Klay Thompson questionable for Game 3 of NBA Finals, Kevon Looney out indefinitely
Wednesday 5 June 2019 07:12, UK
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is questionable for Game 3 of the NBA Finals after an MRI exam on his injured left hamstring revealed only a strain.
The news was less positive for Golden State on back-up center Kevon Looney, who has a non-displaced collarbone fracture, and is out indefinitely.
Both Thompson and Looney were injured during the Warriors' 109-104 win over the Raptors on Sunday night in Toronto, a resulted that levelled the best-of-seven series at one win apiece.
The Warriors travelled to back Oakland, California following Game 2 but did not arrive until after 4am local time, delaying Thompson's MRI and Looney's MRI and CT scan until later in the day.
The team initially announced that Looney had a chest contusion, but coach Steve Kerr later said that Looney's injury was "something with his shoulder".
Thompson got hurt in the fourth quarter Sunday. He said after the game he expected to play in Game 3 on Wednesday, though he was seen limping around Scotiabank Arena following Golden State's win.
"Klay said he'll be fine, but Klay could be half-dead and he would say he would be fine," Kerr said postgame.
The Warriors continue to await the return of All-NBA forward Kevin Durant, who has not played since sustaining a right calf injury in Game 5 of the Western Conference semi-finals on May 8.
Durant, who has missed the last seven games, travelled to Toronto for the first two games of the series but did not play.