Things haven’t precisely gone to plan for Klay Thompson to this point this season, however he’s nonetheless attaining milestones within the NBA historical past books and is helped by Steve Kerr’s encouraging phrases.
Despite having one of many worst capturing seasons of his profession, Klay made NBA historical past towards the Magic on Tuesday by transferring forward of Richie Guerin (14,676) for 157th on the all-time scoring listing.
The five-time All-Star scored 15 factors for his staff in a much-needed win and revealed that he had a deep chat with head coach Kerr throughout their first observe of 2024 that helped put issues in perspective.
“That helped me relax a lot,” Thompson told reporters on his chat with Kerr. “Sometimes I neglect simply how profitable and the way fortunate I’ve been to be a part of a championship staff, All-Star video games, gold medals. You wish to get again to that stage so badly you’ll be able to type of get in your personal manner. Rather than forcing it, we had a dialog about having fun with the final chapter of my profession, how fortunate I really am to nonetheless be enjoying this recreation, doing it at a excessive stage, being a greater mentor for these younger guys, main by instance, having my power proper each recreation.
“He helped me realize if I do have negative energy how that affects the team in a poor manner. So we had a great conversation that helped me change my whole mindset and forget about shooting splits or points per game or All-Star games and just to enjoy being in this Warriors uniform and appreciate what we’ve built. Because it’s such a rare opportunity for a professional athlete to be a part of so much success and to pass that torch to the young guys and keep this thing going.”
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