With Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Showtime Lakers in the 1980s, the 68-year-old won two NBA championships.

Thompson has been the team’s radio announcer for quite some time now.

Klay Thompson, the Warriors’ All-Star Shooting Guard, shares his father with him.

“My blооd runs purple and gold,” Thompson remarked, referring to his devotion to the Lakers’ colors.

I owe a great deal of gratitude to the Lakers, who helped shape me into the basketball player I am today.

However, he continued, “I’m a dad first and foremost, so I’m rooting fervently for my son.

I hope the best for him constantly.

Thompson felt he was in a win-win circumstance when the Lakers and Warriors met in the NBA playoffs last year.

The way he saw it, he added, was that he had twice as much of a shot at a championship ring.

If Klay does well, I’ll get one too. If the Los Angeles Lakers win, I’ll take one.

I now have twice as much of a shot.

Both of Thompson’s teams lost in the 2023 NBA Finals, as the Denver Nuggets crushed the Los Angeles Lakers.

Since 2012, every time the Warriors play the Lakers, Thompson has to “keep an even keel” when commentating on his son’s performance.

I hope Klay succeeds,” he proclaimed.

I hate it when he loses and I can see the disappointment on his face.

“I’m a mom, and naturally I want what’s best for my baby.When he loses, I know how much it affects him because of how much he cares about the game.

Five father-and-son teams have ever won NBA championships, and Mychal and Klay Thompson are one of them.