Klay Thompson's Bold Quote After The Warriors Got Eliminated

Klay Thompson met with the media after the Golden State Warriors were eliminated from the 2023 NBA Playoffs.

On Friday evening, the Golden State Warriors had their season end when they lost Game 6 of their second-round playoff series to the Los Angeles Lakers by a score of 122-101 at Crypto.com Arena.           

This was the first time since 2014 that the Warriors didn't make the NBA Finals with a healthy Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson.    

After the loss, Thompson, who scored eight points one just 3/19 shooting, met with the media, and the future Hall of Famer shared a bold quote.  

Thompson: "It's not the end of the road for me. I still know I have greatness ahead of me. This was the first full season in three years I've had to make it through start to finish healthy, so that's a positive, and I know I'm gonna come back even better next year."

"I got so many great looks. That's why it hurts."

- Klay on if he was pressing too much in LA pic.twitter.com/zg2dRA2Qc4

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 13, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, Thompson missed two seasons in a row due to injuries, but he returned in the middle of last year and helped lead the Warriors to the 2022 NBA Championship.  

This season, the four-time NBA Champion averaged 21.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest while shooting 43.6% from the field and 41.2% from the three-point range during the regular season. 

However, in the NBA Playoffs, he shot just 38.8% from the field and 36.8% from the three-point range. 

Game 4: 9 points
Game 5: 10 points
Game 6: 8 points

This is the first time under Steve Kerr that Klay Thompson scored 10 points or fewer in three straight games. pic.twitter.com/Q7JAqCKmLr

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 13, 2023

That said, he is still one of the best shooting guards in the league, and the Warriors will have another chance to make a run next year.

Thompson has one more year on his contract, which will pay him $43.2 million for the 2023-24 season. 

As for the Lakers, they will advance to the Western Conference Finals to face off against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.