Klay Thompson was quick to fire back at Doc Rivers after the Clippers coach said the Warriors needed “luck” to win the Western Conference.
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In one of the more creative ways news.com.au has seen someone flip someone else the bird, Bogut took aim at Clippers coach Doc Rivers and did not miss.
The Golden State Warriors enter the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season as the reigning champions.
“I wanted to play the Clippers, but they couldn’t handle their business”.
“If we got lucky, look at our (3-1) record against them past year”. I wish we could have played them – or the Spurs (could have played the Warriors) – but they still were the best team.
“Didn’t they lose to the Rockets”, Thompson asked before giggling. Thompson said. “So that just makes me laugh”.
Not that I want to compare the Los Angeles Clippers, a professional basketball team, to grade schoolers – no, I actually am going to because that’s the appearance they give off anytime they whine either on or off the court.
Thompson continued, noting that the Clippers lost to the Houston Rockets, whom the Warriors bested in the Western Conference finals.
Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson against Toronto Raptors during… Warriors like Draymond Green have regularly stated that the basketball world does not believe in their chances of repeating, which is an exaggeration but also a common way for a successful team to motivate itself. Then there was the James Harden rant about losing out on the MVP race. As the top dogs in the league heading into this season, they obviously have a target on their back.
But something about the Clippers gets the Warriors talking. What the Clippers need to do is worry about getting past the second round before acting like school children and whining about the Warriors deservedly winning a championship, a word the Clippers are very unfamiliar with.
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The two teams face each other in the preseason in Los Angeles on October 20 and in the regular season on November 4 in Oakland. The Pelicans may have been swept, but they were competitive in each game and have enough talent to show that they will be a force to be reckoned with as they become more seasoned.
