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FILE – The Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson practices his shooting motion as he sits on the bench and watches his teammates during NBA Finals practice against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 (Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press via AP)
Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson is awaiting tests to determine the severity of a right leg injury that the team reportedly fears is a “significant Achilles tendon injury.”
Yahoo and TNT reported that Thompson’s injury was specifically to his Achilles.
According to multiple reports, Thompson has a lower leg injury and was injured Wednesday in a pickup game. Thompson, according to The Athletic, was unable to put any weight on his right leg after he injured himself. ESPN cited a source who described the injury as “not good.”
Warriors point guard Klay Thompson suffered a leg injury today during training in Southern California. No further details are available at this time. We will provide further updates as appropriate.
– Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) November 18, 2020
The tests are scheduled for Thursday morning. Golden State confirmed that Thompson was injured with a statement on Twitter.
Warriors point guard Klay Thompson suffered a leg injury today during training in Southern California. No further details are available at this time. We will provide further updates as appropriate. “
Thompson missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee, an injury sustained in the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors.
Lakers All-Star LeBron James immediately took to Twitter to share well wishes with Thompson.
“Praying a lot @KlayThompson is great !! Like I’m super minor, ”James wrote Wednesday night.
The news broke through social media about 90 minutes before the Warriors were on the clock with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. With Thompson out and Stephen Curry with a broken hand for much of it. Last season, Golden State went from being Western Conference champions to the league’s worst 15 wins last season.
Thompson was selected by Golden State with the 11th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft out of Washington state. A five-time All-Star and a three-time NBA champion, Thompson signed a five-year, $ 189.9 million contract before last season, when Kevin Durant opted to join the Brooklyn Nets in free agency.
Thompson owns a career average of 19.5 points in 615 games during his eight NBA seasons.
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