Hurricane Dorian: Warriors' Thompson upset with Trump's words

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Not much bothers Klay Thompson.

The Golden State Warriors’ star maintained he understood Kevin Durant’s departure to the Brooklyn Nets. He remains patient with recovering from an ACL injury in his left knee that will sideline him for the beginning of the 2019-20 NBA season. He appeared refreshed from a summer filled with rehab and relaxation.

Thompson became bothered, though, with what President Donald Trump said about the Bahamas following the destruction that Hurricane Dorian inflicted on his father’s homeland. Trump warned about the government admitting Bahamians into the U.S., saying that the 700-island nation has “some very bad people and some very bad gang member and some very, very bad drug dealers.”

“I didn’t appreciate the language he used with Bahamians,” Thompson told USA TODAY Sports. “They’re gang members and criminals? I’ve known Bahamians my whole life. Yes, there are criminals in Nassau. But there are criminals worldwide. When you lose everything, your home, your loved ones and thousands are dead, and then you generalize a whole population, I thought it was very very ill advised and bad timing. That language really (ticked) me off.”

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