In the 2019 Finals, Klay Thompson told Cole as soon as he suffered a knee injury: "Just a two minute rest and I'll be ready."
Clay then executed two free throws under the watchful eye of the audience and trotted back into the dressing room in pain. We all thought it would really only take two minutes, and Clay was fine. But in the end, those two minutes became two and a half years.
941 days is the time when Clay leaves the field, and if you wait too long, that time will really slowly become a number. We can't measure how long 941 days are, but we can tell from these things how long Clay has been gone.
The last time Clay played on the field, the world didn't have this damn epidemic, and life, while still not so good, could also find happiness from the plain.
The last time Klay played on the court, Westbrook was still in the Thunder, Durant was still his teammate, the Warriors were still at the top of the league, and James Wiseman was still in memphis East High School.
The last time Clay played on the court, Kobe Bryant hadn't left, and he could take Gianna to Staples from time to time to watch Old Jen play, and yes, Staples was still Staples at that time.
The last time Clay played on the court, he had made a total of $78.7 million in his previous career; in the "two minutes" he rested, he made $85.6 million, thanks to Lacob.
During the pre-game warm-up, the rest of the Warriors wore Clay's jerseys to show their support for him, Klay hit a shot and cheered the crowd, and Klay also used a two-handed dunk to prove that he was really good.
Klay's rest was so long that we didn't seem to realize that Klay had never played in the Warriors' new home before. The last time he played, the Warriors' home stadium was called Oracle Arena, and now it's the Chase Center.
Dream chasing before the game training appeared left calf tension situation, but dream chasing still appeared in the starting lineup, in order to celebrate Clay's return, the dream chaser was still on the field when jumping, jumping the ball to end the dream chase took the initiative to go down. This is an important moment for you brother, and I can't be absent.
The Warriors opened with the first offense, and the world knew they were looking for Klay. Clay ambushed in the bottom corner, curled up to the basket with the 45-degree angle cover of his teammates, threw a shot between the marches to complete the score, and scored the first attack in the opening!
The last time clay slammed into the basket, clay fell down heavily, and the first goal after returning, Clay continued to choose to impact the basket, face the obstacle in his heart, and then break through it.
The second attack is still looking for Clay, the same tactic gave Clay a chance to shoot a three-point shot in the empty position, but unfortunately hit the iron. The third attack was originally in Curry's hands, but Curry insisted on finding Clay to be robbed, familiar with the way of mistakes, and everything came back.
After scoring the first offense, Clay lost all four of them and played for more than four minutes before taking a break. With more than three minutes left in the second quarter, Clay returned, and the first offense ignited the entire Chase Center.
Clay played a small change of direction over Aaron into the inside line, the Cavaliers' Markkanen and Stevens jumped at the same time, and Clay was not afraid to face the two to complete the dunk! Sorry Anderson, the Warriors' best dunk of the season belongs to Klay.
Then Clay finally hit the first three-pointer after returning, and Clay completed the scoring in the way he was best at and the least good at it, whether dribbling or not, he could score and announce his return to the world.
Clay played just 19 minutes, 7-of-18 and 17 points on 3-of-8 from three-point range. We all love the story of the return of the king, no matter how long this return time takes, as long as we can come back, we are willing to wait.
Those two shocking scars will eventually become the medals of Clay's career. When he returned, everything seemed to have changed, and everything seemed to have not changed. The days of the past, no matter how bitter, have passed.