Warriors' Klay Thompson pays tribute to late NFL tight end Gavin Escobar with jersey before game

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With the Golden State Warriors in Dallas to face the Mavericks on Wednesday night, Klay Thompson was spotted walking into American Airlines Center wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey that wasn’t just because he was in the area.

He was paying homage to a late friend.

Tight end Gavin Escobar tragically passed away last September during a climbing accident in Southern California along with a woman. The accident occurred at Tahquitz Rock near Idyllwild, where rescuers were called around 12:30 p.m. local time.

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Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors looks on during the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on March 20, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)

The Warriors posted a photo of Thompson walking in wearing the jersey, saying that he and Escobar are from the same California town, Rancho Santa Margarita.

Escobar played in the NFL from 2013 to 2017 for the Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens. He had 30 catches for 333 yards and eight touchdowns during his career. He ended his football career with the Alliance of American Football.

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Following this football career, Escobar became a member of the Long Beach Fire Department in February 2022.

"It is with deep sadness that we announce the off-duty death of Long Beach Firefighter Gavin Escobar," the department wrote on Twitter at the time. "Hired on February 5, 2022, Firefighter Escobar was assigned to Fire Station 3 on B-shift."

Escobar played college football at San Diego State. In the school’s statement