Klay Thompson and Monty Williams connect for a touchdown

Let me tell you a story about Klay Thompson. When Klay was growing up on the West Coast, he had a football glued to his hands. Later in life he realized that if he didn’t adhere the ball to himself he could throw it to other people. This changed his whole world. Teamwork was born. “Guys, look!” He’d exclaim. “The football isn’t stuck to my hand any more! I can make it go places by moving my arm a direction and letting the ball go! I can pick any direction I want!” Everyone was very proud of him, and many of us still are.

His friends called him “Klay ‘Football is good’ Thompson.” Sometimes on rainy days, he would throw footballs at one of the 18 basketball hoops that his father had inconspicuously set up around the house. They’d fly deftly, bonk around a bit, but rarely go in. Klay would think to himself, “Something about this isn’t right.”