As he got closer and closer to his return, Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson was inspired by a seemingly unexpected event.
Thompson is one of the few NBA stars and legends who expressed disappointment about being left out in the league. Official list One of the 75 greatest players of all time.
Now that he is about to return to the NBA, Thompson admits that he is still “disappointed” by this neglect and uses this as “motivation” to prove that he is a world-class player.
According to Thompson, when he was in his best form in 2019, the NBA had already excluded him from the NBA All-NBA team, and the snubbing of the NBA’s top 75 teams was undoubtedly “adding fuel to the fire.”
“Yes, I’m disappointed because I know that in 2019, the last time I was healthy, I didn’t make the NBA All-NBA team, and this time, it’s good,” Thompson recently told ESPN.
“I expressed my frustration and it’s time for me to get back on the court and prove to them why I should be on the roster,” he continued. “To be honest, I think this is destined to happen. I need that kind of fuel to make a fire. I need that kind of motivation to come back and become one of the best players in the world again.”
On December 1, 2018, before playing against the Detroit Pistons at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, the Golden State Warriors No. 11 Klay Thompson was introduced.
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In fact, in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, before his ACL tore, Thompson played excellent basketball, averaging an impressive 21.5 points per game.
Most importantly, the five-time NBA All-Star player has averaged at least 20 points per game in the past four seasons. This extraordinary performance is enough to convince Warriors coach Steve Kerr of his forward guard. The team should have a place in NBA 75.
“Klay has almost done everything,” Kerr had previously Calculate“He is a multiple champion, multiple All-Star selection, and one of the greatest three-point shooters of all time. He is already very competitive, but if this is what is needed to make him more competitive, then we I will accept it.”
“I definitely think two people [Thompson and Green] The top 75 is based solely on winning and two-way basketball and all things more important than statistics and any number-related things,” he argued. “The important thing is whether you have won the championship, this is the most important thing. . I had hoped and thought that both of them would be there. “
For now, Thompson has now Start playing 3 vs. 3 During the team practice game, and getting closer and closer to being completely cleared by his doctor.
