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Klay Thompson was reportedly "miserable" in his final season with the Golden State Warriors and "felt disrespected" after the team didn't offer him a contract extension during the summer following the Dubs' 2021-22 NBA championship.
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Kendra Andrews provided the scoop on Thompson in a feature on Wednesday:
"But over the past year, Thompson has been relatively easy to read. He was 'miserable,' as one person close to him said. Miserable with how negotiations with the team had gone on a new contract. Miserable at the thought he wasn't respected or valued by the franchise in the way his older Splash Brother, Stephen Curry, 36, and Draymond Green, 34, were.