Published February 15, 2024 by José María Miranda
Thompson starts the game against Jazz on the bench | Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Incredible as it may seem, this Thursday Klay Thompson once again felt something that he had not experienced in more than a decade and that is that he had to watch the start of a game from the bench and it happened in the duel between the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
Thompson was not in the Warriors’ lineup Thursday night against the Utah Jazz, replaced at shooting guard by rookie Brandin Podziemski. Thompson, Stephen Curry’s longtime teammate as a starting defenseman, entered the game in the first quarter.
Was the first time Thompson came off the bench since March 11, 2012, during the first season of his career, delayed by the lockout.
Thompson, who missed the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons due to injuries, has struggled at times this season. He is averaging 17 points, the lowest level since his second season, and at times he has not been part of Steve Kerr’s final lineup.
Thompson was on the court in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, but finished 4 of 14 for 12 points as the Warriors lost at home to the Los Angeles Clippers. They then had to play at Utah in a rescheduled game that was postponed on Jan. 17 after Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic suffered a heart attack. at a team dinner in Salt Lake City and died the next day.
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