Anthony Slater – Was Not Trying To Take A Dig At Klay Thompson

Anthony Slater – Was Not Trying To Take A Dig At Klay Thompson

Anthony Slater r95 7 game Insider kind of like a mashed potatoes guy he is a mashed potatoes guy do they have oh he’s in Philadelphia he could go to ready terminal ready terminal is off the H he go get some gumball dude he got everything it’s cbles a nice little

Cheese steak entity Slater courtesy of the boxer gser guest line what was the lobster place we went to oh that was in a cut that was a good that was in a cut that was a good SP that was a little spot yeah that on to the side on Broad

Street that a good spot Anthony Slater what are you doing in Philadelphia right now my man did you say in New York an extra day give us your traval itinerary since that that seems to be a popular thing on the internet uh number one I I had to come

Down to Philly yesterday afternoon on train because they practiced in Philadelphia at the palestra on pens campus so I had to go to that number one number two I’m a top moning guy I’m not just a mashed potatoes guy I covered Todd mocking in Oklahoma State so look

At you don’t go too hard at Todd I like Todd I do like tat hard hold on hold on I was going transition no no no not yet the food what are you doing to Philadelphia where are you eat in Philly you’ve been there over and

Over so I mean I always try to do like a cheesecake here I got this spot in downtown I went to yesterday Cleaver but I’m also gonna be honest with y’all it’s been about a week on the road I might go get a salad after this smart good for the bow system wait

Brooklyn Atlanta where m yeah you you can get some food in Memphis but it’s not healthy let me tell you that was that was a rough start and you get the limit pepper lose in Atlanta all right let’s get into the hard hitting stuff you are in the locker

Room Klay Thompson doesn’t finish the game you’re in the locker room now I’ve got a multiple questions baked into this one question okay which I don’t like to do but I’m going to do it anyway Draymond is talking off to the side we have the audio that we will’ll

Play it but it doesn’t sound great it’s tough to tell Draymond says something like I didn’t close in Boston before you can even ask the question to Klay Thompson how did you interpret before we get to Clay and klay’s feelings how did you interpret Draymond Green jumping

Over the top and kind of insinuating that closing isn’t that big of a deal was that a dig at clay at you at the question no it was it was at me number one okay like they know that’s a story right when we walk in the room like

That’s he clo over Klay and everybody knows us wolves in the media are very interested in that um drma green isn’t around at this point it’s clearly you know we find out later I guess in the shower because the shower is maybe like two lockers over it’s kind of like the

Shower area I asked CL hey can I get you for a couple minutes and you know the other reporters kind of fall over because again it’s a big story and he’s like yeah sure I’m an open book it’s is what he said uh and then we start

Talking and Draymond comes out of the shower and sees you know cuz lockers down from clay he sees we have crowded Klay Thompson he is the leader in the locker room Remains the the vocal leader in the locker room as you guys can imagine and I think he’s trying to ease

The tension that he believes is kind of surrounding Klay Thompson at the time and also make a point like it’s not that big a deal that that Klay Thompson didn’t close tonight even though we obviously think it is uh so he says what he says to me by the way and you can

Hear in the audio maybe you can I mean like you know like you said it’s not the greatest but you know that that were’re must be asking about that he closed and gave five whatever and you can hear me say well I haven’t asked about it yet

But I’m about to uh so I then asked about it but it was in no way a dig at Klay Thompson it was trying to um downplay that as a storyline and basically try to lower the temperature of the situation which you know in some ways it probably upped him interesting

There so clay obviously visibly frustrated he’s shoot 35% uh over his last eight games the three-point percentage is a lot worse he’s a streaky player a very streaky player but to see him visibly like a lot of fans just they they feel for him or some fans just say

Yo this guy trade this guy what happens going down like does this have any long-term reifications in terms of reciting with the goto State Warriors this offseason no not really I mean the F like this is like the fourth time it’s happened this year he actually did one

Of these interviews in Phoenix um because he got benched the night in Phoenix that Draymond committed did the flagrant fou that’s right yeah nobody really seemed to want to talk about it the next day because there was other things to talk about with the Warriors because another of their franchise

Legends was in some hot water uh but you know this is like the fourth time um you know he’s coming to grips with it he’s trying to figure out what type of player he is you know I have no indication he won’t be here past Thursday the

Negotiations are going to be tricky this summer uh they were they were tricky last summer right I mean they didn’t come to grips on what could have been an extension you know before the season um but how does this impact that I mean honestly like depending on how the last

Couple months goes like he’s probably lowered his value the the like he has career low in field goal percentage career low in three-point percentage he’s still a valuable player that that the teams will be interested in but I don’t think it’s the price tag that maybe he expected or wanted or even

Would have got uh last summer what do you think that price tag is oh you know the price tags in the NBA now are just going crazy because the numbers are going crazy but you know I still think it’s prob in the 20s range you know and and that might sound like a

Ton to people uh but it’s first of all it would be lowered from 43 which is the big thing um but also like 20 almost like a little bit above the mid level at this point in the MBA you know interesting go SAS get in here no it’s

Just you’re you’re you know I guess insinuating about the trade deadline are they going to make a move here cuz I here’s here’s where I’m I’m at right and before you answer the question I swear to God if CP3 comes back and gp2 comes back and kinga’s

Minutes get lowered as a byproduct of that my head will explode this team is not a championship team I get it it’s a Steph Curry year in the prime you don’t want to waste it kinga’s development is one of the big Revelations of this year and so if anyone returns dips into that

Playing time to me it’s like what are we doing here well look 39 minutes might become 32 but Jonathan kaminga at least in my opinion and and being around the team I don’t think we’ll ever be an an 18 minute 15 minute per game player for them anymore and that’s kind of more

What you’re talking about right he he slides down into like eighth in the packing order at this point I think he’s kind of like third in the packing order and beyond that minute wise and I’ve talked to you know some some of the people around the team they’re loving

The ability to play him you know 12 straight minutes and 30 like high 30s if they need to like they love the youth uh and I agree with you and I honestly I think they’re to the point that the coaching staff agrees with you and I

Know you know the decision makers up top agree that like Jonathan kiga is now high on the pecking order and nobody returning will impact that much you know that’s not to say there might not be a night or two where I come on the radio

With you guys a month from now and like Chris Paul closed over him on one particular game and you’re upset about it but I would say bigger scope like kaminga is a massive part of the future and that’s been decided yeah no doubt what about Moody as we’re talking to

Anthony SL here in the boxer girls a guest line on the morning R he’s live in Philadelphia as the words kit Road winning streak or a road hes a road stand I guess you could call it a road stand here the winning road trip here if

They win tonight it could been proved a three1 moody where’s he at because it feels like he’s lost in the sauce well I mean he was injured uh you know he he he screwed his calf up you know I talked to him the other night like that it

Happened in game he kind of knew it that night he ended up missing what three weeks or so uh he just came back and honestly like if he was in a groove it probably would have been him instead of gantos uh to close but you know it was

Just his first game back from a calf injury I know that there’s a desire uh from from Warriors people to to see him more over the last couple months to up his minutes and and now that Steve ker is very much more comfortable clearly like lowering Klay Thompson’s minutes on

On given nights I do think you’ll see a little bit of more Moody but probably still not enough to appease a lot of people is there a trade gonna happen well I mean like any trade at all any there’s rumors with wickeds how how valid are those rumors let me start here

I think there’s a I think there’s a chance like a Cory Joseph gets traded into space like that saves money I think Kavon Looney’s contract is uh you know vulnerable just considering what it is and we’re probably talking more tax savings or minor deals here Wiggins is

The bigger name that that I think is at least in discussion um but you know and Brian wior said it yesterday and everything I’ve heard uh kind of backs us up but it’s just like the the deals on the table potentially for Wiggins just are not that appealing I’m not sure

They help this Warriors team now or in the future more than just leaving Andrew Wiggins in the closing lineup which he currently is and on the you know books until the summer where you can maybe re-explore maybe he rehab some of his value so where’s this team going this

Team got to run at him because it feels like they need to go on a over a 17 game stretch 13-4 12-5 does this team healthy have that type of run in them to get back into the playin phase of the Western Conference or maybe even the top

Six playing I think is is you know where they are probably going look Houston is is hit a real Slide the Warriors are actually ahead of Houston now I think Utah you might yeah well we’re just trying to climb a ladder here no it’s an

Inside joke on the show sorry my bad it wasn’t to dig you no no no oh but Utah I think is gonna slly past them you know the Lakers Mavericks I think are vulnerable but to be honest like I don’t think they can get up to six you know uh

So then you’re talking about trying to play your way in through the play in and maybe get like a Minnesota in the first round and like try to cause some trouble but but to your grander question like where are they going not to the championship but I don’t think there’s

Something that can happen in the next 24 hours that would make you go you know here they come so all right uh who’s winning Sunday Chief sniders is football still going on there’s a game this weekend well your Dolphins got eliminated three weeks ago I thought well no I thought Anthony

You’re gonna fly from Chase Center Saturday to Las Vegas for Sunday’s game and then fiday Utah Monday morning oh somebody did say something about Super Bowl party I forgot yeah I’ll be doing that Sunday uh who’s gonna win um you don’t want me to answer that you’re

Listening all right yeah we’re gonna H certainly not gonna be Tua well I guess the better question is the better question is will Bon and shasi be sad when you’re talking to you next Wednesday before the Clippers game will they will they be sober by halftime I don’t drink I will be we’ll

Get sh we got shasy go to the Press Box later can you give him real quick before we let you go give us some Press Box etiquette I’m a little give us some Press Box etiquette Anthony because he doesn’t listen to me first of all I

Don’t want to give him any Press Box etiquette I want to see you get your phone out and videotape because I’m more interested in him in the Press Box Sunday than the actual game so with the Jersey on oh theti again I’m not going to give him any suggestions Anthony Anthony as a

Big J journalist myself let me tell you I do what I want like Cartman one thing I one thing I will say you know I’ve never covered the Super Bowl so maybe I’ll speaking a little out term but that does seem like the type of

Uh event in Press Box that is a little different than your normal you know it’s like an it’s like an NBA All-Star Game you you’ve been to you covered Allstar games where you get the big a you get people from China they’re wearing Lakers bees Bulls jerseys I mean it’s a h I’m

Telling you Shas well I I said to the boss and you know he when I’m now backed off I’m like bar stool wears whatever they want you know andbody like we’re not bar stool and I’m like you’re right I get it but I’m me you know I’m I’m I’m

A unicorn have a good salad Anthony have a good salad today I need to I need to I’ll see y’all Y say hi light on the dressing yeah light on the dress say hi to Kate Scott for us make sure you say hi to Kate Scott He to Slater 957 game Insider

Our Warriors insider with The Athletic joined the show and shed some light on his conversation with Klay Thompson after Monday nights win.

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