“Klay, corner three — 60! 60 for Klay Thompson!” cried Tim Roye, the Golden State Warriors’ play-by-play announcer, as the team’s shooting guard eclipsed the scoring mark before the end of the third quarter in a December game against the Indiana Pacers.
After watching the Washington State product put on a show, no one would ever have expected Thompson’s NBA All-Star status to be in doubt a month later.
Now? It’s in doubt.
60 points? On 33 shot attempts? In just 29 minutes? On a team with three other sure-fire All-Stars, including the past two MVP winners?