On January 10, Beijing time, Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson will return today's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and when Thompson came on, the fans erupted in crazy cheers. According to US media statistics, during Thompson's two-and-a-half years of injury, he made a total of $85 million, which is more than the total of his previous healthy seven seasons.
According to statistics, Thompson has been absent from NBA games for 941 days since the 2019 Finals G6, during which time Thompson's revenue is $85.6 million, of which Thompson's income in the 2019-20 season is about $32.7 million, and the income in the 2020-21 season is about $35.3 million.
It is worth mentioning that although Thompson has missed 38 games this season, during this time, Thompson has earned a total of $17.6 million.
So let's look at Thompson's previous healthy 7 seasons of contract, the first three years of his rookie contract, Thompson's salary combined was only $9.8 million, after that, Thompson earned $68.9 million in 4 years, adding up to about $78.7 million, so this is far less than his income from the past two seasons, or even $6.3 million less.
Although Thompson was injured in the 2019 Finals G6, it also led to his absence for the next two and a half years. Nevertheless, after Thompson's injury, on July 11, 2019, the Warriors officially announced a five-year, $190 million extension of Thompson's contract, so Thompson, who has a big contract, can be said to have been too "moist" in the past two years!