Warriors guard Klay Thompson wasn't happy with the screen set by Cavs center Timofey Mozgov in the first quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
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The screen sent Thompson to the locker room with a thigh bruise, but he did return and finished out the game. Speaking to reporters after the 30-point loss, the shooting guard voiced his frustration with Mozgov.
"It seemed kind of dirty to me," Thompson said of the play. "He stuck his knee out too, but, you know what, that's basketball."
Thompson added that the location of the screen was the main concern for him.
"I didn't get it. I don't know. I'm guarding Kyrie, running full speed downhill. I just don't know who is trying to set a pick on me in the middle of the key," Thompson said. "If it's on the perimeter, I understand. But didn't make sense to me."
Speaking on GameTime on NBATV, Charles Barkley said what Mozgov did "wasn't even close to dirty." Grant Hill agreed, and the former basketball players put the blame on Kyrie Irving for not waiting until Mozgov was in better position to set the screen.
