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Steph Curry, Klay Thompson take a dig at LeBron James in postgame press conference

By Jonathan Bass

Jun 16, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) and guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with the Larry O
Jun 16, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) and guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with the Larry O /
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Steph Curry and Klay Thompson appeared to take a veiled shot at LeBron James in their Game 6 postgame press conferences.

The Golden State Warriors locked up the franchise’s first title in 40 years on Tuesday night in Cleveland against the Cavaliers. On the the court, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson were a combined 10-for-26 from the field; off of it, they kept the shots coming. During their postgame press conference the Splash Brothers were still locked in, seemingly taking a couple of digs at LeBron James while at the podium.

Here’s a reference to Thompson’s comments: LeBron’s confident, not entirely untrue statement from a few days prior.

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LeBron had himself a monster series, averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, 8.8 assists 1.3 steals and .5 blocks over the course of the six games. In the end it just wasn’t enough to carry the Cavs. After Kyrie Irving went down in Game 1 and Cleveland kept playing with a shortened bench it was only a matter of time until Golden State’s small ball wore down the undermanned Cavaliers.

End of the day, LBJ will just have to swallow the bitter pill served up to him by Curry. His stat line was a great narrative throughout the series’ two-week run, but will only be a footnote in the annals of history. Throwing up 36 and 13 while being a one-man wrecking crew is spectacular, but it doesn’t mean much if you don’t claim the hardware. James’ series feels like one of those “yeah but” moments torn from the book of Jerry West’s playing days.

As for Curry and Thompson taking some late shots, it goes to show how much tougher Golden State was than they appeared on the surface. The quick shots, blazing pace and fun play don’t make you immediately think of a tough team, at least not in the traditional sense – these aren’t the ’89 Pistons or the ’95 Knicks. But between these comments and Andre Iguodala’s trolling, it shows how much of a steel trap the Warriors were working with upstairs.

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