Golden State star Klay Thompson previously said he was ‘not sacrificing sh-t,’ and isn’t changing his game with the addition of Kevin Durant, who left the Oklahoma City Thunder in free agency this summer to join the Warriors. Despite Thompson’s previous claims, he’s opened the season with a shooting slump and many people are wondering if it had anything to do with the acquisition of Durant.
“Not at all,” Thompson said at shootaround when asked if his cold spell had anything to do with Durant. “I struggled last year for the first 20 games, and Kevin wasn’t here. So it has nothing to do with Kevin.”
Thompson, who finished second in 3-pointers made behind teammate Stephen Curry the past three seasons, has shot only 19.6 percent from beyond the arc through the Warriors’ first six games. In Golden State’s last game, a 117-97 loss to the Lakers, he went 4-of-18 from the field for 10 points.
“So last year I struggled, then I went on a tear, so it’s just like any other season,” Thompson said, looking to the future. “Obviously we have different players, but I’m still getting the shots I always got before he was here, so it’s not on Kevin at all.”
source: ESPN
