- Thompson was Golden State’s leading scorer of the night along with Steph Curry
- The Warriors are now four games ahead of the Rockets and remain clear in 10th place.
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Klay Thompson criticized Tari Eason after the Rockets forward donned a jersey mocking Golden State, saying, “The Warriors come out to play” in Houston’s 133-110 loss.
Eason, who was ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a benign growth in his lower leg earlier this month, showed up to Thursday night’s game at the Toyota Center, trolling his team’s opponents , since it also registered a Instagram Story mocking the Warriors, earlier in the day.
‘I know you don’t like this!!!’ he wrote as a caption to images of himself shouting ‘Warriors, come out and play’ in his Story.
After scoring 29 points, including 7 of 11 3-pointers, in Houston, Thompson told reporters of the taunt, “Yeah, that’s pretty boring.” Especially if you’re not even playing… It’s one thing if you’re playing and competing, and you stand behind it.
‘But you’re just going to be trolling from the sidelines. Brother, what are we doing?
Klay Thompson was left speechless after being asked about Tari Eason’s troll on Thursday.
Rockets forward Eason wore a shirt that said “Warriors come out to PLAY” in Houston’s 133-110 home loss against Golden State on Thursday night.
Thompson was Golden State’s leading scorer on the night Thursday along with Steph Curry, as the Warriors extended their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 23-point victory against the Rockets.
Together, the ‘Splash Bros’ dealt a blow to Houston’s play-in hopes, as the Rockets (38-38) are now four games behind the Warriors (42-34) for the final spot. in the Western Conference play-in with six games. remaining in the regular season.
The Warriors, who are in 10th place in the West, never trailed and built a 15-point halftime lead behind Thompson’s 21 points. He made five 3-pointers in the first half.
Thompson dropped 29 points against the Rockets, including 7 of 11 three-pointers, to boost the Warriors’ playoff hopes.
They improved to 3-0 against Houston this season and won their final 13 regular-season games against the Rockets.
Jabari Smith Jr. scored 24 points to lead the Rockets, who lost their third straight game after winning their previous 11 games. Rookie Cam Whitmore added 17 points off the bench.
The Warriors moved to 42-34 with the victory to give them a winning season for the 38th time in franchise history and the fourth in a row.
Next up, the Warriors visit Dallas on Friday night, while the Rockets host Miami.
