Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry speaks to the media before Tuesday night’s NBA Play-In game against the Sacramento Kings.
Klay Thompson won the NBA free throw title this season with 92.7% shooting percentage, only 0.5% better than Warriors teammate Steph Curry.
However, Curry was quick to point out that Thompson only made 127 free throws (in total). 137) while he sank 299 (out of 324), or 172 more throws than his Splash Brother. “I’ll see if they rewrite the rules,” Curry joked Monday during practice ahead of Tuesday’s NBA Play-In game against the Sacramento Kings. “I don’t know what 125 free throws is, what that standard is, but [Klay] did it.
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“I had no idea until [Warriors senior vice president of communications] Raymond [ Ridder] told me today. I knew I was there percentage-wise, almost all year. But I didn’t know Klay was ineligible until the last game , and he did all five games in 2017-18 at 92.1%. Certainly, he knew he would finish the season near the top.
Thompson, meanwhile, topped the league’s free throw shooting list for the first time in his 13-year career. me. He wouldn’t have won it without a 5-for-5 performance at the line Sunday in Golden State’s 123-116 win over the Utah Jazz at Chase Center.