Latest Klay Thompson News

Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton to undergo season-ending knee surgery

Nov. 21, 2024 01:31 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton will undergo season-ending knee surgery. The team announced Wednesday that Melton will have his procedure soon for a sprained left anterior cruciate ligament that coach Steve Kerr said is partially torn. Melton,...

Luka Doncic returns from injury to score 26 points as Mavericks top the Pelicans 132-91

Nov. 19, 2024 23:12 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic returned to the lineup and scored a game-high 26 points, Klay Thompson added 19 and Kyrie Irving had 18 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans 132-91 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night. Doncic, who missed his first game of the...

John Collins scores on a late dunk to lift Jazz past Mavericks for 1st home victory

Nov. 14, 2024 23:35 PM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — John Collins scored the last of his 28 points on a tiebreaking dunk with 6.4 seconds left to give the Utah Jazz their first home victory of the season, 115-113 over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. Collins also had nine rebounds. Jordan Clarkson added...

Klay Thompson returns to cheers from some 400 Warriors employees

Nov. 13, 2024 02:19 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson exited the team bus then beamed as he strolled back into Chase Center on Tuesday night, greeted by some 400 cheering Warriors employees who lined up along his path to the Dallas locker room to show their love and appreciation for the former Golden State star. ...

Stephen Curry steals the show in Klay Thompson's emotional return to Chase Center

Nov. 13, 2024 00:58 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 37 points, including Golden State's final 12, to rally the Warriors past Klay Thompson and the Dallas Mavericks 120-117 on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup game. Thompson finished with 22 points in an emotional return to Chase Center for the...

Analysis: Injuries are a common theme for teams off to fast — or slow — starts as NBA Cup begins

Nov. 12, 2024 13:47 PM EST

Cleveland has won its first 12 games and is off to the best start in the league. There are 10 teams in the Western Conference with winning records. And somehow, only two teams in the Eastern Conference have winning records. There is a common denominator on both sides of the ledger:...

Warriors to honor Klay Thompson in his return to Chase Center with the Mavericks

Nov. 11, 2024 12:56 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mere minutes after the final buzzer sounded, and with the score still showing on the big screen, an emotion-stirring graphic went up for all to see: side-by-side photos of Stephen Curry dribbling left-handed and Klay Thompson in nearly the same pose but now wearing a blue...

Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun help Rockets hold off late Mavericks rally to win 108-102

Oct. 31, 2024 23:37 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Jalen Green had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Alperen Sengun added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held off a fourth-quarter Dallas rally to beat the Mavericks 108-102 on Thursday night. The Rockets led by 23 points late in the third quarter before the...

Kyrie Irving scores 23 points to lead Mavericks past Jazz 110-102

Oct. 28, 2024 23:23 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and Klay Thompson added 18 to lift the Dallas Mavericks over the Utah Jazz 110-102 on Monday night. Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks was wheeled off on a stretcher with a broken leg midway through the third quarter after he fell to the floor...

Kevin Durant scores 31, leading the Suns past the Mavericks 114-102

Oct. 27, 2024 00:45 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 14 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-102 on Saturday night. The Suns never trailed after the first quarter, though the Mavericks kept the deficit in the single digits for much...