Klay Thompson Celebrates New Contract With Newspaper-Themed Sneakers

To celebrate the massive stack of paper the Warriors just handed him, Klay Thompson is releasing some sneakers canvased with a different kind of paper.

After signing a five-year deal with the Golden State Warriors that guarantees him $190 million, Thompson and his shoe company, Anta, will be dropping the KT4 x East Bay Times basketball kicks this weekend. The limited-edition shoes are an homage to Thompson’s preferred pre-game ritual of reading newspapers like The East Bay Times.

“I like reading the newspaper,” Thompson told The Mercury News of his pre-game ritual. “I think my mom saw me on my phone a lot and she just suggested you read the paper before a game, get away from looking at a screen. It’s really helped me relax before games and take my mind off what I’ve got to go out there and do. I like to turn the pages. It’s just so good to get the feel of the paper, it’s there in your hands. And the smell. I love the smell of a fresh newspaper.”

Klay Thompson is celebrating his new @Warriors Max deal with a special edition sneaker drop this weekend, highlighting his pre-game locker ritual of reading the newspaper.

The @EastBayTimes x Anta KT4s will drop at @Oaklandish’s downtown Oakland store this Sunday, July 7th. pic.twitter.com/qkCpFwcBr2

— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) July 2, 2019

Thompson’s last shoe from Anta, the Gold-Blooded Anta KT3, also got an interesting release.

Klay Thompson sits in a tub of his own sneakers to officially unveil the @AntaAmerica KT3 😂😂 https://t.co/CReftWvcPK pic.twitter.com/xjI3tb07Ca

— SLAM (@SLAMonline) October 9, 2017

“It might not look flashy, but it’s the best shoe Anta’s made and it might be one of the best Chinese shoes ever,” Thompson said of the KT3s in 2017. “It’s very comfortable, so I’m excited to wear them this year.”

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