A man who looks remarkably similar to Klay Thompson sat behind the Golden State Warriors bench on opening night against the Houston Rockets and took the internet by storm on Tuesday night.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was also amused, but used the slightly larger version of Thompson as a biting metaphor for his team’s stamina on opening night.
The Rockets stunned Golden State, 122-121, spoiling the team’s championship ring ceremony after a last-ditch Kevin Durant shot didn’t leave his hand in time to count. On Wednesday, Kerr was asked about the impostor some cleverly called Clay Tomson, and he had a great response.
Steve Kerr on the Klay Thompson look alike: "I thought it was a perfect metaphor for our conditioning level" pic.twitter.com/igKjSLDuHl
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“I thought it was a perfect metaphor for our conditioning level,” Kerr said. “I turned around and was like ‘Klay you have a few extra burgers last night? What happened?'”
Kerr is dragging the fan a bit here, but he did say he was “hilarious.”
“That was a great, I loved that guy,” Kerr said. “I saw him at the top of the ramp when I was pulling in like 2.5 hours before game time. It’s hilarious.”
It’s good to see that Golden State isn’t taking the opening night loss to the Rockets too seriously, or that anyone is so worried about Draymond Green that they can’t have some fun. It’s a long season, after all, and losses are inevitable.
What’s also inevitable is the fading joy we will get from Thompson’s doppelgänger. An endorsement deal will come or you’ll find out he’s a prank YouTuber and he will almost certainly Milkshake Duck himself or something. It’s only a matter of time before Thicc Klay becomes basketball Marlins Man and we all shake our heads. But right now, at this very moment, Klumps Klay is very much a good thing in this world.
Even Steve Kerr thinks so.
