Klay Thompson ticked off by unnamed ‘coward’ quote

After shootaround Friday at the team's downtown Oakland practice facility, Klay Thompson took issue with a quote published in a recent ESPN article about Draymond Green. The excerpt in question, which came in the story's second paragraph, was of an unnamed team official discussing how Golden State players view Green: "The guys might be frustrated by his antics, but they had an opportunity to prove themselves without him in Game 5 (of the finals) and they played like a bunch of (cowards)." [...] to say that we play like cowards, and you're not going to quote the guy who said it? On his way to the practice facility, his tire blew out. Center JaVale McGee (left knee strain) is questionable for the Warriors' final preseason game Friday night against Portland. Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.