Sad personal news emerges about Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson has lost his beloved longtime companion.

Rocco Thompson, the famous dog of the Dallas Mavericks sharpshooter Klay, has died. Klay’s father Mychal made the sad revelation during an appearance this week on ESPN’s “Mason and Ireland.”

“We had to put Rocco, Klay’s dog, down over the weekend,” said Mychal, per Gabe Fernandez of SFGATE. “We were all sad, but Rocco had a great, long life.”

Rocco, an English bulldog who was born in 2012, was perhaps the single most famous pet in the NBA. He was especially beloved by Golden State Warriors fans during Klay’s time there and even had his own Instagram account.

Here are some of the photos that Klay shared to the page over the years of himself and Rocco.