December 7, 2021
The Golden State Warriors’ Success
The Golden State Warriors are looking like serious title contenders this year with an insanely deep roster, and the number-one defense in the NBA. You have young talent with players such as Jordan Poole, Moses Moody, Jonathan Kuminga, and James Wiseman. They have NBA veterans with Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, and Klay Thompson. They have well-rounded players in Andrew Wiggins, Damion Lee, and Nemanja Bjelica. At the center of this insane team is the Warriors superstar, Stephen Curry. The Warriors dominance is undeniable, but one player that has got the whole NBA talking is Gary Payton II. While only giving the Warriors 6.4 points per game, he has become one of the deciding factors in the Warriors success this season. He has given the Warriors a top tier lock-down defender that can shut down some of the league’s top guards. He is gonna be one of the leagues top defenders in a couple years.
Klay Thompson’s Return
About 907 days ago, Klay Thompson stepped foot in Toronto, Canada, for game 6 of the 2018-2019 NBA finals. This game was no ordinary game, however. Klay ended up tearing his ACL in his left knee on this day, and everyone who saw it knew that he was gonna be out for a while. He got surgery right after the tear and ended up missing the entire 2019-2020 season. Unfortunately his unluckiness kept on going. In the 2020 off-season he tore his right Achilles at a workout in Southern California. He went through a successful surgery in November, 2020, and was expected to make a full recovery. Klay Thompson has recently came out and said that he will try to return to the league within the next month. Although it is not for certain that he will come back that soon, fans hope for his return.
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