Reports Warriors coach is indecisive about Klay Thompson s return for the season opener unlikely to play upcoming preseason match × Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Basketball NBA News News Reports Warriors coach is indecisive about Klay Thompson s return for the season opener unlikely to play upcoming preseason match Golden State Warriors Media Day Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Comment Share Michael Macasero ANALYST Follow Modified 06 Oct 2022 The Golden State Warriors are trying to ramp up Klay Thompson’s conditioning but are also exercising caution with the shooting guard. Thompson hasn’t played an NBA game since Game 6 of the Finals against the Boston Celtics. During the Warriors’ two preseason games in Japan, he only appeared in the three-point shootout where he won the contest with Steph Curry. Thousands of Japanese fans were heavily anticipating the other half of the Splash Bros. to play but were disappointed. The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, who extensively covers the Bay Area team, gave this update regarding Thompson’s possible future appearance: “Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson's readiness for the opener: 'We're 13 days away. My guess is he will be ready. But it's not something we can say yes or no on.' Warriors want him to play in one of the next three preseason games. Unlikely on Sunday.” Anthony Slater@anthonyVslaterSteve Kerr on Klay Thompson's readiness for opener: "We're 13 days away. My guess is he will be ready. But it's not something we can say yes or no on." Warriors want him to play in one of the next three preseason games. Unlikely on Sunday.203494Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson's readiness for opener: "We're 13 days away. My guess is he will be ready. But it's not something we can say yes or no on." Warriors want him to play in one of the next three preseason games. Unlikely on Sunday. The Golden State Warriors' next preseason game will be on Sunday against LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook and the LA Lakers. It’s sort of a preview of the Warriors’ opening night match on October 19. After the game against the Lakers, Steve Kerr’s squad will face Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. Two nights later, the Warriors will host two-time and back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. If the Warriors plan to limit Klay Thompson to a single preseason game, they’ll probably allow it during their marquee matchup with the Lakers. By his admission, “Game 6 Klay” isn’t where he wants to be physically. The “mental block” he had this summer was an issue that hindered his preparation for the upcoming season. Klay Thompson is healthy heading into the season for the first time in a really long while. But he described his offseason struggles getting into game shape as something that he will have to eventually face: “It’s hard to explain, it’s like a mental block in a way. I’m going to face it one day but this season was so taxing coming back, it was hard.” Anthony Slater@anthonyVslaterKlay Thompson didn’t play pickup this summer. Called it a “mental block” he will eventually get over because of torn Achilles in summer ball. But that’s slowed his preseason ramp up. Called next week a “big week” as he revs back up for regular season.Here he is explaining it2595191Klay Thompson didn’t play pickup this summer. Called it a “mental block” he will eventually get over because of torn Achilles in summer ball. But that’s slowed his preseason ramp up. Called next week a “big week” as he revs back up for regular season.Here he is explaining it https://t.co/0ZCCmWYFO1 The last thing the Warriors want is for Klay Thompson to suffer another injury while playing a preseason game. They were extremely cautious with him before, which is likely going to be the case heading into the 2022-23 season. The Golden State Warriors and Dub Nation expect a better Klay Thompson than the one that played last season Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors Klay Thompson didn’t make his debut for the Golden State Warriors last season until January against the Cleveland Cavaliers. After two-and-a-half years away, the four-time champ was finally activated on January 9, which will be known in Warriors’ lore as “Klay Day.” As good as Thompson played, he wasn’t his usual consistent and deadly self. He still put up 20.4 points per contest, but his efficiency dipped. “Killa Klay” wasn’t really killing it. He shot only 42.9% from the field, his lowest since sophomore year when he hit 42.2% of his attempts. Ligth?@ligth30Klay Thompson will be much better next season as he did back in the 2017-18 season.82Klay Thompson will be much better next season as he did back in the 2017-18 season.https://t.co/XUsFTdZx03 The three-point shot wasn’t as lethal as it used to be either. His 38.5% last season was the worst of his entire career. Before last season, his lowest was 40.1% in his second year in the NBA. Now fully healthy, the Golden State Warriors expect him to play to his normal standards. × Rate this story! Thank You! LIVE POLL Q. 0 votes so far Edited by Arnav Kholkar Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Share Comments Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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