Klay Thompson calls Mozgov’s thigh-bruising screen ‘kind of dirty’ (Ball Don’t Lie)
The Golden State Warriors had many things to be upset about with regards to their own performance in the aftermath of Wednesday's blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. One of the few things they could be thankful for, though, was the apparent health of Klay Thompson. The All-Star guard left for the locker room in the final minute of the first quarter after taking a knee to the thigh from Cavs center Timofey Mozgov and initially looked in serious pain. Thankfully for the Warriors and the NBA, Thompson returned after a few minutes of treatment and put forth his strongest stretch of what was obviously a poor game overall. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Yet Thompson did not forget the Mozgov screen that sent him out of action. In fact, he took issue with it in his post-game press conference. Check out his response around the 1:40 mark of this video: And here's the transcript of his answer (emphasis added): I didn't get it. I don't know. I'm guarding Kyrie, running full speed downhill, I just don't know who is trying to set a pick on me in the middle of the key. If it's on the perimeter, I understand. But didn't...
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