NBA players throwing out the first pitch at Major League Baseball games is becoming a thing this summer, and it’s been a mixed bag when it comes to the restults. MCW threw a wild pitch that hit a cameraman, James Harden’s was so-so, but Klay Thompson had the best one yet—watch as he fires a strike before the Oakland A’s game earlier this weekend:
Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised, since Klay’s younger brother Trayce plays for the Chicago White Sox. One team reporter even joked that Klay threw harder than the two starting pitchers in that day’s game:
First pitches on radar guns: Barry Zito 85 mph, Tim Hudson 87 mph, Klay Thompson 89 mph. #sfgiants #athletics #warriors
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) September 26, 2015
