?You?re Not the Same Player?: NFL Legend Makes Honest Statement on Klay Thompson Before Huge Celtics Prediction vs Warriors

Klay Thompson has just made a come-back this season after being missing from the Warriors team for more than two and half years. Klay tore his ACL in the Finals series against the Toronto Raptors in 2019. Many have questioned whether he is the same player or not including NFL legend Shannon Sharpe.

According to him, he is not the same defender after tearing his Achilles. He said to Skip Bayless, “I’m not so sure, Skip, if he is ever going to be the same. You tear your Achilles, you turn your ACL and you missed a thousand days. You’re not the same player that you were when you left.”

Sharpe has predicted a Celtics victory in this series and has mentioned that star man Jayson Tatum would have a monster series. He warned Marcus Smart to defend and distribute the ball and also told Jaylen Brown to step up. “You turn the ball over 24 times, Golden State is gonna beat you by 30,” said the former tight end.

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Shannon also mentioned that the Celtics need to pay close attention to Stephen Curry and that he might let go of the ball to Jordan Poole or Thompson for threes. Hence, it will be an interesting and intriguing matchup for the fans.

Klay Thompson: Injury Timeline

Thompson went down during Game 6 of the NBA Finals series against the Toronto Raptors. In the last game, he had scored 26 points in a 106?105 win. But in Game 6, him going out was a bad sign. The Raptors won the game and the series.

He underwent surgery on the 2nd of July after signing his five-year, $190 million maximum contract. He had to miss the entirety of the 2019-20 NBA season due to this. Klay came back to practice with the team before the season started in September 2020. But again, he faced an Achilles tendon injury which he suffered during a pickup game and missed the entire 2020-21 season again.

He played G League games for the Santa Cruz Warriors for rehab purposes. Thompson made his comeback in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 8th, 2022. He scored 17 points on 7/18 shooting in his first game after more than 2.5 years.

Since then, he averaged 20.4 points a game in the regular season. In the postseason, he has averaged almost 20, with a 46/40/80 shooting split which includes series-winning games against Memphis and Dallas.

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Is Klay the same player he was in 2019? Only time can tell because he is now up against the tough Boston Celtics. The 1st game will be on Thursday, June 2nd.