The adoring Warriors fans greeted him with a standing ovation while donning signature Klay Thompson captain hats. Every time he touched the ball, there was a cheer. It sounded like a home game for the Mavericks every time he shot it.

November, so NBA games aren’t expected to feel like Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals just yet. But Klay Thompson’s return to Chase Center as a card-carrying member of the Dallas Mavericks was always going to be imbued with an extra dose of emotive weight.

It was rather early for his “Night, Night” celebration, the move Steph Curry does to declare a victory secured. “I almost pulled a Si Woo Kim,” Curry said of the golfer who in September did the Golden State Warriors star’s signature after a clutch chip-in on hole No.