Warriors star makes confident statement about coming season

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Warriors star makes very confident statement about coming season

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 9/1/23

Klay is kalling his shot.

Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson was in China this week as part of a tour of Asia with ANTA, the Chinese company with which he has an endorsement deal. On Friday, Thompson drew attention for the extremely confident statement he made while thanking fans in China. Thompson closed out his message of gratitude saying, “I can’t wait to come back to China next summer with the fifth ring.”

Here is the video, which was posted by the Warriors’ official account on X.

"You guys inspire me to be the best I can be."

Klay showed love to his fans in China pic.twitter.com/Wd13qff5zB

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) September 1, 2023

Thompson and the Warriors have already won four championships in the last decade. With Golden State’s core trio of Thompson, Steph Curry, and Draymond Green all in or approaching their mid-30s, there is a sense of urgency for them to maximize the little time they have left to contend.

There is an argument though that the Warriors got worse this offseason. Key role player Donte DiVincenzo left in free agency, longtime general manager Bob Myers stepped down and Golden State essentially got 14 years older by trading young guard Jordan Poole for an aging Chris Paul. But none of that is stopping Thompson's extreme confidence, which we also saw with his fellow Splash Brother’s recent warning to the rest of the NBA.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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