Today, itâs hard to think of Stephen Curry without also thinking of Klay Thompson. Now called theSplash Brothers, theyâve become the greatest shooting duo in the history of the NBA.
Thompson and Curryâs bond goes way beyond the court. Theyâre brothers, and theyâve talked over and over about wanting to play together for the remainder of their careers.
But long before they led the Golden State Warriors to four NBA championships, it seems like they werenât that close. Apparently, they didnât even talk during Klayâs rookie season.
Steph Curry And Klay Thompson Barely Talked To Each Other
âI donât think me and Steph said a word to each other the first year, to be honest,â Thompson said. âSteph only played like 20 games that year, I was riding the bench first 30 games of the year, Iâll get in, I was a shooter off the bench backing up Monta (Ellis) and Dorrell (Wright) and stuff.â
âI donât even have that many stories about Steph from my rookie year because we didnât really speak to each other that much,â Thompson added. âI was so quiet. When youâre a rookie, you donât want to step on the vetsâ toes. I was like the anti-Draymond (Green), Draymond came in he was just yapping the whole time, he was making his presence felt. I was just kind of in the background like Iâmma do my work, be the quiet assassin, and just observe.â
Fast forward to today, and things have obviously changed quite a lot in the locker room. Theyâre just another example of what can be achieved by developing a strong bond on and off the court.




