Klay Thompson channels Leonardo DiCaprio to react to his new deal with Golden State Warriors

Monday, July 1, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Klay Thompson is still a Golden State Warrior and according to the first public comments from the all-star guard "there was never a doubt."

But how he released his first public comments on coming back to the Bay is what is setting the internet on fire.
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On Monday Thompson posted on Instagram saying "There was never a doubt" and #Warrior4life with a clip from the Leonardo DiCaprio film "Wolf of Wall Street".

The clip shows DiCaprio's character addressing a room full of employees and declaring, "I'm not leaving! The show goes on! This is my home! They are going to need a wrecking ball to take me out of here!"
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(WARNING: Explicit Language in video)



Klay captioned the clip with the text "Mood".



Warriors fans and Bay Area celebrities quickly weighed in on Klay's humor with the whole situation.

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Fellow splash brother Steph Curry quickly replied a comment with the laughter emoji and "Let's go bro! Congrats."

Former teammate Ian Clark posted: "Classic!!"

Oakland native and Warriors fan rapper G Eazy commented "My Guy!"



Bay Area native and beach volleyball legend Kerri Walsh commented: "So rad."

Thompson agreed to a five-year, $190 million maximum contract. the 29-year-old all-star was selected 11th overall by the Warriors in the 2011 draft and has publicly said many times that he wants to be a Warrior for life.
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