VIDEO: Steve Kerr Remembers Hilarious Moment When He Denied Young Klay Thompson an Autograph
Klay Thompson has become a superstar as a member of the Golden State Warriors and has been around the game his whole life thanks to his dad playing in the league from 1978-1991. Having a dad who played in the NBA meant a young Thompson got to meet Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, which was every kid's dream at the time. Yet Thompson recently revealed he was snubbed by a member of those great Chicago Bulls teams. While Jordan and Pippen were nice to the young Klay, his future head coach in Golden State did not want to be bothered.
Former Bull Steve Kerr jokes about the time he dubbed a young Klay Thompson's autograph request.
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"I looked at him, I remember the moment really well. He walked up and he said, "Hey, Mr. Kerr, can I have your autograph?" I said, "Scram, kid. I got more important places to be." pic.twitter.com/bG8gnOQ1Ai
Thompson originally mentioned being snubbed by Kerr and the coach shared his vivid memory of the moment. Now, Kerr has the former kid he snubbed to thank for much of his success as a head coach.
Here's to hoping Thompson has used his connections in his professional life at this juncture to get Kerr's John Hancock.