Klay Thompson recognized LaMarcus Aldridge’s gripe about the Warriors having four players in the NBA All-Star Game while Aldridge’s Spurs sent just one (not him).

That doesn’t mean Thompson agreed with the Spurs forward.

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“I think he had a case to make it, especially when you have the record they have. But, I think we had a better case to have four because of our record,” Thompson said Tuesday. “We’re still in the single-digit loss column, coming up on the All-Star break — which is pretty hard to do.”

This comes on the heels of Aldridge’s comment that it is “wrong” for only Kawhi Leonard to represent the Spurs at the All-Star Game while Warriors Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Thompson were included.

“I can’t help it — I’m not gonna argue with it,” Thompson said. “I’m happy to go with my teammates and my coaching staff. …

“I never thought I’d be on an NBA team with four All-Stars, one being myself. It’s pretty surreal and hopefully it won’t be the last time.”

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