Klay Thompson was born in Los Angeles. His high school jersey hangs in the gym at Santa Margarita High in Orange County.
College basketball took him to Pullman, Wash., where his jersey also was retired by Washington State. He went on to spend the first 13 years of his NBA career in the Bay Area, where he played a large role in four titles won by the Golden State Warriors.
This week Thompson became a free agent. His father, Mychal Thompson — a two-time NBA champion with the Showtime Lakers and now the team’s radio color commentator — hoped his son finally was coming home.