Thompson named NBA All-Star Reserve

Photo by F. Purcell


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The Bay Area will be well represented next month in New York at the 2015 NBA All-Star Game.

Last week it was announced that Stephen Curry would be a starter and now Curry will be joined by his 'Splash' brother, forward Klay Thompson.

Today Thompson was named as an All-Star Reserve for the first time in his career.

Averaging 23-points per game Thompson joins the talents of other Western Conference Reserves such as Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Tim Duncan and James Harden on Sunday, February 15th.

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Thompson enters record books scoring 52-points vs. Sacramento

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The Golden State Warriors are on a hot winning streak but forward Klay Thompson was even hotter Friday night scoring 37-points in the 3rd quarter scorching the Sacramento Kings 126-101.

We had a chance to talk to Thompson after his record breaking evening.

Golden State Warriors players talk about what MLK means to them.

Vid by D. Guingona

It was barely 50-years ago that a player couldn't share the same hotel room with his teammates or even play on the same team without some time of backlash. It was just over 30-years ago that the Martin Luther King holiday was passed taking 15-years to even be passed by legislature.

Fast forward 2015 and the majority of the players in the NBA are of color. Should King me alive today he would be pleased with the progress that has been made but would probably say we still have some mountains to climb.

Several Golden State Warriors spoke to us about what Martin Luther Kings legacy.

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10-day contract player James McAdoo talks MLK and basketball

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Video by Dave Guingona

Martin Luther King stood for non-violence and love and on Monday several NBA teams held games throughout the league on MLK Day, including the Golden State Warriors.

Santa Cruz Warrior James Michael McAdoo was recently signed to a 10-day contract by the Golden State Warriors and showed the team on MLK Day why they should extend his contract.

The undrafted rookie out of North Carolina was 9th in the Warriors Santa Cruz Developmental League averaging 17.6 points, 9 rebounds and 2.0 steals prior to being called up by Golden State. In his Warriors debut versus the Nuggets McAdoo finished the game with 11 points and 5 rebounds. He also had a block in the game that brought Warriors fans to their feet in the 43 point thrashing by Golden State 122-79.

We asked the humble forward about his big game debut and what Martin Luther King Jr. meant to him.