The Legend of #ChinaKlay
During the NBA season, Klay Thompson is a cold, emotionless scoring machine. With his steely gaze, he takes aim, computes the distance and angle and rifles the ball towards the hoop with his mechanically precise release. He barely breaks a smile even as the ball swishes through the net. He runs back down the court and locks onto the player he will shut down in the next play.
In the past few weeks, we’ve seen a different Klay Thompson. In the last two weeks, he’s has been on tour in China promoting his signature sneaker. The deeper Klay Thompson gets into his sneaker tour, the more #ChinaKlay emerges.
#ChinaKlay introduced himself by getting blocked by the rim attempting a 360 dunk.
Klay Thompson went to China to show them what the talents of an NBA player look like in real life pic.twitter.com/DdxZFJ5ZUv
— Ben B (@guga31bb) June 24, 2017
Klay Thompson would have gone with a gimme dunk. A two-handed flush or a one-handed tomahawk. Not #ChinaKlay though. #ChinaKlay shoots for the stars.
#ChinaKlay also showed us what unbridled joy is as he partied hard in a Chinese club.
We need China Klay Thompson here in the states for the culture. pic.twitter.com/vZEHCLuGvF
— Warriors Talk (@JaeAzizi) June 28, 2017
He’s not afraid to let loose and drop some (F) bombs.
"We the champions mutha f*ckaaaa"😂😂😂😂😂#ChinaKlay pic.twitter.com/zThvfnUbhx
— Warriors Talk (@JaeAzizi) July 1, 2017
He doesn’t just walk into a room. #ChinaKlay saunters in with style. Sometimes repeatedly.
#ChinaKlay mood forever tbh. pic.twitter.com/ejlkmwRs1R
— Warriors Talk (@JaeAzizi) June 30, 2017
He’s quite the showman, taking every opportunity to have fun.
Here's the version of the latest Klay dancing video from China with sound. Seems he didn't want the segment to end 😂 #ChinaKlay #Anta #China pic.twitter.com/IszdO2xMuv
— LetsGoWarriors (@LetsGoWarriors) June 30, 2017
Sometimes the time difference messes with #ChinaKlay and jet lag gets the better of him. At least he finished strong before he took his nap.
#ChinaKlay gotta sleep sometime! Why not on the court? 😴 pic.twitter.com/Z9gLc4WTBe
— Warriors Talk (@JaeAzizi) July 1, 2017
In China, he wasn’t win at all costs. He sometimes took an L for the greater good.
Klay Thompson is never coming back from China 😭 pic.twitter.com/wD6t6GV0UO
— Alexis Morgan (@alexiskmorgan) June 30, 2017
He took in the culture and sometimes it was a little too much for him.
It was too hot 😂😂😂#CHINAKLAY pic.twitter.com/PKWYMkZTa2
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 6, 2017
And just like how he started his trip, #ChinaKlay ended it with a bang as he showed the aspiring Chinese kids just how it’s done.
#ChinaKlay in the club: 🔥#ChinaKlay on the court: 👎 pic.twitter.com/TyQLVU1RaG
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 6, 2017
The Warriors fans were starting to get worried that their star shooting guard might not ever come back home and they’d be stuck with #ChinaKlay.
v excited for china klay to report to training camp 40lbs overweight, stinking of gin, carrying raging opium and video game addictions
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) July 7, 2017
Thankfully, what happens in China, stays in China and Klay Thompson is safely back home ready to torch defenders once again.
Confirmed: #ChinaKlay is indeed back on US soil. Stay tuned for further updates. #WarriorsTalk pic.twitter.com/YmVkf7BsXg
— Warriors Talk (@JaeAzizi) July 7, 2017
#ChinaKlay is the wilder, more expressive, less skilled version of Klay Thompson. If this were Stranger Things, he’d be the upside down version, except not muted but in full blown technicolor.
Klay Thompson and #ChinaKlay are exact opposites of each other. But they do have one thing in common. Both of them keep on winning.
#ChinaKlay pic.twitter.com/btH8jChiUa
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 30, 2017
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