On Thursday evening, the Dallas Mavericks played the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.
The Mavs ended up losing a close game by a score of 116-114.
Klay Thompson Makes NBA History In Mavs-Jazz Game
Despite the loss, Klay Thompson put up 23 points while shooting 6/11 from three-point range.
He also made NBA history by playing in his 900th game.
After the loss, Thompson made a heartfelt statement when he met with the media.
Thompson (via Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News): “It’s awesome, honestly. A dream come true and my next goal is to get to 1,000. I know that’s a high mark and only so many players have ever experienced that, but I’m just grateful to still be playing… Playing at a high level and having fun. Wow, 900 regular season games, pretty incredible… If you told me that graduating high school, I woulda been doing cartwheels.”
Klay Thompson played his 900th game last night. Here’s his reaction to the milestone:
“It’s awesome, honestly. A dream come true & my next goal is to get to 1,000. I know that’s a high mark & only so many players have experienced that, but I’m just grateful to still be playing.” pic.twitter.com/4aojgvVjIr
— Mike Curtis (@MikeACurtis2) January 9, 2026
Thompson signed with the Mavs during the summer of 2024.
He is currently averaging 11.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest while shooting 37.3% from the field and 35.8% from three-point range in 35 games.
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Thompson had spent the first 13 seasons of his career with the Golden State Warriors.
The NBA legend helped lead the Warriors to four titles (and was named to five All-Star Games).
The Mavs are currently the 11th seed in the Western Conference with a 14-24 record in 38 games.
They have gone 3-7 over their last ten games (and are 4-13 in 17 games on the road).
Following the Jazz, the Mavs are now headed to the United Center for a showdown with the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
The Mavs are coming off a season where they missed the NBA playoffs (they had made the Finals in 2024).
Currently, they are 2.5 games back of the Memphis Grizzlies for the final play-in tournament spot.