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☆ Suns vs Warriors: Klay Thompson ejected for first time in career in tempestuous 134-105 Golden State loss to Phoenix
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Star shooting guard Klay Thompson was ejected for the first time in his long NBA career in the Golden State Warriors’ tempestuous 134-105 defeat to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. In the third quarter of the chippy loss to the Suns, Thompson and Phoenix’s Devin Booker could be seen exchanging words with one another as tempers flared. According to Booker after the game, Thompson repeatedly gloated to Booker that he had four NBA championship rings as the two bumped chests and went back and forth at each other. The Suns have made it to the NBA Finals three times in franchise history, but have yet to win an NBA title. Booker told the media afterwards that he liked the trash talk, saying the two were “competitors.”“I love Klay Thompson.

☆ Golden State Warriors suffer first defeat of the season against Denver Nuggets
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Despite Steph Curry scoring a game-high 34 points, the Golden State Warriors suffered their first loss of the season, to the Denver Nuggets on Friday, going down 125-123 to the team they eliminated from the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in April. Curry added five rebounds and four assists to his 34 points on 10-of-22 shooting but could not drag his team to victory in San Francisco. Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty ImagesThe Warriors fought back in the fourth and a Jordan Poole layup with 14.7 seconds remaining left Golden State just a point behind. Two free throws from Jokic with 6.6 seconds left took Denver’s lead beyond three points and sealed the victory. Logan Riely/NBAE/Getty ImagesElsewhere in the Western Conference, Ja Morant dazzled, scoring 49 points to carry the Memphis Grizzlies to a 129-122 win over the Houston Rockets.

☆ Thompson reveals Barcelona influence in Warriors success
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

October 18, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) high-fives guard Stephen Curry (30) against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second quarter at Chase Center. Thompson said that having a player open and keeping the ball moving are aspects they picked up from Barcelona. He gave us the perfect example of FC Barcelona, they call it tiki-taka," Thompson told TNT after the Lakers win. Tiki-taka, popularised by Pep Guardiola's Barca team, consists of a series of short accurate passes to keep the ball moving without losing possession. The style of play delivered huge success for Barcelona as Guardiola guided them to 14 titles between 2008 and 2012.

☆ Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey sells for record-breaking $10.1 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Jack Stebbins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Michael Jordan’s game-worn 1998 NBA Finals ‘The Last Dance’ jersey from game 1 is on display during a press preview at Sotheby's on September 06, 2022 in New York City. A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan in the first game of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for $10.1 million, breaking the record for game-worn sports memorabilia. The jersey is also the most expensive Jordan item ever sold, surpassing an autographed card that sold for $2.7 million. The Bulls lost the game that featured this $10.1 million jersey, falling to the Utah Jazz despite Jordan's 33-point performance. Sotheby's reported "a new generation of collectors" in announcing the sale of Jordan's jersey on Thursday.

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