The two former champions helped spread the game this week
Thompson accompanied former Warriors center-turned-broadcaster Festus Ezeli on a recent trip to Cameroon where they helped support some youth basketball camps and a U20 tournament. Ezeli posted highlights of the camps to his Instagram stories which were archived by X user @ceeayech and reposted.Ezeli has poured his heart and soul into spreading the game of basketball across Africa.
Thompson and Ezeli were teammates as part of the Warriors team that went 73-9 and won the 2015 NBA Championship together. Ezeli left the Warriors after the 73-9 season to sign with thebut never played a game for them and was waived after lingering knee issues. Despite only being with the Warriors for a few seasons and not having been teammates with Thompson for almost a decade, they maintained enough of a connection for Thompson to fly halfway across the world and help some young players.
Klay Thompson endured a Hall of Fame career with the Warriors, racking up the 6th-most made three-pointers in NBA history and winning four championships. He's hoping he can helpDallas Mavericks Use Final Roster Spot On Familiar Guard From LA LakersAustin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019.
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