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Former LA Rams player Odell Beckham must be happy as he got what he wished for. The Golden State Warriors on Thursday beat the Boston Celtics to win the 2022 NBA Championship. Before the game started, Beckham Jr. came out to support a player who also happens to be his inspiration.

Beckham recently posted on Twitter where he praised Warriors star, Klay Thompson. OBJ wrote, “For someone who been thru what I’ve been thru, U can’t help but truly want @KlayThompson to win this n get another ring and MVP. Thank u for inspiring frfr! Every minute of pain and suffering was all for this. U motivated me, just wanted to say I appreciate u 11”

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Free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr. wished the star basketball player success in the NBA finals in 2022 and said Thompson has always inspired him. OBJ says the pain and suffering he has been through was all for this day. 

Thompson has recently recovered from multiple injuries, and he went on to win the NBA championship this year. The Warriors star returned to the league after 941 days as he was recovering from a torn ACL and ruptured Achilles. After being injured and being away from the game for a few years, Thompson made a comeback to average 20-plus PPG for the Warriors this season.

Odell Beckham has suffered a series of injuries in his entire career

Well, who better than OBJ can understand Klay Thompson? Beckham Jr. has also faced a series of injuries in his NFL career. OBJ was drafted by the New York Giants as the 12th overall pick on the first day of the NFL draft. But, he couldn’t play the first quarter of the season as he suffered a hamstring injury.

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In 2017, OBJ played just 4-games in the entire season because of a fracture in his ankle. He played his last season with the Giants in 2018, where he had a bruised quad and missed his final four games. In 2019, Beckham Jr. signed a deal with the Cleveland Browns and had a torn ACL in 2020. He missed 9-games that year. 

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In 2021, he joined Los Angeles Rams and he played a major role in taking his team to the Super Bowl. LA Rams defeated Cincinnati Bengals by 23-20 to win their second Super Bowl. Although OBJ got his Super Bowl ring, he suffered a torn ACL in the championship game. As for this season, OBJ is a free agent and has not signed a deal with any team.

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Thompson and Beckham are two players who came out strong after a series of injuries and took their teams to the championship finals. On Thursday night, Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics by 103-90 and won the 2022 NBA finals. This is the fourth championship that the Warriors have won in the last eight years.

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