Tag: Splash Bros.

Watch: Draymond Green looks like next Splash Brother at offseason workout

During an offseason workout in Los Angeles, Draymond Green looked like Steph Curry and Klay Thompson with his corner 3-point shooting.

After an extended edition of the offseason, the Golden State Warriors could finally have a target date for their return to game action.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the NBA Players Association has approved the league’s plan for a Dec. 22 start date for the 2020-21 season. Members of the Warriors will have the remainder of November before returning to Chase Center for the start of preseason training camp.

In the final leg of Golden State’s eight-month offseason, Draymond Green is working on his long-distance jumper. On Friday, NBA skills coach Travis Walton shared a video of the former Defensive Player of the Year splashing a series of corner 3-pointers at the Samson Center in Los Angeles.

During the Instagram video, Green drilled four consecutive catch and shoot triples from the corner.

Via @gswchris on Twitter:

Green’s latest display isn’t the first time he’s been spotted getting up shots from beyond the arc. In early October, the three-time All-Star was back in the gym, showing off his range.

After shooting only 27.9% on 3.0 3-point attempts per game last season, there’s a reason Green has been working on his long-distance jumper. Although Green dealt with injuries and load management, his 3-point shooting numbers from 2019-20 were his lowest mark since his rookie year (20.9%).

With Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson back on the floor creating space, Green will have the chance to capitalize on his offseason work in 2020-21.

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Warriors Rewind: Splash Brothers combine for 72 points vs. Lakers in 2014

With no hoops on the schedule, Warriors Wire is rewinding through Golden State’s history for memorable matchups and standout performances.

With no hoops on the calendar, Warriors Wire is rewinding the tape back through Golden State’s history for memorable matchups, standout performances and everything else in between.

On their way to an NBA Finals run in 2015, the Golden State Warriors started the regular season with a sizzling performance from the Splash Brothers against Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.

November 1, 2014

After winning their first game of the year against the Sacramento Kings, Steve Kerr’s Warriors hosted Bryant and the Lakers at Oracle Arena in Oakland.

Bryant tallied 28 points on 12-of-28 shooting from the field with six rebounds, two steals and one assist. However, Bryant’s effort wasn’t enough to slow down the Splash Brothers.

Klay Thompson notched a game-high 41 points on 14-of-18 shooting from the field with five rebounds and two assists. The future five-time All-Star splashed five 3-pointers on seven attempts. Thompson’s 41 point effort turned out to be his third highest-scoring performance of the 2014-15 season.

At the time, Thompson’s 41 points against the Lakers surpassed his previous career-high total over his four seasons in the NBA.

During Golden State’s 127-104 victory in Southern California, Steph Curry followed Thompson with a double-double act. The future Most Valuable Player tacked on 31 points on 10-of-19 shooting with 10 assists, five rebounds and three steals.

Curry’s 31 points against the Lakers marked the first of 14 times the future six-time All-Star point guard would register 30 or more points in the 2014-15 regular season.

Golden State’s win at Oracle Arena moved their record to 2-0 while the Lakers dropped to 0-4 on the young season.

Watch highlights from Curry and Thompson’s post-Haloween effort on YouTube:

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Klay Thompson stars in commercial based on his comeback from injury

Klay Thompson is featured in Kaiser Permanente’s “Rebound” commercial, based on his comeback from injury.

The Golden State Warriors are waiting for the nearing return of Stephen Curry after missing a majority of the 2019-20 season due to injury. However, once Curry returns, he will still be without his backcourt mate Klay Thompson.

Thompson has been ruled out for the season by the Warriors due to the knee injury he suffered against the Toronto Raptors in game six of the 2019 NBA Finals. The “Splash Brothers” reunion on the court will have to wait till next season.

Although Warriors fans won’t get to see Thompson lace-up in his No. 11 jersey anytime soon, they did get a glimpse into his injury rehab.

The five-time NBA All-Star is featured in Kaiser Permanente’s “Rebound” commercial, based on his comeback from injury.

Thompson narrates the commercial from start to finish:

You never plan for a setback. And it usually feels like the worst possible time. Then you realize, it’s motivation to come back even stronger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ckp8yK69QA

In the final seconds of the commercial, the screen reads “documentary coming soon.” In the future, fans may get a more in-depth look into what Thompson went through during the knee rehab that sidelined him for the entire 2019-20 season.