Warriors’ Splash Brother gets ripped for leaving Michael Jordan out of his top-5

Nypost · Aug 14, 2026 · 445 words · By Thomas L Murray

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What to know about NBA GOAT Debate

When it comes to basketball conversations about who is the greatest of all time, it’s often a debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

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What happened

When it comes to basketball conversations about who is the greatest of all time, it’s often a debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

Why it matters

But when it comes down to top five of all time, both of them are usually a sure thing to be in it.

Common ground

The X account, @MindOfBron, showed a live video of former Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson during a live stream with streamer PlayqueBoyMax, where Thompson revealed his shocking top-5 all-time NBA players and left Jordan off the list.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that the account @ItsMichaelJ commented a GIF of Jordan hysterically laughing with a tablet in his lap?
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence

Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.

Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the account @ItsMichaelJ commented a GIF of Jordan hysterically laughing with a tablet in his lap.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found regarding a GIF posted by the account @ItsMichaelJ.

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Claim 2: “Thompson ended up choosing Kobe Bryant over Jordan at shooting guard.”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

The provided evidence does not contain the specific detail that Thompson chose Kobe Bryant over Michael Jordan for his all-time top 5 list.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kobe Bryant was a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for his entire 20-year career. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA 75th Anniversary Team, also referred to as the NBA 75, was chosen in 2021 to honor the 75th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the fourth and most…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Splash Brothers are a former duo of American professional basketball players, guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, who played together for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splash_Brothers

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Claim 3: “The X account @Kypsiw responded to the video and said: ” ‘Stayed loyal to steph’ no he just has common sense and knows steph is the greatest player ever at the position and it’s not relatively close.””

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The specific quote from the X account @Kypsiw is directly quoted in one web search result.

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web search NEUTRAL — American basketball player (born 1988). Stephen Curry.Show recent comments, including potential spam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDYB4iROtC8

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web search NEUTRAL — The X account @Kypsiw responded to the video and said: ” ‘Stayed loyal to steph’ no he just has common sense and knows steph is the greatest player ever at the position and it’s not relatively close.”
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/sports/warriors-splash-brother…

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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Stephen Curry. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curryst01.htm…

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Claim 4: “Thompson revealed his shocking top-5 all-time NBA players and left Jordan off the list.”

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The claim that Thompson left Jordan off his top-5 list is explicitly mentioned in one web search result. No other independent sources corroborate this specific list content.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Klay Alexander Thompson (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played his first 13 seasons with the G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klay_Thompson

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mychal George Thompson (born January 30, 1955) is a Bahamian-American sports commentator and former professional basketball player. He was the first player born & raised in the Bahamas to make the NBA…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mychal_Thompson

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trayce Nikolas Thompson (born March 15, 1991) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trayce_Thompson

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Claim 5: “the account @Jay_Jay9517 commented on it, and took a shot at PlaqueBoyMax by saying, “These streamers are so lame, dude looks like he would rather be anywhere else than sitting next to one of the greatest NBA players of all time. .. not even engaged in the conversation.””

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 6: “Thompson then said he would put Steph Curry at point guard”

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The provided evidence does not contain the specific detail that Thompson selected Steph Curry as the point guard for his all-time top 5.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mychel Thompson (born June 1, 1988) is a Bahamian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves. His father, Mychal Thompson, and brother, Klay …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mychel_Thompson

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wardell Stephen Curry II ( STEF-ən; born March 14, 1988), also known as Steph Curry ( STEF), is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Asso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Curry

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Claim 7: “Thompson began the list by listing former Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal as his center, then put Tim Duncan and LeBron James as his two forwards.”

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While there is evidence of Klay Thompson's general career and the existence of the livestream, the provided evidence does not list the specific players (Shaq, Duncan, LeBron) he chose for his all-time top 5.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2015–16 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven series, the Eastern Confere…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conferenc…
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Claim 8: “The account @GrindHard0990 commented, “NO JORDAN FOR A REASON…DUDE A– FR…””

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The specific comment from @GrindHard0990 is directly quoted in one web search result.

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web search NEUTRAL — The account @GrindHard0990 commented, “NO JORDAN FOR A REASON…DUDE A– FR…” The backlash on Thompson continued when the account @ThehoopCentral reposted the video...
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/sports/warriors-splash-brother…

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web search NEUTRAL — Lanterns Episode 2 Trailer. Is Hal Jordan Dead, What Really Happened To Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner Green Lantern, Sinestro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ-87EEUN5g

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web search NEUTRAL — Девушка из каюты №10 | The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) — Видео от Кинобро.
https://yandex.ru/video/preview/16991047881348794636

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Claim 9: “basketball fans across the internet commented on the post that had over 457.7 thousand views in a day”

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No evidence was found regarding the specific view count (457.7 thousand) of the post.

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Claim 10: “@AriiKruse1 commented, “Great lineup, but who takes the final shot in clutch moments?””

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Claim 11: “the account @ThehoopCentral reposted the video”

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One web search result mentions that the account @ThehoopCentral reposted the video.

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Claim 12: “The X account, @MindOfBron, showed a live video of former Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson during a live stream with streamer PlayqueBoyMax”

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One web search result explicitly confirms that the X account @MindOfBron posted a video of Klay Thompson on a livestream with PlaqueBoyMax. Other results confirm the interaction between Klay and PlaqueBoyMax, but only one source mentions the specific X account @MindOfBron.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Book Award for Nonfiction is one of five US annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are aw…
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