The Warriors have been planning ways to celebrate Klay Thompson since the summer.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 20: Klay Thompson cradles the Larry O’Brien Championship trophy in the Golden State Warriors’ Championship Parade on Market Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 20, 2022. The Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics to win their fourth NBA Championship in eight years.
Most teams embrace a former player when they return with a tribute video. They might give away a themed shirt or towel as well. The Warriors are doing that, to be sure, but are also tailoring the night toward Thompson’s aquatic adventures by handing out ato every fan in attendance, playing a special pregame tribute video and clearing out for Steph Curry to say a few words. Employees also plan on greeting Thompson by saluting their caps to him when he arrives at the Chase Center.
Thompson spent the first 13 years of his career with the Warriors. The fan base fell in love with his eclectic personality and fierce competitiveness. He reached the highest of mountaintops and back-to-back catastrophic injuries sunk him to the lowest of nadirs — only for him to pull himself up, lead the league in 3-pointers and help Golden State to a fourth title.
Next to Steph Curry, Thompson helped form the greatest shooting backcourt the sport will ever see as the Splash Bros. In the team’s press release announcing the “Salute Captain Klay” night, they attached a video of Curry tipping his boating captain’s hat into a camera. Knowing how much Thompson meant to the organization, the Warriors’ marketing and public relations teams began brainstorming ideas shortly after Thompson departed in July. After batting around several ideas, vice president of marketing and operations Kimberly Trinidad pitched the captain’s hats and they ran with it.
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