Tari Eason, a forward with the Rockets, was criticized by Klay Thompson for wearing a t-shirt that mocked Golden State and said, “Warriors come out to play,” during Houston’s 133-110 defeat.
After being declared ineligible for the rest of the season earlier this month due to a benign growth on his lower thigh bone, Eason showed up to the Toyota Center game on Thursday night and made fun of his team’s opponents. Earlier in the day, he also made fun of the Warriors on Instagram Story.
He captioned a video of himself shouting, “Warriors, come out to play,” on his Story, saying, “I know they not liking this!!!”
Thompson told reporters about the remark during his 29-point performance in Houston, which included 7 of his 11 3-pointers: “Yeah, that’s pretty lame.” more so if you’re not even participating in the game.It’s one thing to compete while you’re playing and supporting yourself.
But all you’re going to do is watch and laugh from the sidelines. What are we doing, bro?
With a 23-point victory over the Rockets on Thursday, Thompson tied Steph Curry for Golden State’s nightly scoring lead. The Warriors’ winning streak now stands at a season-high six games.
After six games remaining in the regular season, the Rockets (38-38) are now four games behind the Warriors (42-34) for the last Western Conference play-in place. Collectively, the ‘Splash Bros’ handed a crushing blow to Houston’s play-in ambitions.
With 21 points from Thompson, the Warriors, who are ranked 10th in the West, never trailed and had a 15-point lead at the half. In the first half, he sank five 3-pointers.
They have won the previous 13 regular-season meetings between them and the Rockets, improving to 3-0 versus Houston this year.
The Rockets, who had won their previous 11 games, suffered their third straight defeat despite being led by Jabari Smith Jr. with 24 points. Off the bench, rookie Cam Whitmore scored 17 additional points.
With the victory, the Warriors improved to 42-34, marking their 38th and fourth consecutive winning seasons in team history.
The Rockets will host Miami on Friday night, while the Warriors will travel to Dallas.