Klay Thompson’s future with the Golden State Warriors is murky.
The 34-year-old NBA star is scheduled to enter the free agent market later this month. The Warriors drafted Thompson within the first spherical in 2011, and he has spent his whole NBA profession with the franchise. However his manufacturing has been uneven in current seasons as he aged and handled harm setbacks.
Amid the uncertainty, Thompson appeared to unfollow the Warriors on Instagram. However, Thompson did seem to nonetheless be following the Santa Cruz Warriors, the Warriors G League affiliate, as of Sunday morning.
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Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors seems on in the course of the recreation towards the Houston Rockets at Toyota Heart on March 20, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Pictures)
There have been nonetheless numerous Warriors-related photographs and reels of Thompson on his account as of Sunday morning, together with a tribute publish to the staff’s late assistant coach Dejan ‘Deki’ Milojević.
The Serbian skilled basketball participant and coach died after he suffered a medical emergency at a non-public staff dinner in Salt Lake Metropolis in January. He was 46.
“Endlessly in our hearts our berate Deki,” Thompson wrote within the publish.
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However, the latest publish of Thompson in a Warriors’ jersey now seems up to now again to 2022.
The obvious unfollowing marks the most recent within the ongoing saga surrounding Thompson’s future with Golden State. Whereas the standing of potential contract negotiations between Thompson’s representatives and the Warriors stays unclear, some have speculated that the star guard is in search of one other top-of-the-market contract.
Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors shoots the ball in the course of the recreation towards the Brooklyn Nets on February 5, 2024 at Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures)
Each side have been engaged in contract extension talks final summer time, however these negations stalled over wage variations and the quantity of years on the potential deal, The Athletic reported.
The Warriors introduced a two-year deal value an estimated $48 million previous to the beginning of the 2023-24 season, in response to the report. However Thompson reportedly rejected the provide.
Thompson’s longtime teammate, Draymond Inexperienced reacted to the social media, saying he didn’t know the motivation behind the transfer.
Draymond Inexperienced #23 and Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors look on in the course of the recreation towards the Los Angeles Lakers on January 27, 2024 at Chase Heart in San Francisco, California. (Noah Graham/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures)
“I do know all of you have been most likely trying ahead to me speaking about Klay unfollowing the Warriors and deleting some IG posts or one thing. I had no concept that occurred,” Inexperienced mentioned on the most recent version of “The Draymond Inexperienced Present.” “I believe it is f—–g hilarious.
“I believe that is comical. I do know you all need anyone’s emotions to be harm or one thing. It ain’t that. Ain’t by no means going to be that. That is hilarious.”
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Even when Thompson doesn’t play with the Warriors subsequent season, he’ll seemingly find yourself within the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame just a few years after he decides to name it quits. The NBA’s free company interval formally opens on June 30.
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