Klay Thompson and Draymond Green have been teammates for a decade. They have nine NBA All-Star selections between them, and both have been crucial parts of the Warriors of the Golden State‘championship core.
Last November, Green made his unexpected debut on Thompson’s boat. During a recent appearance on the “7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony and The Kid Mero” podcast, Green detailed his first visit. Green noted that the vessel was a key part of a rescue mission.
Green became stranded in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area in mid-November when protesters forced the closure of the Bay Bridge, which often carries some of the highest volumes of vehicle traffic in the region.
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Draymond Green, #23 of the Golden State Warriors, and Klay Thompson, #11, react after scoring a basket during the second quarter of an NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on April 10, 2022 , in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
At the time, Green had recently returned to the Oakland area after his five-game suspension for his role in a physical altercation with Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert.
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Green was trying to get to the Warriors’ practice facility, but the bridge was closed due to pro-Palestinian protests in the area.
“There was a protest on the Bay Bridge,” Green said.
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson warms up before Game 5 of the NBA Basketball Finals against the Boston Celtics in San Francisco, Monday, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
After some ideas for crossing the bridge proved unsuccessful, Thompson arrived on the scene with his boat, Green said.
“Klay came on his boat across the water to pick me up at Jack London Square in Oakland,” Green explained as the hosts started laughing. “[VP of team operations] Eric Housen tried to convince the cops to escort me. Nothing could work, we couldn’t get through.”
Draymond Green, #23 of the Golden State Warriors, attends the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum on January 15, 2024, in Memphis, Tennessee. (Justin Ford/Getty Images)
Green added that the entire ordeal was caught on camera. Notably, Thompson reportedly owned the boat for approximately four years before Green first came aboard that fateful day.
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Although Green and Thompson have developed and maintained impressive chemistry on the court, the boat story seems to speak to the seemingly limited time they spend together outside of basketball.
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