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Klay Thompson's tenure with the Golden State Warriors is over and Stephen Curry was not involved with the free agency process.
Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported that Thompson asked Curry not to use his influence to make the Warriors push harder to re-sign the five-time All-Star.
"It's been a layered five-year path to this divorce, splintering last season, sprouting earlier and finalizing in the last couple weeks, where —among the conversations Thompson had, league sources said — was a request of Stephen Curry not to exert his significant organizational influence and up the temperature with management to ensure Thompson's return.