After making appearances at Oracle Arena, the character known as “Fake Klay Thompson” quickly turned into a legend in the crowd at Golden State Warriors games.
Dating back several years, YouTuber Dawson Gurley known as “BigDawsTV” appeared at Warriors games in a full Klay Thompson No. 11 uniform. Gurley also shaped his facial hair to resemble Thompson.
On Monday, Gurley showed up at San Francisco’s Chase Center for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. However, he was later removed before the game and banned from the arena.
Dressed as Thompson with a blue Warriors warm-up hoodie, Gurley surpassed security at Chase Center to get all the way down the court. Gurley was also able to get off some shots on the hardwood before the Warriors hit the court for warm-ups.
On Monday, Gurley tweeted he was banned from Chase Center and other arenas affiliated with the Warriors like Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz.
Via @BigDawsTv on Twitter:
At game 5 and @warriors just banned me for life from their arena.
— Daws (@BigDawsTv) June 13, 2022
Here’s the official letter of my ban. pic.twitter.com/Ii9VTdWI0h
— Daws (@BigDawsTv) June 14, 2022
Banned bc I walked pass 5 layers of security guards (who willingly let me through security without asking for ID) & shot around on the court for 10 minutes. I also spent 10K on tickets which they are not refunding. Why should I be banned because their security is incompetent?
— Daws (@BigDawsTv) June 13, 2022
Was it worth it to lose 10K on tickets and be banned for life? Absolutely. I was an NBA player for 10 minutes bro 😂😂
— Daws (@BigDawsTv) June 14, 2022
Watch Gurley’s full 15-minute video from Game 5 via YouTube.
Although his doppelganger was banned from the arena, the real Thompson tallied 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor with five triples, three rebounds and two assists in Golden State’s Game 5 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
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