After being away from the game for 941 days, Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson made his return to the basketball court on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. After being away from the game for two years due to serious injuries, Thompson finally has made his return.
The last time Thompson played in a game was on June 13, 2019 against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA finals which caused him to miss the 2019-20 season. It was that night that he tore his ACL and then he tore his right Achilles in November of 2020 which caused him to miss all of the 2020-21 season and the first few months of the 2021-22 season.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Danny Green was on the court with Thompson the night Thompson tore his ACL. Then with the Raptors, Green was a part of that Toronto team that went on to win the title so now that Thompson is back, Green expressed his happiness and praise for him on his podcast “Inside the Green Room”.
Green said:
It’s not just fans, players. We’re all excited too. I mean, as much as I competed and hated playing against him, because he lit us up so many times, but the league is not the same without him. That team’s is not same without him, and just to be able to play at that level, but to see him as a player, as a human, to be able to come back to what he loves and his profession and to be healthy, I think everybody’s excited for him. Not just the fans, but the players in this league as well.
Now with the Sixers, Green obviously still has a lot of respect for Thompson, and rightfully so. It is great for the league that Thompson is back out on the floor as an NBA champion and one of the best shooters the league has ever seen.
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