As the fans wore captain's hats to honor Captain Klay, the stadium was electric in the lead-up to tip-off, where a special tribute video was dropped. One of the co-stars of an elite team in the history of basketball,

Klay Thompson will play against the Golden State Warriors for the first time on Tuesday. When the Dallas Mavericks visit the Chase Center, they will see thousands of fans wearing captain's hats, as a tribute to"the four-time NBA champion who frequently navigated the waters of the San Francisco Bay on his 37-foot fishing vessel,

Thompson won four championships with Golden State during his 13 seasons spent next to Steph Curry and the Warriors.