Clay, finally back!
A day earlier, well-known journalist Shams announced on social media that Thompson was expected to make a comeback in the Warriors' home game against the Cavaliers on Jan. 10, and the news said that Klay would play the starting line-up and expected to play around 15-20 minutes.
Subsequently, today, the Warriors officially announced the news in a series of status messages.
The Warriors first sent a video of Thompson, in which Thompson only said one sentence: "Warrior Kingdom, I'm back." ”（Dub Nation，I'm back）
Then the news of Clay's upcoming return was announced: "5-time All-Star, 3-time championship winner Klay Thompson will return tomorrow against the Cavaliers, Thompson has the most points in a single quarter (37 points in a single quarter), the most three-point record in a single game (14), and his last appearance on the court is the sixth game of the Finals on June 13, 2019." ”
It is worth mentioning that just after the Warriors official announcement that Thompson is about to return, Clay's name (Klay) has also been rushed to the Twitter hot search.
The Warriors revealed to the team reporter the process of Klay announcing the comeback: "After today's training, Klay went to throw a ball, then sat in the corner and talked with the coaches for about 15 minutes, then walked back to the locker room casually, and then immediately announced the comeback on social media. ”
"Actually, we were all surprised, Cole was vague in the interview before, clay's mood did not seem to be very high, just like usual, and then suddenly announced a comeback."
Interestingly, Curry also welcomed Clay's return in his own way — Curry replaced his Twitter profile with Thompson and tweeted: "My brother Clay's return reminds me of a lot of past events, let me listen to your favorite Clay memories?" ”
Long wait, really long wait.
Time back to the 2019 Finals G6, Thompson suffered an injury in the game, after the injury, Thompson told Cole for the first time: "Give me two minutes of rest, I will be ready to come back immediately." ”
To prove his promise, Thompson endured injuries and executed two free throws before trotting all the way back to the locker room, where Thompson's injury was confirmed to be a torn cruciate ligament after the game.
From this injury, to another Achilles tendon rupture, to now finally preparing for a comeback, Thompson's two-minute commitment at the time has turned into a 941-day wait.
What's the concept? The last time Thompson played in the NBA:
— Lowry and Leonard are still at the Raptors
- Westbrook and George are still at the Thunder
— Durant is still in the Warriors
— Butler is still at the 76ers
—DeRozan is still at the Spurs
- Conley is still in the Grizzlies
- Holliday and Thick Eyebrows are still in the Pelicans
Paul and Harden are still in the Rockets
—Vucevic is still magic
— Oladipo is still walking
- Kemba Walker is still in the Wasp
— Owen is still in the Celtics
He's one of the best 3D players in history, one of the best three-point shooters in history, and the best no-ball player in history — without one, he could score 43 points with 4 dribbles and 60 points with 11 dribbles, and according to Warriors player Anderson, in a recent training session, Klay scored 12 points in just 43 seconds.
Hear again what Clay himself has to say about the comeback: "I'm excited to come back, I'm going to prove myself to people again, I feel like they've forgotten who I am because I've been out of the pitch for two years, I've never wanted that as much as I do now, and the best way to get revenge is to win, seriously." ”
941 days of waiting, tomorrow is finally coming to an end, looking forward to Klay's perfect return, if he can return to the state before the injury, then this year's Warriors, really have to make a big deal.