Thompson and the Mavericks arrived at the Chase Center in San Francisco for their opening game in the NBA Cup on Tuesday, and Thompson quickly received a massive reception from fans both in the arena and from those waiting outside as he arrived. Special scenes as Klay enters the arena in Golden State 🙌 pic.twitter.com/3K4EoIRBO9

A salute to Captain Klay! Hundreds of Warriors team employees greeted Klay Thompson as he entered Chase Center -- his first time back since signing to the Mavericks in the offseason.

Mere minutes after the final buzzer sounded, and with the score still showing on the big screen, an emotion-stirring graphic went up for all to see: side-by-side photos of Stephen Curry dribbling left-handed and Klay Thompson in nearly the same pose but now wearing a blue Mavericks jersey.