Klay Thompson Says He'll 'Never Lose Faith' in Warriors Despite 10-12 Start to Season

Despite their uneven start to the 2023-24 season, Klay Thompson still has belief that the Golden State Warriors can turn things around.

Speaking after Friday's 138-136 overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Thompson expressed an optimistic viewpoint, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic, saying: "What are we—10-12? There's 60 freaking regular-season games left. I will never, ever lose faith in this group. We've been through too many battles together. I'll never lose faith. Never. Ever. Never ever. Never lose faith."

The Warriors who are just two years removed from winning their fourth NBA championship in eight seasons, find themselves in 11th place in the Western Conference, just 1.5 games out of both eighth place and the final play-in spot.

Led by Stephen Curry, Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins, the Warriors mostly have the same core that won a title two years ago and reached the second round of the playoffs last season, but things haven't clicked for far this season.

Curry has been as dominant as ever, averaging a team-high 29.4 points per game, but contributions from the rest of the roster have been inconsistent.

Thompson has had an especially tough year so far, as the 33-year-old veteran is averaging just 15.8 points per game, which is his lowest since his rookie season in 2011-12.

The five-time All-Star, four-time NBA champion and likely future Hall of Famer is also shooting a career-worst 40.4 percent from the field and 35.4 percent from beyond the arc despite being one of the best three-point shooters of all time.

Thompson played more like himself in Friday's loss, scoring 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and 4-of-9 shooting from long range, although the Dubs struggled mightily on the defensive end.

Still, they came agonizingly close to beating a Thunder team that is second in the Western Conference this season at 14-7.

The Warriors are a veteran-laden team, as most of their top players are well over 30 years of age, including Curry, Thompson, Green and Chris Paul.

While that experience is a positive in terms of getting through tough situations and excelling in the playoffs, it is also possible that many of those players are on the decline and have seen their best basketball pass them by.

If the Warriors miss the playoffs this season despite largely being healthy, it would perhaps signal the end of their run of dominance.

However, there is a lot of basketball left to be played this season, as Thompson alluded to, and plenty of time for a team with championship DNA to turn things around.