A pair of Warriors who exited Game 2 early on Sunday night will undergo tests today to determine the severity of their injuries, according to the team. As Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area relays (via Twitter), Klay Thompson will have an MRI on his hamstring, while Kevon Looney will undergo an MRI and a CT scan on his chest/collarbone injury.
Although both players were unable to return to Sunday’s game after departing with their respective injuries, they’re both hopeful about suiting up for Golden State on Wednesday night.
“No, I don’t see myself missing Game 3,” Thompson told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, who writes that the club doesn’t view Klay’s hamstring issue as serious. Looney also said after the game that he plans to give it a go in Game 3, though he acknowledged that his chest hurt “pretty bad” on Sunday night.
“I’ll at least go out and try unless I wake up tomorrow and feel way worse,” Looney told Mark Medina of The Bay Area News Group (Twitter link). “Otherwise, I think I’ll give it a shot.”
If the injuries to Thompson and Looney are more significant that initially feared, the Warriors could be missing as many as three key contributors in Game 3. Kevin Durant also remains questionable for that game, with one report indicating that he’s more likely to return for Game 4.
Play hurt…I bet they do. They want to leave oracle with another trophy. Boogie will get better. Brilliant move by Kerr to clog up middle with him.
According to jalen rose Klay should sit the next game. How does this idiot get so much airtime? He is a mf ass hat
All the sports “insiders” are dolts. They don’t get paid for their insight or knowledge, they get paid to entertain.
Leonard cannot jump well at this point, even with a running start, but he got effective results by staying low and pounding Looney in the ribs. He knocked down Warriors several times last night. He gets the call too. Officials must think the Warriors are keeping him from jumping! 16 FTs by Kawhi.
Interesting move by Danny Green on Klay’s injury too, intentional or not. By brushing past Klay’s rear hips on the closeout on Klay’s 3pt attempt, it would be natural for Klay to stick a leg out while shooting a 3, whether for balance or to draw a foul, causing an awkward fall. And visually, it’s all Klay’s fault for trying to draw contact! I bet I see more of that.