Klay Thompson joins former Warriors teammate in trip to Cameroon

Klay Thompson may not be a member of the Golden State Warriors anymore, as strange as that is to think about, but the Dallas Mavericks guard remains close with many members of the Dubs family. In fact, Thompson was recently in Cameroon with former Warriors center (turned Warriors broadcaster) Festus Ezeli supporting some youth basketball camps and a U20 tournament. Ezeli shared several clips on his personal Instagram stories (credit to @ceeayech for archiving them and reposting on Twitter).

Ezeli was born and raised in Nigeria and has consistently tried to support initiatives aimed at expanding basketball throughout Africa. Ezeli is the Executive Director for VisionC, a nonprofit hoping to empower youth through basketball. Ezeli tagged VisionC in some of his stories, suggesting that he brought Thompson with him to help out with the program.

Per their website, VisionC hosted its first annual basketball camps back in 2022. The camps are for children of all genders between the ages of 14-17 for several days and include a wide range of social activities away from the court as well. They also hosted a U20 Vision Annual Tournament. Per Ezeli’s story, Thompson threw the opening jump ball in the U20 tournament’s championship game.

Ezeli was drafted in the first round by the Warriors back in 2012 and was a solid rotation center throughout his career. However, injuries would ultimately limit him to just 170 career games. Nevertheless, Ezeli was a member of the Warriors 2014-15 championship team and remained a part of the rotation in the 73-9 2015-16 season.

Thompson’s Warriors tenure of course, lasted far long and includes enough history to eventually land him a statue outside Chase Center and the Hall of Fame. But he’s eyeing adding some more accolades to his resume as he moves forward with the Mavs.