Kerr not surprised by Klay's competitive jawing with Booker

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Klay Thompson experienced a first in his 12-year NBA career: An ejection.

During the Warriors' 134-105 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday at Footprint Center, Thompson began jawing with Devin Booker after swatting away the 25-year-old's shot in the third quarter, leading to technical fouls being assessed to both players. 

However, instead of dropping the trash talk, Thompson continued jawing at Booker, resulting in the Warriors star receiving a second technical foul and subsequent ejection

After the loss, Warriors coach Steve Kerr was asked about the incident, which didn't surprise him considering he has seen Booker and Thompson jaw at each other in previous Suns-Warriors matchups.  

"[Thompson] and Book have gotten into it a little bit over the years," Kerr told reporters postgame. "They're just you know, they're competitors, both great players. I remember four or five years ago, when Book was first coming up and Klay was in his prime, they went at it one night in Oracle [Arena], and same type of thing happened. 

"There were no ejections, but they're both competitive. They're guarding each other, and it's the NBA. It's the highest competition in the world, so stuff like that happens."

Thompson struggled against the Suns, scoring just two points while shooting 1-for-8 from the field, including 0-for-5 from 3-point range, before he was ejected from the game; meanwhile, Golden State didn't fare any better in the second half, scoring 39 points in the lopsided loss.

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