Most of the arena's 18,000 fans donned captain's hats on Tuesday night for the return of arguably the most beloved Warrior of all time besides Stephen Curry-- four-time champion and five-time All-Star Klay Thompson.

Klay Thompson exited the team bus then beamed as he strolled back into Chase Center, greeted by some 400 cheering Warriors employees showing their love and appreciation for the former Golden State star and lined up lined up along his path to the Dallas locker room.

It’s hard to find one image that totally encapsulated the spectacle of Klay Thompson’s return to the Bay Area, but Bay Area photographer Noah Graham got as close as humanly possible. For the former Splash Brother’s first regular season game against the Warriors since he was traded to the Mavericks,

The internet’s lip readers all have concluded Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry’s emotional roars were a message to his longtime teammate-turned-foe Klay Thompson — even though Curry himself isn’t sure what he said.

Curry finished with 37 points, nine assists and five 3-pointers in leading the now 9-2 Warriors to a thrilling 120-117 win over the Mavericks, who fell to 5-6 on the season. With

Stephen Curry took over the final four minutes of Tuesday's back-and-forth clash with the Mavericks, deploying an almost premature "Night Night" celebration after a dagger 3, followed by what the Warriors superstar called "raw emotion.

Green was suspended for "forcibly grabbing... Rudy Gobert around the neck in an unsportsmanlike and dangerous manner."

The Golden State Warriors seem to have a Draymond Green problem, in addition to their other issues, as they are in the midst of a concerning slump. Entering Saturday’s matchup with the Thunder, the Warriors had lost five consecutive games.

Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended for five games for his role in an altercations during Tuesday’s game vs. the Timberwolves, the NBA announced in a press release.