“This makes me sad” – Warriors fans heartbroken as Steph Curry and Klay Thompson sit far apart during WNBA game
Former Golden State Warriors teammates Steph Curry and Klay Thompson recently attended the same WNBA game. However, they sat on opposite sides of the court, leaving Warriors fans heartbroken to see the “Splash Brothers” split up.
After being drafted No. 11 by Golden State in the 2011 NBA draft, Thompson spent the first 13 years of his career alongside Curry. The duo helped guide the Warriors to four championships from 2015 to 2022. Along the way, they became nearly unanimously considered the league’s greatest shooting backcourt ever.
However, after sustaining a torn left ACL and right Achilles in 2019 and 2020.
Thompson’s shooting efficiency and defensive capabilities began to drop off. While Golden State still won the 2022 title following Thompson’s injuries, the franchise opted not to offer him the contract he sought this offseason.
The aging sharpshooter instead joined the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million contract via a sign-and-trade deal in early July. Thus, he and Curry enter this upcoming season as adversaries for the first time in their illustrious careers.
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Ahead of their respective training camps, the ex-co-stars were each spotted at Sunday’s Las Vegas Aces vs New York Liberty matchup in Brooklyn. A few days later, a Warriors fan on X/Twitter shared a video showing them sitting on opposing sides of the floor.
“There’s an ocean between the Splash Brothers,” @Curry_Muse captioned the video.
Afterward, more fans expressed sadness that Curry and Thompson were seemingly not on the best terms.
“Don’t make me start crying,” @gatoradewussy8 said.
“Heartbreaking,” @WatermelonSage wrote.
“This makes me so sad,” @martyyballer said.
“Too tragic,” @WhatKasey wrote.
Meanwhile, others noted that the former teammates appeared to be in direct view of each other throughout the game, potentially making the situation more uncomfortable.
“Curry was straight up looking at him as well,” Diginatweets said.
“Are they just staring at each other?” DawidPiejko wrote.
Despite not sitting together, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson linked up at Aces-Liberty game
While fans were disappointed to see Steph Curry and Klay Thompson sit far apart, the ex-teammates later linked up during Sunday’s Aces versus Liberty game.
Thompson was conversing with his new Mavericks teammate Dereck Lively II when Curry jokingly interrupted, pretending to be disgusted. The two then laughed and exchanged playful banter.
Curry and Thompson also posed for a photo together with boxing star Claressa Shields.
So, there doesn’t appear to be any hard feelings between the former co-stars.
