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Klay Thompson's Brutally Honest Statement After Cavs-Warriors Game

Klay Thompson met with the media after the Golden State Warriors lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On Saturday evening, the Golden State Warriors hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Chase Center in San Francisco. 

The Cavs won the game by a score of 118-110, and Caris LeVert led the team with 22 points, five rebounds, three assists, four steals and one block while shooting 8/18 from the field in 36 minutes of playing time. 

Four-time NBA Champion Klay Thompson had a tough night and finished the game with 14 points, five rebounds, one assist and one block while shooting 5/16 from the field and 2/5 from the three-point range in 28 minutes of playing time.   

After the game, Thompson met with the media and shared an honest statement.  

Thompson: "Individually, maybe my worst performance of this young season so far."

Thompson has played in nine games this season and is averaging 16.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest while shooting 44.0% from the field and 35.4% from the three-point range. 

The Warriors are 6-4 in their first ten games and in the middle of a two-game losing streak. 

They are tied for the fourth seed in the Western Conference and will play their next game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening (at home). 

Thompson is in his 11th season and is coming off a year where he averaged 21.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest while shooting 43.6% from the field and 41.2% from the three-point range in 69 games.

The Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the NBA playoffs.