Klay Thompson accepted the Greatest Comeback Athlete award at Wednesday night time’s ESPY awards.
Whereas he thanked many individuals, he saved his idol and his daughter for final.
In his thanks speech, Thompson talked about the late Laker nice Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi Bryant.
Bryant’s spouse, Vanessa Bryant thanked Thompson for his phrases and for not failing to say their daughter in his speech.
“You’re a category act,” Bryant wrote to Thompson on Instagram.
“Thanks in your assist and love for Kobe, my Gigi and our household. Thanks for at all times together with my Gigi whenever you consider Kob. Congratulations.”
Vanessa Bryant thanks Klay for his tribute to Kobe and Gigi on the ESPYS ❤️
(by way of Vanessa Bryant/IG) pic.twitter.com/goswDflYTo
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) July 21, 2022
Throughout his speech, Thompson recalled the times of tagging alongside together with his dad, Mychal Thompson, to Lakers video games to look at Bryant’s pregame routine.
“The perfect recollections I’ve rising up right here in Southern California are going to Staples [Center] with my father. I had a privileged life,” Thompson stated within the speech.
“He was a commentator for the Lakers, and I’d go to each recreation early simply to look at Kobe do his factor.
“Lastly, I want to thank the Bryant household as a result of I don’t know if Vanessa’s on the market watching, however to Vanessa and her three lovely women, we consider Kobe and Gigi on daily basis. I learn ‘Mamba Mentality’ on daily basis throughout rehab.
“These are the perfect recollections of my life watching him play. He impressed me to be the athlete I’m at the moment.”
Klay with an incredible speech after profitable Greatest Comeback Athlete 👏pic.twitter.com/Md60GP8wyu
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) July 21, 2022
After a protracted highway again from two main accidents, Klay Thompson returned to the Warriors on Jan. 9 and helped the workforce to its fourth championship within the final eight years.
He’s a deserving winner of the award, and his speech shall be remembered by the Bryant household for years to return.
