Klay Thompson, who should have come back in the Christmas war, but for various reasons delayed his return to the team, not long ago there was news that Clay will return to the court on January 10 in the Warriors' home game against the Cavaliers, but the Warriors official did not give a clear answer, and recently some fans posted that the Warriors' home Chase Center has appeared on the big screen of Clay, so after 4 days of official return to the NBA field for 941 days, it should be a matter of certainty.
The last time Clay appeared in the NBA, it was back to June 14, 19, when the Warriors' home stadium was still at oracle center, and the Raptors' last finals (game six), Klay suffered an ACL rupture, season reimbursement also made the Warriors' dream of three consecutive championships into a phantom, but before the injury, Klay still handed over 30 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, including 6 of 4 three-pointers. As a result, Clay, who should have made a comeback at the beginning of last season, suffered a serious injury from a torn Achilles tendon during an offseason training session, and the season was reimbursed again.
This succession of major injuries, not only for Clay's self-confidence is a blow, for the Warriors team has been challenged as never before in recent years, Durant's departure, Klay is injured, dream Green is not in good shape, even Curry in the 19-20 season because of the wrist injury only played 5 games to watch the wall, which also made the Warriors fall to the bottom, for 2 consecutive years can not be in the playoff stage. And this season, relying on Curry to show their old age, the Warriors unexpectedly played the first in the league before Klay and Wiseman returned, which also allowed fans to see some of the absolute hegemony of the former league.
During the time of Clay's injury absence, Kerr also found a suitable spare tire for him, he is Jordan Pooler who was picked by the team with the 28th pick in the first round of the 19th Draft, just the season when Poole joined, it was the first year of Clay's season reimbursement, and this guy also gradually sat on the main rotation of the Warriors with his own hard work and efforts. By the end of the season, he had raised his stats to a career-best 18.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists, and in the case of the Warriors' consecutive wins some time ago, Poole's excellent performance really made fans temporarily forget the existence of Klay.
But this time the Warriors' second home return is really close at hand, in the recent Warriors home game, Klay has been training with the team, and even before the game warm-up hit multiple three-pointers in a row, it can be seen that his state has recovered to a very good level, according to Kerr recently revealed in an interview that Klay's comeback debut will play 15-20 minutes, and in the back-to-back game will also consider letting Clay take a break. In order to welcome the return of this backcourt core, the warriors' tickets to the next home game with the Cavaliers have been speculated to $276 at the lowest price, and the highest is $14308, which is enough to show that Warriors fans really attach great importance to Klay's return.
After more than 2 years of returning to the game, no one can guarantee whether Clay will return to his previous peak skills, but for the fans, it is indeed an important member of the Splash Brothers, of course, it is best to find a response to have a skill, but if the unfortunate state really suffers a sharp decline, we should really accept such a fact!