Klay Thompson will officially return to the team on January 8 and will face the Cleveland Cavaliers at home. This is his first appearance in more than 900 days.
June 13, 2019Thompson injured and retired in Game 6 of the Championship, Was diagnosed with ACL laceration of left knee,Suffered another right leg injury in November of the following yearDuring the recovery period, he was unable to play in the NBA.
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Regarding his upcoming comeback, Klay Thompson said that he “can’t wait.” Old teammate Draymond Green is also very happy. The two can finally play together.
“We only practiced together not long ago. It’s the first time in so long. It feels great,” Green said in an interview.
“I couldn’t sleep at all the night before, as if my whole body was energized. When the practice started, I stood there looking at him, thinking, wow, I haven’t lined up beside him for two and a half years. “
For the Warriors team, this is also a long journey. Especially in the past few weeks, they have been constantly revising Thompson’s comeback schedule. From the original “around Christmas” to “early January”, now this dark tunnel has finally come to the exit.
Next time Draymond Green’s son still “accidentally” handed him the practice clothes, Thompson could also put it on without worry-after all, now Uncle Thompson is about to come back out of the rivers and lakes.
(Although that exercise suit was meant to be worn by Chris Chiozza)
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If the Golden State Warriors had a “Most Popular Player” list, Klay Thompson would definitely be among the best. From fans, teammates, staff to coaching staff, everyone would be gratified for his return.
Especially head coach Steve Kerr, who has tremendous trust in Thompson and is impressed by the time he has worked together over the years.
“I am a very lucky person. I have played more than 1,000 games in this league, and I have coached more than 500 games. Among them, there are always some particularly memorable moments that people will remember forever.”
“There is no doubt that the day Klay (Thompson) can step on the court again, it will be such a special game.”
Kerr thinks that moment will be very moving. After all, everyone loves him so much. People in the Bay Area hope to accompany him through the difficulties he has experienced over the past two and a half years.
On December 30, the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Denver Nuggets was delayed due to the epidemic. Kerr chose to hold a match within the team to create a good opportunity for Thompson to cultivate a tacit understanding with his teammates.
From the current point of view, Kerr has indeed achieved the goal set at the time, allowing Thompson to “meet” with his teammates who have not actually matched, and show off his talent as a shooter.
“He is a scoring machine (bucket),”Juan Toscano-AndersonThat said, reveal how good Thompson’s hand felt that day.
“That day, he scored 12 points in 43 seconds. It was enough… This is great. There are actually two people on our team who can do this, and they can play together!”
Another person in JTA’s mouth is undoubtedly Stephen Curry, who recently broke Ray Allen’s career record, and teammate Andrew Wiggins also said in an interview, “The NBA is going to fall“Because the Langhua brothers are about to merge again.
As long as he stays healthy, Thompson will slowly regain his playing time and refurbish his shiny sign.
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As for “Whether Klay Thompson will get the starter status”, Steve Kerr told a story about Michael Jordan “returning again” after his retirement.
“I was driving and thinking about the next game that day, with teammate Jud Buechler on the way to the airport. We are going to Indianapolis next,” Kerr recalled.
“Jordan came back when there were 16 games left in that season, maybe he only practiced twice with us. So I turned around and asked Jud, what do you think Phil Jackson would do? Will he start off the bench?”
At that time, Jud didn’t think much, just faintly responded to Kerr in the front seat.
“I said, Steve. Generally speaking, when you have a statue of yourself at the gate of the stadium, you are put on the starting list.”
Therefore, when someone asked Steve Kerr “how to arrange Klay’s play”, the current Kerr just responded like this.
“Did you know? If you can score 60 points in 29 minutes, usually your coach will let you start.”
“So, Klay will go first.”
Although we are not sure how long Klay Thompson will play on January 8, there is no doubt that he will start in front of the home fans and greet the first kick-off in more than 900 days with cheers.