It’s only fitting that Andre Iguodala’s first game of the 2019-2020 season and debut with the Miami Heat came against the Golden State Warriors. Iguodala was a member of the Warriors the last time we saw him take the court before being traded as a salary cap casualty over the summer. With his half-season sabbatical in Memphis now over, the Warriors planned a tribute video for the former Finals MVP before Golden State hosted the Heat.
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson played rock-paper-scissors to honor Andre Iguodala
We miss you, Splash Brothers.
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
There was only one thing left to determine: whether Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson would be the one to introduce Iguodala. The Splash Brothers settled it in the only logical way — by playing rock-paper-scissors.
Like any great rock-paper-scissors matchup, the winner was determined in a best-of-three series. Curry won with scissors beating paper, and then won with paper beating rock.
Here’s the Warriors’ tribute video for Iguodala:
No, Draymond Green didn’t hit Iguodala with a flagrant-2 foul like he joked, but the two did hug it out before the game:
It’s been a long season for Golden State, but this was a nice moment for Iguodala, his former teammates, and the franchise. Don’t worry about the Warriors — they’ll be just fine.
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