Klay Thompson is still recovering from an ACL injury, but he was hard at work on Wednesday night during the Bulls-Warriors game at the Chase Center, as he made his debut as a guest sideline reporter for NBC Sports Bay Area. Thompson sat in a special area away from the bench to provide commentary throughout the game.
Get ready….Reporter Klay is on duty tonight on @NBCSWarriors. Here’s his media seat. pic.twitter.com/PjP9GbRuJ5
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) November 28, 2019
Thompson said that his father, NBA champion-turned-broadcaster Mychal Thompson, didn’t give him any pointers for his debut. His play-by-play ability needs a bit of work.
"Bob, what's your punchline man?"
Klay asking Fitz for tips on the call 😂
Stream here ➡️ https://t.co/BCqzZjP9ox pic.twitter.com/GajNhTlDa9
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) November 28, 2019
“Eric Pasch-animal with the one handed flick to Glenn, GR3 with the flush. Reverse flush. Ain’t that a smooth one.”
After the Warriors pulled out a 104-90 win, Thompson crashed Kerith Burke’s postgame interview with Omari Spellman and took over the microphone.
Klay takes over the postgame interview 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Fsqgpghu5b
— NBCSAuthentic (@NBCSAuthentic) November 28, 2019
The broadcast team planned everything tonight…except this. Truly a surprise and a great way to close the night. Klay is a treasure! https://t.co/q0RWWevxre
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) November 28, 2019
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