The Western Conference finals Game 7 between the Warriors and Cavaliers attracted 15.9 million viewers, making it the highest-watched NBA playoff game ever on cable. Klay Thompson's dad wasn't one of those viewers. Instead, the father and former NBA player decided to watch "WWE Raw."
Mychal Thompson missed on an exciting game where his son scored 21 points, hitting 6 of 11 attempts from deep. More importantly, he didn't see his kid reach the NBA Finals for the second consecutive season. So why couldn't he tune in?
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Mychal Thompson says he was nervous and couldn't bear to watch Game 7, so he watched Monday Night Raw instead.
— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) May 31, 2016
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Watching your kid play can be stressful, so we understand Thompson's nervousness. But he had faith in his kid and was happy to hear the result.
