Buddy Hield reveals Klay Thompson got him tickets to iconic 2016 Warriors game

Buddy Hield and Klay Thompson, two sharpshooters who have worn Warriors uniforms, never shared an NBA court as teammates. But they share a common pride: Bahamian roots. Amid the Warriors’ 2015-16 NBA season, Hield was in the middle of an electric senior season with the Oklahoma Sooners. That caught Thompson’s attention, leading him to invite the emerging college star to what turned into an epic game between the Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder, Hield revealed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Bonta Hill and Monte Poole on “Dubs Talk.”“I think he hit me up one day and he said, ‘Man, yeah I got two tickets for you come to the game,’ Hield recounted. “I was like, hell yeah, I’m coming to the game.” Hield started watching the Warriors, particularly in the midst of their 2014-15 championship run, after he discovered Thompson also was Bahamian. “You don’t know anyone is Bahamian until they get big time, you know. And somebody back home said, ‘You know, Klay Thompson’s dad is Bahamian.’ And I say ‘Who’s his dad?’ Mychal Thompson. I say ‘No way,...