A Klay Thompson impostor managed to sneak onto the court for a 10-minute shootaround before Monday night’s Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Francisco. As a result, he was given a lifelong ban from Golden State Warriors home games.
That guy, YouTube prankster Dawson Gurley, may have ended a relationship when he disclosed his suspension on Twitter on Tuesday. The incident started during the Warriors’ 2015 championship run.
Gurley tweeted a picture of the letter he received from Golden State along with the words, “Banned bc I walked past 5 layers of security guards (who willingly let me through security without asking for ID) & shot around on the court for 10 minutes.”
In addition, he uploaded a photo of himself on the court, making the same hand motion that players perform to celebrate a successful 3-pointer, just like Thompson frequently does.
A Warriors representative gave DailyMail.com a statement confirming the suspension.
The statement said, “A person purposefully pretended to be a Warriors player in order to gain access to areas within Chase Center that are not authorized.” “A lifetime ban from Chase Center and Kaiser Permanente Arena is the result of these actions.”Gurley looked great, sporting an official team hooded sweatshirt coupled with the Warriors’ home white jersey and matching shorts. And while Gurley’s dark beard does make him look like Thompson, the 29-year-old’s body is a little bit bigger and shorter than the 6-foot-6 NBA All-Star’s.
“You knowingly fooled Chase Center building staff by pretending to be a GSW employee,” said in the letter from Brian J. Herbert, the Warriors’ head of security.
“We reserve the right to pursue any criminal charges through The City of San Francisco Police Department and the City Attorney of San Francisco office,” therefore your conduct may also be considered criminal trespass.