Klay Alexander Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. He is credited as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history.
Klay Thompson: Did play tonight| Is hurt| What happened to 2021
Did play tonight:
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is ruled out for tonight’s game against the Dallas Mavericks due to general illness according to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater.
After 2 seasons of rehabbing lower leg injuries, Thompson returned in early January and has since played in 17 of a possible 22 games. The five games he missed were due to precautionary reasons as the Warriors have opted to bring Thompson along slowly by keeping him out of back-to-back games.
Is hurt:
Golden State has Thompson on a minutes restriction during the games he does play. The good news is that the team has gradually increased his minutes restriction as the season has progressed.
Initially, Thompson was limited to 20 minutes per game, but after about two months, the restriction has now gone up to 30 minutes per game. Head coach Steve Kerr took it a step further and said that Thompson should be able to play significant playoff minutes if needed according to this tweet from 95.7 The Game.
What happened to 2021:
Stephen Curry is playing the same minutes this season as he did the previous one. Averaging around 34.7 minutes a contest, Stephen Curry’s minutes are right where Steve Kerr wants them to be.
There have been cases where Steph has had to play 40 or more minutes, but Kerr would like to avoid that now, especially with playoffs right around the corner.
On the other hand, Klay Thompson recently got the green light to play 30 minutes. Kerr talked about Klay’s minutes and how they’re going to look around the playoffs.
