Klay Thompson calls Jaren Jackson Jr. a “bum” for old troll tweet

After winning the NBA title on Thursday night, Warriors star Klay Thompson took a shot at former Spartan Jaren Jackson Jr.

The doubters were out in full strength for the Warriors this postseason. Dating back to the end of the regular season, many doubted if the Warriors could actually make it to the NBA Finals.

One of those doubters was former Spartan Jaren Jackson Jr.

Following a 28-point regular-season bashing of Golden State back in March, Jackson Jr. tweeted out “strength in numbers” which is the Warriors’ team mantra. His troll tweet seemed warranted at the time as the Grizzlies improved to 53-23 with the dominant win, securing a spot near the top of the Western Conference ahead of the playoffs.

Memphis locked up the No. 2 seed in the playoffs while the Warriors were the 3-seed.

Klay Thompson didn’t forget that tweet from Jackson Jr., going off on the star big man from Memphis shortly after winning his fourth NBA title in eight seasons with the Warriors on Thursday night, calling him a “freakin’ bum.”

https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1537664314076585986?s=20&t=G3NgQ5z2K20MTPAQzr8W1g

I get it, Klay was on top of the world following yet another NBA title and felt like it was time to call out his haters, and Jackson Jr.’s tweet seemed to stick with him. It’s also fair because the Warriors beat the Grizzlies when it mattered in the Western Conference Semifinals, 4-2.

But obviously Jackson Jr. is far from a bum and Klay saw that firsthand.

In fact, he averaged 19 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game during the series with the Warriors and gave them a fighting chance to pull out the win, but the Grizzlies couldn’t overcome a 3-1 series deficit.

Let’s see how Jaren responds next season when these two teams meet.