For the first time in 15 months, Klay Thomspon is expected to make his long-awaited official return to the Golden State Warriors practice facility. After going through a tedious recovery process from the knee injury he suffered in the 2019 NBA Finals, Thompson is slated to join the Warriors on the floor at their voluntary offseason minicamp.
Prior to the start of minicamp, Thompson was working out at Chase Center in San Francisco. According to Steve Kerr, the five-time All-Star was training with Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco.
Although he missed the first day of camp while he goes through the NBA’s coronavirus testing protocols, Kerr said the Washington State product “looks great.” In an after practice interview with the media, Golden State’s coach revealed Thompson is “anxious” to get back on the court to play.
Via Warriors Sound Cloud:
Yeah, he’s doing well. He worked out here at the facility for several days in a row, maybe four or five days in a row with Chris DeMarco and Chris gave me really positive updates. I was here for a couple of those days and got a chance to see him, and Klay looks great, and he says he’s anxious to play, so we’re excited about that.
Not only will Thompson have the chance to knock off the rust before Golden State’s preseason training camp, the sharpshooting guard can also grow familiar on the court with players like Eric Paschall, Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins and Marquese Chriss.
After he goes through the league’s testing protocol, Kerr expects Thompson to join the Warriors in camp sometime later in the week.
