“Want to See Him Do Well” – Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving Heaps Massive Praise on ‘Fellow #11’ Klay Thompson Ahead of NBA Matchup

After Durant and Russell Westbrook accomplished it for Oklahoma City in 2011–12, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving of the Nets became the first teammates to rank in the top 35 in the same game three times in a season. In the past 30 years, only Penny Hardaway and Shaquille O’Neal have accomplished this feat. The Nets star just couldn’t stop raving about playing against Klay Thompson again following a victory over the Pistons.

Klay Thompson is only averaging 18.4 points so far this season. However, we believe that was more a result of his early-season troubles. With the season continuing, that figure is certain to rise.

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Kyrie Irving discusses Klay Thompson

Kyrie said: “I love him and I just want to see him do well. So for him to come back in Brooklyn and play against us and me going against him, a fellow #11 as well, it feels good, man.”

Right now, Kyrie Irving and the Nets are having a very successful run. The squad has won nine of its previous ten games and is on a six-game winning run. And they’ve moved up to fourth in the East throughout this time. The Warriors may have won the NBA title in 2022, but heaven knows they aren’t performing at that standard any longer. With a 15-16 record, the team is only ranked 11th in the Western Conference.

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They have only won four of their last ten games, which makes problems worse. The second-longest active victory run belongs to the Nets, who have now won six straight games, a season-high. It handed them a franchise-record sixth straight victory against Detroit and brought their road win streak, which was the best of the season, to four games.

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