OAKLAND, Calif. — All-Star guard Klay Thompson is staying put with the Golden State Warriors.
Thompson announced his decision on his Instagram account on Monday, using a clip of Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street with the line, “I’m not leavin’!” Thompson’s agent, Greg Lawrence, said later his client will sign a five-year max contract for $190 million when the NBA free agent moratorium period ends.
Thompson had always wanted to stay with Golden State, saying last year: “I’ve said it many times before: I would like to be a Warrior for life.”
He was scheduled for surgery last week for a torn ACL in his left knee after he was injured during a Game 6 loss to the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals. Neither the Warriors nor Lawrence have said whether it has been done.
SPOKANE, Wash. — Former Super Bowl hero Mark Rypien, who announced last year that he believes he suffered brain damage while playing in the NFL that caused him to behave violently at times, pleaded not guilty on Monday to a charge of domestic violence against his wife, Danielle.
Rypien was taken to the Spokane County Jail on Sunday afternoon after his arrest near a bank on the north side of the city. A witness who saw the couple called police and said Rypien’s wife said he had struck her. She was evaluated and did not need medical treatment, police said. Rypien, 56, was released without bail; his next court appearance was scheduled for July 31.
Rypien was the most valuable player of Super Bowl XXVI as the Washington Redskins beat the Buffalo Bills.
ATLANTA — Midfielder Emerson Hyndman, the 23-year-old grandson of former FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman, has been loaned to Atlanta United by Bournemouth of the Premier League for the rest of the Major League Soccer season.
Atlanta said on Monday it has the option to purchase Hyndman’s rights at the end of the loan. The team acquired Hyndman’s MLS discovery rights from Dallas for an international roster slot in 2019 and 2020, plus $200,000 in general allocation money.
Hyndman joined Fulham’s youth academy in 2011 and made his professional debut in August 2014. He signed with Bournemouth on a free transfer in June 2016, was loaned to Glasgow Rangers and later Hibernian.
He has made two appearances for the U.S. national team, but none since 2016.
