“He’s okay”- Twitter takes a sigh of relief as Klay Thompson is alright after a dangerous collision with the referee


“He’s okay”- Twitter takes a sigh of relief as Klay Thompson is alright after a dangerous collision with the referee

Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson’s second game back was spoiled by the young and rebellious Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. The Golden State Warriors took a loss but the Warriors fans are happy that at least Klay did not suffer another injury when it looked like one for a moment. During the game, Klay collided with a referee and fell to the ground. This gave everybody a major scare as the last thing Klay Thompson needs right now is an injury. Fortunately, everything was fine.

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Klay Thompson
Klay Thompson

The Grizzlies defeated the Golden State Warriors to clinch their 10th straight win. They are now 29-14 for the season while the Warriors see a plus one to their loss column taking their season tally to 30-10 for the season. They now also slip to the 2nd position in the Western Conference.

Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Grizzlies

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The Grizzlies led almost the entire 1st half before the Warriors started making a comeback in the 3rd quarter. The Warriors gained a lead towards the end of the 3rd quarter with a Damion Lee 3-pointer that took the score to 86-85. They ended the 3rd quarter leading 90-87.

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Klay Thompson
Klay Thompson

From there on, it was a close contest till the very end with the Grizzlies leading for a majority of the time. However, with about 30 seconds remaining in the game, the Warriors trailing 108-113. Ja Morant made a driving layup for the dagger and even received an And-1 on it. This put the Warriors down to the tune of eight points, taking the score to 108-116 with 28 seconds remaining. The Warriors’ fans didn’t get the miracle they were longing for after being down by eight so late in the game.

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Klay Thompson fell hard after a collision with the referee

Klay Thompson
Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson is fresh off rehab from a ruptured Achilles tendon. So, during the 3rd quarter, when Klay was running to the offensive end, he inadvertently collided with a referee taking both himself and the referee down. It scared everyone for a moment but both Thompson and the referee shrugged it off with a laugh and a thumbs-up. Since everything was cool, Twitter users expressed their relief after finding out that Klay is fine.

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