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Warriors fan has on-court showdown with Klay Thompson — and wins

Many Warriors fans surely have fond memories of David Lee, the former All-Star and member of Golden State’s 2015 title-winning team.

Most assuredly don’t know David Lee, a 25-year-old former high school varsity basketball player from Fremont. But Klay Thompson now knows both, thanks to the latter Lee stealing the spotlight at Thompson’s NBA All-Star event on Treasure Island this past weekend.

The Fremont-born Lee bested Thompson on Saturday in a round of the playground favorite game, knockout. For those unaware, the point of knockout is to make your shot before the player in front of you makes theirs; if you do that, you “knock them out.