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Warriors coach Steve Kerr addresses Klay Thompson-to-Celtics rumor

Published Nov. 15, 2016 2:43 p.m. ET

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Nunzio Ingrassia

Klay Thompson is coming off his best game of the season, scoring 30 points and hitting five 3-pointers in the Golden State Warriors’ 133-120 win over the Suns on Sunday.

But despite his breakout performance, trade rumors continued to swirl. The latest one has the Warriors shipping Thompson to the Celtics for guard Avery Bradley, forward Jae Crowder and the Nets’ 2017 first-round pick.

According to that rumor, which was floated by Celtics TV analyst Brian Scalabrine, Golden State would then ship the Nets’ draft pick to acquire a rim-protecting big man. Scalabrine walked that rumor back early Monday.

But that didn’t stop the media from asking Warriors head coach Steve Kerr about the potential move.

“I think our guys know that stuff is almost always BS,” Kerr told reporters later in the day. “If that became a story I would probably talk to Klay. I didn’t know it was a story until just now. I’ll go home and get on the Internet and decide whether to call Klay or not.”

Thompson has gotten off to a slow start this season, shooting a career-worst 32 percent from beyond the arc and averaging 18.8 points. But he might be turning it around. In his past three games, Thompson has knocked down 12 of 19 attempts from deep and has shot 50 percent or better in each of his past four games.

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