Klay Thompson hasn't exactly been lighting it up for the Golden State Warriors since he made his highly-anticipated return to action in mid-January. Especially considering how Thompson was shooting the ball prior to his two-year injury hiatus, it would be safe to say that the five-time All-Star is currently in the midst of a brutal shooting slump.
Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has now spoken out about Thompson's current predicament and unsurprisingly, Klay's Splash Brother isn't worried at all:
“I think he had that quote last game, I kept telling him, ‘A hundred and one. You shoot 100 shots, you miss it, once 101 is going in,' ” Curry said, via Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports. “I'm going to keep telling him that message, because it's going to come.”
Steph was talking about Thompson's earlier statement about his shooting slump wherein he said, “I don't care if I miss 100 shots in a row. I'm never going to stop shooting the ball. I love it too much and I work too hard.” Curry is clearly on the same page with his Warriors teammate and he is extremely confident that Thompson will be able to get his groove back sooner rather than later.
Klay had his worst shooting night on Thursday as the Dubs suffered a 121-117 overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers. Thompson logged 23 minutes of action — the most he's played since his return — but he went just 6-of-17 from the field for 12 points. He also missed all seven of his attempts from deep — the first time he's failed to drain a triple in the six games he's played so far this year.
Despite Thompson's current struggles, Curry claims that he's willing to put his money on the notion that Klay is going to get hot again in the near future:
“Everything he's gone through is hard, for two and a half years,” Curry said. “I'm betting on him to be able to figure it out over time. There's no doubt about that — well, I know him and his mindset, the confidence he has in himself.”
Curry then talked about how Thompson's extended time on the shelf has impacted his current form. The fact that he's has been away from the game for such a long time has unsurprisingly affected Klay's current shooting form significantly:
“Everything he's gone through, two and half years off, the minutes restriction, not really being able to find a flow — it's tough,” Curry said. “But you have to keep the big-picture mindset of everything he's going through.
“Obviously we're rockin' with him, and every shot he takes we think it's going in. Nothing changes on that.”
As Steph noted, however, there's just no way the Warriors are losing confidence in Klay Thompson. Every single member of that organization — and their fanbase — is certain that Thompson is going to get back to his old form sooner rather than later. He's just too good of a shooter to not get his groove back. As Curry said, Thompson's confidence isn't wavering at all, so neither should ours.
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