Add Klay Thompson to the list of skilled athletes who not follow their very own team.
On Friday, Thompson unfollowed the Warriors on Instagram and deleted a lot of his team-related posts – a tactic not unusual in modern sports.
Just this spring, wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk unfollowed the 49ers on IG, following Deebo Samuel's playbook.
Samuel Click the Unfollow tab. on the 49ers IG account a number of years ago.
Thompson's move comes just before the 34-year-old veteran enters free agency, an uncertain time for a player who has been instrumental in all 4 of Golden State's NBA championships over the past decade.
The accurate guard returned from two serious injuries (torn ACL and torn Achilles tendon) and helped the Warriors to their most up-to-date NBA title in 2022.
Thompson also removed posts from that championship run.
Klay Thompson unfollowed the Warriors and removed Warriors content from the 2022 championship on his IG 😳 pic.twitter.com/LddtUsEx9E
— BrickWrld (@BrickWrld_) June 14, 2024
He just accomplished the ultimate season of a five-year, $190 million contract and can officially change into a free agent on June 30.
Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report speculated that the Orlando Magic could give Thompson greater than the Warriors would likely pay. His Crystal ball suggested a three-year contract price $81.9 million.
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