Right after speaking at the podium postgame, Klay Thompson walked across the bowels of Chase Center and into the Warriors’ home locker room, fully dressed in a blue blazer and khakis with his newest captain’s hat.

Steph Curry spoiled the emotional return of his former “Splash Brother” Klay Thompson to Chase Center on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors rallied late to beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-117.

Klay Thompson will return to the Bay Area to face his former team for the first time since leaving Golden State to join the Dallas Mavericks on a three-year, $50 million contract

November, so NBA games aren’t expected to feel like Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals just yet. But Klay Thompson’s return to Chase Center as a card-carrying member of the Dallas Mavericks was always going to be imbued with an extra dose of emotive weight.

Klay Thompson broke out Steph Curry's shimmy celebration after knocking down a 3-pointer against his former team.

Stephen Curry spoiled Klay Thompson's return to San Francisco with a game-high 37 points, including 12 straight during a late flurry that lifted the Golden State Warriors to a 120-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA Cup opener on Tuesday night.