Clay Thompson in an altercation with Booker (Getty)
He witnessed the match where the Phoenix Suns overtook his opponent Golden State Warriors holder of the title American League For professional basketball (134-105), at dawn on Tuesday, exciting events were the heroes of the Warriors star, Klay Thompson, and the best players of the Suns, Devin Booker.
The confrontation saw Thompson sent off after colliding with Booker in the third quarter of the match, receiving a technical error and then suffering a second technical error, after provoking an argument with the Suns players and the referee, Ed Malloy, who it is the first expulsion that the player receives in his football career after 651 games played in the league.
After the match, Booker said in comments reported by the Spanish newspaper “Marca” on Wednesday about what happened with the Warriors player Thompson: “I love Clay Thompson, and since the drift I have said that I want to be like him. , but that doesn’t stop us from competing against each other and speaking positively. Overrated each other, I really admire his competitive nature, and that’s all I can say. “
As for Steve Kerr, the coach of the Warriors, he did not give much importance to the altercation that took place between the players and said in his statements: “They are two great competitors and players, this is the American League, it is the strongest competition. in the world, so things like that can happen between players. “
Interestingly, Booker was the star of the match after managing to score 34 points, while Clay’s exit was a major zigzag in his team’s match loss.
Warriors G Klay Thompson is sent off for the first time in his career and has few words for the Suns bench as he heads to the locker room. pic.twitter.com/pn3YqL0aJa
– Arizona Sports (@AZSports) October 26, 2022
