Klay Thompson left the Warriors with a whimper. He returned to the Bay with a roar. Nothing less was expected. Nothing less would have been appropriate. Tuesday’s game was circled on the calendar the moment the schedule was released,

It turns out Thompson's dour attitude tracked behind the scenes, too, with the Athletic's Sam Amick reporting that the erstwhile Splash Brother tried to squash the homecoming celebration almost entirely. "Klay Thompson didn’t want any of the pomp and ...

The Dallas Mavericks tipped off NBA Cup group play as they hit the road west. They took on the Golden State Warriors in Klay Thompson's return to the Bay Area,