained how Jerry West was pivotal in keeping his son Klay with the Warriors."

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"Warriors Round 2 playoffs series is Klay Thompson’s dad, Mychal Thompson."

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"Klay Thompson’s dad, Mychal Thompson, couldn’t understand how Stephen A."

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"When Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson retires from the game, his father Mychal Thompson doesn’t expect him to stick around the professional basketball scene."

2020
"Mychal Thompson: Klay wants to go into Hall of Fame alongside Stephen Curry, retire with Warriors in 10 years"

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"“Klay Thompson “will be back,” according to his father Mychal Thompson."

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"“He doesn’t need to be ‘the guy,'” Mychal Thompson told SiriusXM NBA Radio (h/t the Sporting News)."

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"The post Mychal Thompson: Jahlil Okafor Is Like ‘A Harley In Your Garage Collecting Dust’ appeared first on SLAMonline."

2016
"LeBron James is not shy about voicing his frustration when referees swallow their whistles on plays he believes to be fouls, which irks former NBA star Mychal Thompson, father of Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson."

2015
"Dell Curry and Mychal Thompson each had a chance to play in the NBA, but right now, the former players are busy being proud fathers as they watch their sons—aka the "Splash Brothers"—take the league by storm."

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""That backcourt is special," Klay's father Mychal Thompson told Amick."

• Mychal Thompson vows Klay will stay with Warriors amid contract rumors

One person in the know strongly believes Klay Thompson will stay with the Warriors next year and beyond....2023
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• Ja Morant should follow Steph Curry, LeBron footsteps, per Mychal Thompson
Mychal Thompson offered some advice to Ja Morant while the Memphis Grizzlies star is away from the team....2023
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• The reason Warriors are going to be title favorites in 2022-23, per Klay Thompson’s dad
Klay Thompson’s dad sees the Golden State Warriors remaining as title favorites in 2022-23 despite the Western Conference alone set to be stronger next year, and for good reason. According to Mychal Thompson, the Warriors’ have established continuity on the team with the way they drafted and developed their young players. Now they have an […] The post The reason Warriors are goin...2022
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• Lonzo Ball to Golden State gets full support from Klay Thompson’s dad
Lonzo Ball has been a popular name mentioned in trade talks ahead of the NBA trade deadline on March 25. With Ball’s future with the New Orleans Pelicans up in the air, Mychal Thompson — the father of Klay Thompson — wishes that Ball would be dealt to the Golden State Warriors. “Lonzo can play,” […] The post Lonzo Ball to Golden State gets full support from Klay Thompson...2021
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• Klay Thompson still waiting for medical clearance
Lakers broadcaster Mychal Thompson offers some insight into the status of his son, Warriors guard Klay Thompson, in an interview with Mark Medina of USA Today.Golden State cleared him for light shooting drills before the hiatus, but he’s not expected to return to action this season no matter when the shutdown ends.Klay’s recovery is complicated by the league-wide shutdown of team facilities, even ...2020
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• Klay Thompson’s Father: ‘I Always Have Faith He’ll Stay’

“Klay Thompson “will be back,” according to his father Mychal Thompson. The younger Thompson tore his ACL in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, but his pops says he will “always have faith he’ll stay” with the Golden State Warriors. Mychal adds that both his son […] The post Klay Thompson’s Father: ‘I Always...2019
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• Mychal Thompson: Expect Klay to stay with Warriors long-term
While Klay Thompson hasn’t publicly revealed much about his long-term plans, his father Mychal Thompson didn’t hesitate to weigh in on his son’s future. As Scott Ostler of The San Francisco Chronicle details, the former Blazer and Laker doesn’t expect Klay to leave the Bay Area anytime soon.“Oh yeah, you can mark it down,” Mychal Thompson told Ostler. “Klay’s going to retire in the Warriors’ unifo...2018
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• Klay Thompson's father squashes rumors his son wants to play elsewhere
The defending champion Golden State Warriors are going to have a decision to make with All-Star guard Klay Thompson at some point in the not-so-distant future. Already far beyond the NBA’s luxury tax, a long-term commitment to Klay could mean a $400-plus million payroll down the line, especially with Kevin Durant set to earn a super-max deal this coming summer.Thompson, 27, has one more season rem...2018
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• Blueprint for Solving LA Lakers' Woes at Center and Wing
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• Mychal Thompson 'tried to sell' son Klay on Lakers. He chose Mavs over dad's former team
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• West Notes: Lakers, Rui Hachimura, Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Suns
Lakers Forward Rui Hachimura gave a career performance in the Lakers’ Game 1 win over the Grizzlies on Sunday, pouring in 21 of his 29 points in the second half. It was the most scored by a Lakers reserve since Mychal Thompson had 29 in May 1988. “I love Rui,” coach Darvin Ham said, via […] The post West Notes: Lakers, Rui Hachimura, Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Suns appeared first on Hoops W...2023
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• Klay Thompson’s dad predicts how long son will be with Warriors
The Golden State Warriors will almost certainly want Klay Thompson to take less money from them next summer than he could earn on the open market, and it seems clear that the sharpshooter is very much open to the idea of a hometown discount.Thompson’s father, former NBA star Mychal Thompson, spoke with Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday about his son’s impending free agency. The...2018
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• Mychal Thompson denies rumors that son Klay is unhappy with role on Warriors
Former NBA big Mychal Thompson is going into Father Knows Best mode.In an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio on Friday, Thompson shot down rumors of his son, Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson, being unhappy with his role on the team. He did so by making a not-so-subtle reference to President Donald Trump in the process. The addition of Kevin Durant to the Golden State lineup this se...2017
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• Magic Johnson Says 'Showtime' Lakers Would Beat the Golden State Warriors
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• Klay Thompson’s dad too nervous to watch Game 7 so he watched Monday Night Raw
Mychal Thompson still gets nervous watching his son play basketball. During his ESPN radio show Tuesday, Thompson said he was too nervous to watch Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night, so he watched the popular wrestling program Monday Night Raw instead, according to Diamond Leung of Bay Area News Group. Mychal Thompson says he was nervous and couldn't bear to watch Game 7, so ...2016
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• Mychal Thompson shares only regret from son Klay's Warriors tenure
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• Klay Thompson’s father is ‘disappointed’ his son chose Mavericks over Lakers
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• Report: Klay Thompson Didn’t Join Lakers Because It Felt Too Much Like Playing For Warriors
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• Mychal Thompson Reacts to Klay Signing With Mavs Over Lakers
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• Mychal Thompson 'tried to sell' son Klay on Lakers. He chose Mavs over dad's former team
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• Klay Thompson’s dad ‘really disappointed’ he chose the Mavericks over the Lakers in free agency
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• Klay Thompson's father, a Lakers broadcaster, 'really disappointed' after son picks Mavericks in free agency

'I just thought it seemed to be the perfect fit,' Mychal Thompson said...2024
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• Klay's dad Mychal explains how West ‘saved' Warriors dynasty

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• Mychal Thompson on Who Will Win Lakers vs. Warriors Series
Someone who has a dog in both fights in the Lakers vs. Warriors Round 2 playoffs series is Klay Thompson’s dad, Mychal Thompson. The last time these two storied franchises met in the playoffs, Mychal was playing for the purple and gold. It was 1991 and the Lakers won 4-1 in the Western Conference semifinals, […] The post Mychal Thompson on Who Will Win Lakers vs. Warriors Series appear...2023
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• Klay Thompson's dad keeping Warriors-Lakers rooting interest neutral
As the Lakers' color analyst for KSPN-710, Mychal Thompson has to watch his son and the Warriors take on his old team -- and current employer -- in the NBA playoffs for the first time....2023
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• Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Fathers Discuss Warriors Winning Championship
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• Mychal Thompson: Dellavedova ‘Couldn’t Stop Steph if Steph Was Asleep’
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• Kevin Durant: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Thunder Star's Future
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• Mychal Thompson: Warriors Will ‘Go Hard’ After Kevin Durant in 2016
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• After All the Conjecture, Playoffs Will Reveal What Matters Most to Kevin Love
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• Mychal Thompson Comments on LeBron James' On-Court Behavior
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• Mychal Thompson's Father's Day will be "pure torture"
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• Trayce Thompson, Brother of Klay Thompson, Recalled by Chicago White Sox
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• Mychal Thompson on Who Will Win Lakers vs. Warriors Series
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• Klay Thompson's dad keeping Warriors-Lakers rooting interest neutral
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• Mychal Thompson identifies Warriors' biggest potential NBA playoff weakness
Mychal Thompson believes the Warriors' latest loss to the Los Angeles Lakers showcased a problem that will haunt them in the weeks to come....2023
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• Former Lakers champion blasts Suns for misusing Deandre Ayton
Deandre Ayton has been a revelation in these NBA playoffs. The big man has reached a gear for the title-contending Phoenix Suns that he’s never displayed consistently throughout his first three seasons. But it appears that at least one voice thinks he’s still being held back – former Los Angeles Lakers center Mychal Thompson. The […] The post Former Lakers champion blasts S...2021
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• Klay Thompson’s dad gives inside scoop on Warriors star’s recovery from Achilles injury
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• Thompson's dad: Rockets could be ‘serious threat’ to Warriors
The Houston Rockets have the potential to be the most improved team in the Western Conference whether they acquire Carmelo Anthony or not, but Klay Thompson’s father believes adding Anthony would make the Rockets a “serious threat” to the Golden State Warriors.In a brief chat with TMZ this week, former No. 1 overall pick Mychal Thompson was asked if he believes the Rockets can dethrone the Dubs. H...2017
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• Mychal Thompson denies rumors that son Klay is unhappy with role on Warriors
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• Mychal Thompson: Expect Klay to stay with Warriors long-term
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• Klay Thompson's father squashes rumors his son wants to play elsewhere
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• Mychal Thompson denies rumors that son Klay is unhappy with role on Warriors
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