SAN FRANCISCO –-When Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson came to Chase Center on Nov. 12 for the first time as a member of a team not name the Golden State Warriors, approximately 400 Warriors employees lined up down the hallway and greeted him with a warm reception leading to the visitor’s locker room.
Those employees, along with the fans who packed Chase Center that night, wore captain hats which the team passed out in honor of Thompson affinity for boating and the water. No such fanfare took place Sunday night during Thompson’s second trip to the Bay Area as an ex-Warriors player, nor was it expected.