Klay Thompson reacts to being benched: 'It's very hard' / News - Basketnews.com

Golden State Warriors superstar Klay Thompson had views to share after he was benched in a win over the Brooklyn Nets.

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Klay Thompson, the younger of the "Splash Brothers" alongside Stephen Curry, recently spoke about being benched in the Golden State Warriors' win against the Brooklyn Nets with a score of 109-98.

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The shooting guard sat out the clutch minutes, and his absence was filled by players such as Moses Moody (drafted in 2021) and Gui Santos (drafted in 2023).

When asked if this change in his role was an adjustment, Thompson was clear. "Yeah. You kidding me? Go from, you know, one of the best players ... it's hard for anybody," he explained. "I'll be honest with you. It's very hard."

On Thompson's benching and the player's recent streak of unimpressive performances, Steve Kerr, the Warriors' head coach, had these to say.

"He's fine. This is a season where he's had a lot of ups and downs," Kerr stated. "It's not easy for a guy who's been so good and a Hall of Fame player to deal with the injuries and... it's never easy for any player, getting older. [But] he's mentally tough," the former player concluded.

Kerr is mainly referring to the ACL tear and Achilles tear that kept Thompson away for two whole seasons, in the bubble season (2019-20 season) and the one after (2020-21 season).

Although his return has been triumphant on both the personal level and the team level, Thompson has not been able to reach that level this year, averaging 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists on just 41.5% field goal shooting.

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