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Klay Thompson calls out Jaren Jackson Jr. for mocking Warriors: 'Freaking clown' / News - Basketnews.com

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After two devastating injuries that had him away from basketball for two full years, Klay Thompson is an NBA champion once more. The sharpshooter won his fourth NBA ring.

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Talking to the media after another championship, Thompson did not miss an opportunity to bite Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies, who mocked the Golden State Warriors' "strength in numbers" slogan earlier this season (March 19).

"There was this one player on the Grizzlies who tweeted 'strength in numbers' after they beat us in the regular season," Thompson said. "That pissed me off so much. I can't wait to retweet that thing, freaking bum. I had to watch that and was like 'This freaking clown.'

"Sorry, that memory just popped up. Gonna mock us? Like, you ain't ever been there before. We've been there, we know what it takes. To be up here again? Hold that!"

GSW overtook the same Grizzlies with Jackson Jr. on their way to the 4th title in 8 years, defeating Memphis in six games in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.

There was a lot of hostility between the Warriors and Grizzlies during their Semi-Finals matchup, with back-and-forth battles on social media and in post-game conferences.

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