Draymond reveals Klay ‘ghosted’ Steph before Warriors return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Shortly before Klay Thompson’s expected return to Chase Center Tuesday night, Warriors coach Steve Kerr surprisingly revealed that longtime teammate Steph Curry would not address the pregame crowd as previously planned.

The two Splash Brothers spoke Monday night and agreed that Curry would no longer take the mic, depending on Kerr’s pregame availability.

On Wednesday, a day after Curry’s late heroics lifted Golden State to a 120-117 victory over Dallas, Draymond Green revealed some startling information about the two Warriors legends’ pre-game interactions.

“Steph was supposed to speak before the game,” Green told co-host Baron Davis on the latest episode of “The Draymond Green Show.” “(Steph) said, ‘I called (Warriors VP of Communications Raymond Ridder) and told him I wasn’t speaking. I just have to stay on top of the game. … And I talked to Klay about it.'”

“(Steph) tried to check in with Klay about something else, and Klay ghosted him. So he got that angry.”

As Green and Davis noted, perhaps that gave Curry the extra edge he needed to fuel the Warriors on Tuesday. With Golden State trailing 114-108 at crunch time, Curry scored the game’s next ten points to defeat his old friend Thompson and the Mavericks.

In classic Draymond fashion, Green also admitted that he “stirred the pot” in his conversations with Curry earlier in the day to motivate his teammate ahead of a sentimental game. Just as Green watched Thompson’s tribute video ahead of time to avoid its emotional effects right before the game, he encouraged Curry to do the same.

“As soon as I texted (Steph), he called me right away,” Green explained. “So I tried to stir the pot a little bit then.”

That instigation likely contributed to Curry being “pissed off” — in Green’s words — by the time the game started.

Whatever Green did to get Curry excited, it certainly worked. It helped the Warriors spoil Thompson’s homecoming and earn a big win in the NBA In-Season Tournament.

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