Unexpected. Klay Thompson, star of the Golden State Warriors and one of the best shooters of all time, paid tribute to Alejandro Valverde. Two worlds that we didn’t expect to meet, but that the guard of the NBA champion team merged with the corresponding ovation. Few expected that an American basketball benchmark, sometimes so remote, would recognize one of the best Spanish athletes of all time.
Because the ’11’ appeared riding a bicycle in the match that his team measured against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Chase Center in San Francisco. An e-bike, as can be seen from the picture, and he accompanied it with a great caption on his Instagram: “Klayandro Valverde”.
Ovation in response. “You could run the Tour de France”, they affirmed in the Movistar Team of the Murcian cyclist. Others applauded Thompson’s genius, always evident. “Never change,” said his former Warriors teammate Andrew Bogut.
And also came the expected response from ‘Bala’. “Splash Brother?” she asked him. Something that has to do with the nickname that both Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry receive in the Golden State Warriors and that defines his style of play based on triples.
