Congratulations to our Raptors. As exciting a series as I have ever encountered.
The Warriors certainly did live up to their name.
The Warriors certainly did live up to their name.
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KD is injured, Klay has a torn ACL.
Certainly adds twists (and risk) to what could happen in free agency.
Certainly adds twists (and risk) to what could happen in free agency.
Klay Thompson tears ACL in Game 6 of Finals
From NBA Twitter and media reports
Thompson injured the knee late in the third quarter of Golden State's 114-110 loss to the Raptors on Thursday night as Toronto won Canada's first NBA title. Durant had surgery a day earlier after he was injured during Game 5, when he returned from more than a month out with a strained right calf.
"It's just tough in terms of a guy like Klay that left it all out there," Stephen Curry said after the game. "He was playing amazing tonight. And to see a freak play like that where he lands awkwardly. I don't know the diagnosis yet, but you think about the person and the guy and how much he loves to play the game and that's the only thoughts you have. It's really not about what it means in terms of playing basketball. It's just I'm more concerned about him as an individual."
Thompson was injured after being fouled by Toronto's Danny Green and landing awkwardly on a breakaway dunk attempt with 2:22 left in the third quarter as the Warriors, down 3-2, fought to keep their season alive. He fell and immediately grabbed his left knee, writhing on the court in obvious pain as Golden State's medical staff raced out to provide attention.
Klay Thompson returned briefly to shoot free throws after tearing his ACL.
Thompson was helped off the court, then returned briefly to shoot a pair of free throws before limping back off. He was seen jogging in the hallways of Oracle Arena on his way to the Warriors' dressing room but was eventually ruled out. Thompson was later shown leaving Oracle on crutches. He finished the game with 30 points.
"He might be the toughest guy I've ever seen in my life," center Kevon Looney said. "I know he was in a lot of pain when he went down. I've never seen him scream or show emotion like that, so I knew he was hurt. He's a tough guy and came back and made the free throws."
The All-Star shooting guard had missed Golden State's 123-109 loss in Game 3 with a sore left hamstring.
Golden State missed out on a three-peat playing in its fifth straight NBA Finals, having won three of the previous four championships.
Now, Durant and Thompson -- who both could become free agents -- are in for lengthy recoveries.
"When Klay goes down and is out for the game, it's just sort of a, 'You got to be kidding me. Like, this has to stop,"' coach Steve Kerr said. "But it's just the way it's gone. I don't know if it's related to five straight seasons of playing a 100-plus games and just all the wear and tear, but it's devastating."
Recovery times vary, but ACL tears typically take roughly six months to rehab, with additional time after that to regain full strength and mobility.
Thompson made both free throw attempts, pushing his point total to 30 on just 12 shot attempts. Even with those foul shots, the Raptors outscored the Warriors 34-25 after he was hurt.
Thompson's injury came on the heels of a nightmare Game 5 for the Warriors, who won the game but lost Kevin Durant for the remainder of the series and beyond with a torn Achilles tendon. Durant had missed roughly a month before that with a strained calf.
Recovery times vary, but ACL tears typically take roughly six months to rehab, with additional time after that to regain full strength and mobility. Should Durant and Thompson miss all of next season (and they remain in Golden State), the Warriors would be the first team since 1977-78 to have two of its top three scorers miss the following season.
Almost certainly Klay will miss most of next season and I am betting Durant will also miss the entire season. Tough to see two great players hobbled as they are about to enter free agency
From NBA Twitter and media reports
Thompson injured the knee late in the third quarter of Golden State's 114-110 loss to the Raptors on Thursday night as Toronto won Canada's first NBA title. Durant had surgery a day earlier after he was injured during Game 5, when he returned from more than a month out with a strained right calf.
"It's just tough in terms of a guy like Klay that left it all out there," Stephen Curry said after the game. "He was playing amazing tonight. And to see a freak play like that where he lands awkwardly. I don't know the diagnosis yet, but you think about the person and the guy and how much he loves to play the game and that's the only thoughts you have. It's really not about what it means in terms of playing basketball. It's just I'm more concerned about him as an individual."
Thompson was injured after being fouled by Toronto's Danny Green and landing awkwardly on a breakaway dunk attempt with 2:22 left in the third quarter as the Warriors, down 3-2, fought to keep their season alive. He fell and immediately grabbed his left knee, writhing on the court in obvious pain as Golden State's medical staff raced out to provide attention.
Klay Thompson returned briefly to shoot free throws after tearing his ACL.
Thompson was helped off the court, then returned briefly to shoot a pair of free throws before limping back off. He was seen jogging in the hallways of Oracle Arena on his way to the Warriors' dressing room but was eventually ruled out. Thompson was later shown leaving Oracle on crutches. He finished the game with 30 points.
"He might be the toughest guy I've ever seen in my life," center Kevon Looney said. "I know he was in a lot of pain when he went down. I've never seen him scream or show emotion like that, so I knew he was hurt. He's a tough guy and came back and made the free throws."
The All-Star shooting guard had missed Golden State's 123-109 loss in Game 3 with a sore left hamstring.
Golden State missed out on a three-peat playing in its fifth straight NBA Finals, having won three of the previous four championships.
Now, Durant and Thompson -- who both could become free agents -- are in for lengthy recoveries.
"When Klay goes down and is out for the game, it's just sort of a, 'You got to be kidding me. Like, this has to stop,"' coach Steve Kerr said. "But it's just the way it's gone. I don't know if it's related to five straight seasons of playing a 100-plus games and just all the wear and tear, but it's devastating."
Recovery times vary, but ACL tears typically take roughly six months to rehab, with additional time after that to regain full strength and mobility.
Thompson made both free throw attempts, pushing his point total to 30 on just 12 shot attempts. Even with those foul shots, the Raptors outscored the Warriors 34-25 after he was hurt.
Thompson's injury came on the heels of a nightmare Game 5 for the Warriors, who won the game but lost Kevin Durant for the remainder of the series and beyond with a torn Achilles tendon. Durant had missed roughly a month before that with a strained calf.
Recovery times vary, but ACL tears typically take roughly six months to rehab, with additional time after that to regain full strength and mobility. Should Durant and Thompson miss all of next season (and they remain in Golden State), the Warriors would be the first team since 1977-78 to have two of its top three scorers miss the following season.
Almost certainly Klay will miss most of next season and I am betting Durant will also miss the entire season. Tough to see two great players hobbled as they are about to enter free agency
Windhorst: Pelicans Prefer to Trade Anthony Davis to Celtics over Lakers
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...to-trade-anthony-davis-to-celtics-over-lakers
"I think it's a good sign that David Griffin is shopping the No. 4 pick. That at least means he's open to a deal with the Lakers. But I think all of this is a maneuver to draw as much as he possibly can out of the Celtics. They've preferred to deal with the Celtics since Dell Demps was the general manager. The Lakers' offers haven't changed that much. They have a higher pick, but they don't really have different players to offer. If he really wanted to make the Lakers deal, and he really wanted the draft pick, he would've already made the Lakers deal."
I can only think of one reason that Ainge would do this silly deal. Cutting his nose to spite Rich Paul.
I can imagine Ainge throwing the book at Paul and saying, let your throneless king grow older by 1 more year (36-37) and you can get AD. And Paul might as well take in Celtic Marcus Morris to join a Paul/James Lakers team to complete the cast with Contavious Pope, who is also a Paul/James property. And since they are in Hollywood, might as well complete the script by buying in the contracts of Paul boys JR Smith and Tristan Thompson. And Silver will be treating them all to dinner by the beach.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...to-trade-anthony-davis-to-celtics-over-lakers
"I think it's a good sign that David Griffin is shopping the No. 4 pick. That at least means he's open to a deal with the Lakers. But I think all of this is a maneuver to draw as much as he possibly can out of the Celtics. They've preferred to deal with the Celtics since Dell Demps was the general manager. The Lakers' offers haven't changed that much. They have a higher pick, but they don't really have different players to offer. If he really wanted to make the Lakers deal, and he really wanted the draft pick, he would've already made the Lakers deal."
I can only think of one reason that Ainge would do this silly deal. Cutting his nose to spite Rich Paul.
I can imagine Ainge throwing the book at Paul and saying, let your throneless king grow older by 1 more year (36-37) and you can get AD.
And Paul might as well take in Celtic Marcus Morris to join a Paul/James Lakers team to complete the cast with Contavious Pope, who is also a Paul/James property. And since they are in Hollywood, might as well complete the script by buying in the contracts of Paul boys JR Smith and Tristan Thompson. And Silver will be treating them all to dinner by the beach.
One only has to consider which team has the best GM / President of Basketball Operations in the negotiations - I would bet on Danny Ainge over Rob Pelinka.
....unless Anthony Davis really wants to become the next Kevin Love.
....unless Anthony Davis really wants to become the next Kevin Love.
One only has to consider which team has the best GM / President of Basketball Operations in the negotiations - I would bet on Danny Ainge over Rob Pelinka.
....unless Anthony Davis really wants to become the next Kevin Love.
and don't forget Kyrie
Latest rumor is that Kyrie is going to Brooklyn......for what that is worth.
we heard that yesterday as JayZee is a former owner and Kyrie's new agent is part of JayZee's teamLatest rumor is that Kyrie is going to Brooklyn......for what that is worth.
Here's a fabulous summary ..........
Five things we learned from Game 6 of The Finals
Steve Aschburner NBA.com
@AschNBAArchive
https://www.nba.com/news
Five things we learned from Game 6 of The Finals
Steve Aschburner NBA.com
@AschNBAArchive
https://www.nba.com/news
Latest rumor is that Kyrie is going to Brooklyn......for what that is worth.
Kyrie was raised in NJ, so not a surprise. Lots of Boston fans (via social media) will not miss him. I won't too.
It just seems to me that you Celts fans love and hate the last two PG’s. Thomas and Irving were idolized and loved then traded and shunned. Thomas’ career died. Hopefully Kyrie will thrive
Well Steve, fans loved IT. But he got traded for a supposedly special player, a multi All-Star who hit the winning shot in a Finals. So we loved him too. But something went wrong in the latter part when Irving called out the younger players, and THEN called up LeBron to apologize. If I was part of the younger players whom he criticized, I would have been wondering what or how he was thinking at that time. That was a not a 'leader' trait. And even before the regular season ended, there were news of him going to NY, so there must been something he said then. So now, Ainge has to find himself another PG, and oh, which reminds me, the Irving arrival made Terry Rozier an unhappy man in the bench, and he said some things like he was the player who sacrificed most, but in reality could not make microwave baskets when he came off the bench either. And threw bricks in that Game 7 loss to Cleveland the other year ago. So fans now are talking 'Kemba'.
This is some news...
Raptors president Masai Ujiri under investigation for allegedly shoving deputy after NBA Finals
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/toront...legedly-shoving-deputy-nba-finals-2019-06-14/
Raptors president Masai Ujiri under investigation for allegedly shoving deputy after NBA Finals
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/toront...legedly-shoving-deputy-nba-finals-2019-06-14/
Rich and powerful...
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/06/...nfluence-on-the-lakers-is-under-scrutiny/amp/
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/06/...nfluence-on-the-lakers-is-under-scrutiny/amp/
Tough that the Lakers dont even have a contender and they are 4-1 favorites
I guess the Oakland cop that got shoved was an ardent Warriors fan
. How ticky tack is that that they will file charges even after Kyle Lowry came to his rescue and identified who he wasCalif. authorities seek battery charge against Masai Ujiri
Olga R. Rodriguez and Rob Gillies | The Associated Press
https://www.nba.com/article/2019/06/14/authorities-battery-charge-masai-ujiri?collection=news
hopefully it wont turn into a circus...I guess the Oakland cop that got shoved was an ardent Warriors fan
Calif. authorities seek battery charge against Masai Ujiri
Olga R. Rodriguez and Rob Gillies | The Associated Press
https://www.nba.com/article/2019/06/14/authorities-battery-charge-masai-ujiri?collection=news
Anthony (KL) Davis goes to the Lakers.
Good luck, AD.
Wonder how he will adjust to being the #2 guy rather than the face of the team. Will be an adjustment for him to take instructions from LeBron.
Good luck, AD.
Wonder how he will adjust to being the #2 guy rather than the face of the team. Will be an adjustment for him to take instructions from LeBron.
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