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Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has one more hurdle to clear before he can return to his typical form: live basketball.
The six-time All-Star tore his ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, which the short-handed Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors. He was also a limited participant in the Warriors minicamp in September.
On Wednesday, general manager and president of basketball operations Bob Myers provided an update on Thompson's recovery process during an appearance on “The Morning Roast” on 95.7 The Game.
“Klay looks great. He's missing it for sure,” Myers said of the warriors shaprshooter, via NBC Sports. “I mean basketball is so big to him. I mean he grew up — it's almost like he doesn't know what to do without basketball. Obviously his dad played in the NBA and so he's born into it in some sense. He kind of needs it, it's like his breathing is playing basketball.”
Myers added that Klay Thompson will eventually need game action to fully restore his confidence.
“The final piece to his puzzle is live NBA action. Where that kind of speed and you can't replicate that speed even in camp. You need to experience and that's nothing against him or us, you just can't do that right now. You're going to need to do that in training camp, in the preseason if there is one or right into the season. That's the part he needs to get over. But he will and we're confident that he can. We just haven't been able to provide that and that's not available anywhere.”
“Klay looks great.”
Just what you wanted to hear from Bob Myers 👏 (via @MorningRoast957) pic.twitter.com/ZHNnh59E4w
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) October 14, 2020
After Stephen Curry broke his wrist early into the 2019-20 season, the Warriors–already without Klay Thompson–limped to a league-worst 15-50 record prior to the hiatus. The organization landed the no. 2 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, one year removed from its fifth consecutive Finals appearance.
With a fully healthy roster, Andrew Wiggins, and the draft pick, Myers will hope to construct a championship-caliber roster to get Golden State right back in the mix next season.
