Klay Thompson has a way of reminding people who he is, and this latest offseason workout did the job in a hurry.
The Dallas Mavericks guard went viral after knocking down 72 straight 3-pointers in a session filmed by trainer Chris Brickley at Summit gym in New York. The clip showed Thompson locked in on his deep shooting while everyone in the room kept count, and once he got past 50 in a row, it was clear something big was unfolding. By the time he reached 72, the video had already caught fire online.
It’s the kind of display that instantly pulls fans back to the old Splash Brothers days. Thompson spent his first 13 NBA seasons with the Golden State Warriors before moving to Dallas, and plenty of supporters who loved watching him alongside Steph Curry felt the change deeply.
His first year with the Mavericks was solid enough, as he averaged 14 points and shot 39.1% from 3-point range. Last season, though, the production dipped further, with Thompson putting up 11.7 points per game while shooting 38.3% from deep. That’s why this workout clip landed so hard: it was a sharp, visible reminder that the stroke is still there.
The video also sparked immediate comparisons to Curry’s famous 105-straight 3-pointers from a few years ago. Thompson didn’t top that mark, but he didn’t need to. The run was enough to quiet some of the noise around his consistency and show that the touch remains elite.
Across his career, Thompson has hit 2899 3-pointers and carries a career average right around 41% from beyond the arc. At 36, after two uneven seasons, he still looks every bit like one of the league’s purest shooters.
The reaction online came fast. One fan wrote, "Recency bias has people forgetting how deadly he was."
Another added, "Come back to @warriors."
A third one penned, "Now if only he can play 72 games in a row."
The fourth fan claimed, "But they give Steph all the credit - two of the top-5 shooters ever playing together is bananas."
For the Mavericks, the clip offers a little summertime optimism. Thompson is set to make $17.46 million this upcoming season, and if the shot continues to look this clean, Dallas has reason to believe there’s still plenty left in the tank. With Kyrie Irving back on the floor alongside him and Cooper Flagg in the mix, Thompson could have a chance to make some noise when training camp arrives.
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