Mychal Thompson, father of Klay Thompson, is disappointed with his son for not joining the Los Angeles Lakers.
The elder Thompson said he wasn’t pleased to hear that his son chose the Mavericks over the Lakers. Mychal Thompson of course was a part of the legendary Showtime Lakers.
“I’m not feeling too much in a congratulatory mood,” Mychal Thompson said on SiriusXM NBA Radio. “I’m really disappointed. I was hoping, hoping, as you can assess, that he would be a Laker. And it was close. It came down to the Lakers and the Mavs, but the Mavs won out. But you know me, I was hoping and praying he’d finish his career with the Lakers.”
Mychal Thompson played with the Lakers from 1987 to 1991, winning two titles with the franchise.
Klay Thompson now gets an opportunity to play alongside Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks, who fell short of winning the title after losing to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. It was their first NBA Finals appearance since 2011, when they won the franchise’s only NBA title.