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Klay Thompson explains how high school coach molded his game

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Once they step onto the podium, Klay Thompson and Jerry DeBusk can take their speech in a number of directions.

With the two honoring each other at the Coaching Corps Game Changer Awards on Wednesday night in San Francisco, DeBusk and Thompson can focus on the 2008 state championship they won together at Santa Margarita Catholic High in Orange County. Or how Thompson accepted DeBusk’s demanding coaching style with minimal complaints.