An edited transcript of an interview with Los Angeles radio talk show host Mychal Thompson, former NBA player and father of the Warriors’ Klay Thompson: What do you think of players resting (for entire games), as someone who has played the game before? When you’re talking about the star players, the guys people pay money to see, the guys who carry the load, here’s how I would treat my franchise players: If you’re a franchise player, you give me 35 to 38 minutes a night and, tell you what, you get the day off of practice the next day if you don’t want to come. [...] I would definitely make sure that between games, the guys are getting the proper recovery time they need. [...] the games themselves, I lived it, I did it, I played 80 to 82 games numerous times — the games aren’t hard. If you had to bet $10,000, would you bet Steph has been in a fight or hasn’t been in a fight? Oh, I bet Steph can handle himself. A little while ago, there were some sports talk people saying that Magic got his job with the Lakers because of his personality. Why did that bother you? The guy built a business empire and you don’t do that just because you have a pretty smile. What is your stance on LaVar Ball and his commentary on his kid (UCLA guard Lonzo Ball)? He’s very entertaining and you’ve got to remember, guys, weren’t we saying the same things about Richard Williams and Earl Woods?
Knbr Conversation With Mychal Thompson
Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: Sports
Sat, 03/25/2017 - 4:04pm
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