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‘Salute Captain Klay’: How Warriors will honor franchise icon’s return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Klay Thompson’s return to Chase Center on Tuesday when the Warriors welcome home the franchise icon in their game against the Dallas Mavericks will be full of smiles, tears and a rousing standing ovation. It also will feature a special wrinkle from Golden State that perfectly fits Thompson’s unique persona off the court.
The Warriors quite literally will be tipping their cap to Klay – a captain’s hat to be exact. Thompson’s first game back in the Bay is being called “Salute Captain Klay” for an interactive experience all of Dub Nation can participate in.
Every fan will receive a captain’s hat with the Warriors’ logo in honor of Thompson’s love of the water as he often commuted to home games and practices in his beloved fishing boat.
During pregame player introductions, Thompson will be announced last in the Mavericks’ starting lineup, and as part of the Warriors’ tribute video that will last about one minute his fellow Splash Brother Steph Curry will be wearing the same cap those in attendance will have, taking his off as an invitation for all 18,000 fans to join in on a salute to the Bay Area’s favorite captain, always and forever.
Curry also will be at center court once the video ends to share his many thanks to his longtime teammate and welcome him back in front of Dub Nation.
“With Klay, it’s not the records or championships or clutch shots that stand out the most from the last 13 years – it’s the truly unique relationship he developed with the Bay Area and our fans,” Warriors President & Chief Operating Officer Brandon Schneider said through a team press release. “He embraced Dub Nation and Dub Nation embraced him back. Warriors fans have laughed, cried, cheered and celebrated alongside him, and it’s only fitting that they get a chance to show their love and salute him in his return to the Bay.”
Talks of how to best honor Thompson have been happening within the Warriors’ brass for months. The decision to incorporate the captain’s hat was a…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-11-08 20:30:00
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