Klay Thompson to start tonight

Marc J. Spears: Klay Thompson is starting
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Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Klay Thompson gets a super roar when he begins his workout pic.twitter.com/5HweVihNkc – 7:34 PM

Malika Andrews @malika_andrews
Klay Thompson has taken the floor. He makes his first six shots and the crowd has roared every time.
And we’re talking about warm ups. pic.twitter.com/5qNoV3bcHK – 7:34 PM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Standing ovation for Warriors’ Klay Thompson as he enters Chase Center court for warmups on “Klay Day” pic.twitter.com/PXp08cltsX – 7:34 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Steph warmup has begun with Klay jersey on. pic.twitter.com/JpERFJk9qS – 7:34 PM

Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Warriors’ Stephen Curry in No. 11 for Klay Thompson on “Klay Day” pic.twitter.com/nvOLsY6od4 – 7:27 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Steph trying to shoot like Klay tonight pic.twitter.com/F1rkY68iKF – 7:26 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Golden State players wearing Klay jerseys pregame on Klay Day pic.twitter.com/eRzR1eRUcE – 7:22 PM

Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
This team 🥺 Everyone in #11 for Klay pic.twitter.com/7guxaga014 – 7:21 PM

Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson coming back tonight: pic.twitter.com/aLyy1C9Dop – 6:58 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Steve Kerr reiterated Klay Thompson will play “conservative” minutes. Didn’t spell out exact number but plan to ease Klay back into his first game in 941 days – 6:58 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Asked about exact minutes range Klay Thompson will play, Steve Kerr wouldn’t say an exact number but he said team will be “conservative” in bringing him back to full speed eventually. – 6:58 PM

Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Steve Kerr: “The outcome of this game is really meaningless in the big picture. Klay Thompson is coming back for the first time in 2.5 years.” – 6:56 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Steve Kerr said he won’t say anything to Klay about today. “As you can imagine, Klay’s head has got to be spinning.” – 6:56 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Steve Kerr said he plans to play Klay Thompson in five-minute bursts – 6:55 PM

Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Every Warriors player showed up at Chase Center today in a Klay Thompson jersey.
“I don’t know who’s idea it was,” Kerr said, “but I think it’s great.” – 6:55 PM

Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
Kerr on having Klay at this morning’s walk-through: “It was almost surreal. He’s finally back, the day’s finally here. We’re all bouncing off the walls. The hard part, for sure, is being able to settle into the game and trying to beat a really good team amidst all the emotions.” – 6:54 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Steve Kerr said it felt “surreal” to talk about having Klay Thompson in the game plan in the coaches meeting a half hour ago. He said it’s been such a long wait that now to be able to talk about having him has felt weird but great again. – 6:54 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Warriors coach Steve Kerr on the good problem of figuring out how rest of rotation will look like with Klay Thompson back pic.twitter.com/vxtZ7MbkKc – 6:53 PM

Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, and Kevon Looney will start for the Warriors tonight against the Cavs. – 6:50 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Warriors coach Steve Kerr on what he expects the emotions will be like with Klay Thompson returning pic.twitter.com/J9q6KDCW3e – 6:50 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Steve Kerr says “tonight may be the most difficult” circumstances for Klay Thompson to play under and deal with all the emotions he and everyone else will feel after having not played since Game 6 of the 2019 Finals. – 6:50 PM

Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
The Warriors say Klay Thomspon starts tonight against Cleveland in his first NBA action in nearly 950 days.
More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com – 6:49 PM

Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Know Klay Thompson is getting all of the attention for his return tonight, and rightfully so. I am so excited to see him.
Also, Rui Hachimura just checked in for his first minutes of the season. Great to see him back. Missed the 1st half of the season due to personal reasons – 6:49 PM

Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Tonight’s Warriors starters:
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Draymond Green
Andrew Wiggins
Kevon Looney
Feels good to type that out. – 6:48 PM

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Klay Thompson is starting – 6:47 PM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors starters tonight vs Cavaliers
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Andrew Wiggins
Draymond Green
Kevon Looney
This is the expected starting unit moving forward when everyone is available – 6:47 PM

Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Happy Klay Day, y’all!
After being sidelined for 941 with back-to-back ACL and Achilles injuries, he’s making his comeback tonight. So happy for him. pic.twitter.com/66l4bidRDq – 6:43 PM

Kerith Burke @KerithBurke
It’s sweet to hear the greeting “Happy Klay Day!” at Chase Center. – 6:38 PM

Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
My guy @DaltonJ_Johnson with a fitting analogy for Klay Thompson’s last 31 months. nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 6:32 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Yup, Warriors have missed a lot without Klay Thompson for 2 1/2 years pic.twitter.com/FzFurgEJQv – 6:29 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Before Klay Thompson makes his debut against the Cavs, Warriors Wire checked in to find out what his return means to basketball fans and members of Dub Nation. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/klay-tho… – 6:12 PM

Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Professional sports hit the Bay Area in 1903. We’ve seen legendary players and coaches. Crazy comebacks. More than a dozen championships across MLB, NBA and NFL.
Never have we seen anything like the mysterious journey that awaits Klay Thompson.
nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 6:08 PM

Micah Adams @MicahAdams13
After Klay got hurt in Game 6, Steph Curry missed a 3 to force a Game 7 in Toronto.
No Klay.
No KD.
Would have just been Steph shooting 40 times against a triangle and two with B everything on the line.
Remains one of my favorite games that never happened. – 6:05 PM

Bob Garcia @bgarciaivsports
Since #Warriors star Klay Thompson last played in an #NBA game, he’s made a whopping $85 million.
#DubNation
sportscasting.com/klay-thompson-… – 5:46 PM

Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper
From 2011-12 to 2018-19, nobody scored more points on spot-ups and off-ball screens than Klay Thompson. pic.twitter.com/wUtp4dT5OF – 5:44 PM

Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Klay Thompson is expected to return tonight in the Anta KT 7.
The 3-time Champ’s newest shoe features a simple motivation on the bottom:
“Rings • Rings • Rings … Rings”
#KlayDay pic.twitter.com/phCUD4hRJd – 5:33 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
#StatMuseSunday
We’re giving away $150 in https://t.co/gd8GLxQrlo voucher to the person who guesses Klay Thompson’s exact 3PM/3PA tonight. pic.twitter.com/hkvznxETH3 – 5:33 PM

Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
#KlayDay // When you win Klay’s Anta design contest in China with @JAHRONMON & @NateStuhlbarg and Klay starts firing off champagne like you won a title.
🤣🤣🍾🍾🍾 pic.twitter.com/t8l4YyyQ6D – 5:26 PM

Matt Williams @StatsWilliams
With Klay Thompson back…
The Warriors have outscored their opponents by 3,063 points when Curry, Green and Thompson are all on the floor since Green entered the league in 2012-13.
That is nearly 1,100 points better than any other 3-man lineup during that span. – 5:16 PM

Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
Enjoyed working with Steph to bring this one to life. A great recap of Klay’s journey over the last 2.5 years. Thanks to @Jlshobar, @DoubleR_PR and the video team in Bristol for the assists as well.
This will get you ready for Klay Day.
espn.com/video/clip/_/i… – 5:08 PM

Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
As Klay Thompson gets set to return after 2.5 years away from the floor — he does so knowing that a lot of people have forgotten how good he was when he left. He is looking forward to showing everybody how great he can be again. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 5:04 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
#NBA power rankings: #Bulls keep rising closer to top as #Suns, #Warriors 1-2 with Klay Thompson set to return tonight vs. #Cavaliers (w/videos) #NBA75 https://t.co/QUyS85PYqb via @azcentral pic.twitter.com/X5IrspTR6h – 5:02 PM

Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Sunday, January 9th 2022. 😂
#KlayThompson #RuiHachimura pic.twitter.com/FnN3VsA5Kd – 4:54 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
After Klay Thompson officially announced he would make his return to the Warriors on Sunday against the Cavs, NBA Twitter exploded with different reactions. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-twit… – 4:00 PM

Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Kevin Durant, on Klay’s return today:
“I know it’s a huge, huge day out there in the Bay Area and it’s going to be electric in there today. Talking to Klay over the last couple years, you can just feel it through text messages how excited he is to get back on the floor.” – 3:52 PM

Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Kevin Durant on Klay Thompson: “Talking to Klay the last couple years, you can feel it through text messages how excited he is to get back on the floor. I know every fan’s going to be tuned in. I’m looking forward to his return and hopefully healthy rest of the season and career” pic.twitter.com/G3wahMJcdd – 3:40 PM

Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
KD on Klay: “I’m excited for him. I know it’s a huge, huge day out there in the Bay Area. It’s going to be electric in there today. Talking to Klay over the last couple years, you can just feel it through text messages how excited he is to get back on the floor.” – 3:32 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Kevin Durant calls Klay Thompson’s return “a huge day in the Bay area.” – 3:25 PM

Andrew Sharp @andrewsharp
Weekend pod:
– The field of unhappy new coaches
– Tatum and Jaylen in Boston
– A 12th-place Hawks autopsy
– My proposal to permanently fix All-Star and All-NBA ballots
– Pre-Klay Day nostalgia
Preview here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gre… – 3:23 PM

Stephen Curry @StephenCurry30
Klay Day pic.twitter.com/6qVnN3Y6Cf – 3:18 PM

Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Klay Thompson’s basketball skills are very important to the Warriors. He brings something else just as important. nbcsports.com/bayarea/warrio… – 3:17 PM

Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
We get to watch Klay Thompson play basketball for the first time in 31 months, 941 days, 22,584 hours, and 1,355,040 minutes pic.twitter.com/UihYvWAZD0 – 2:56 PM

Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak
Lots of Klay takes today (and I’m here for all of them). Here’s my modest contribution: there are few things more inspiring – to you and others – than unabashedly loving what you do. – 2:52 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Final: Nets beat the Spurs 121-119 in overtime to snap five-game home losing streak. Cam Thomas with 11 points and the dagger. Kevin Durant with 28 points, Harden with 26. See you all in Portland. Welcome back Klay Thompson. – 2:35 PM

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Lots of talk about Klay’s return for GS and playing a good CLE team, but the game of the day is Mavs-Bulls, riding respective 5 & 9 game win streaks. Mavs try to end 4 game losing streak to CHI, last 3 by 10+. @Rphillipstexas has pre at 6. Tip w/Brad & me at 6:40 @theeagledallas – 2:32 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Wonder if Klay thinks it’s safe to walk under these scaffolds in SF pic.twitter.com/JAdYX3EWXQ – 2:07 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Klay Thompson announces he’ll make his debut later today when the Warriors host the Cavs!
@Rick24Barry tells @TermineRadio & @Eddie Johnson why he only has one concern with Klay’s return #DubNation #KlayDay pic.twitter.com/ULWSdkRJvm – 2:00 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
How many points will Klay Thompson score against the Warriors on Sunday? Predict his stat line with these prop bets. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/klay-tho… – 1:48 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
The last time Klay Thompson played an NBA game… pic.twitter.com/d5aRWzno1M – 1:15 PM

Andrew Sharp @andrewsharp
One note before tonight: For the rest of my life I’ll be convinced that if Klay never gets hurt, the Warriors win in 2019. – 1:08 PM

Aran Smith @nbadraftnet
Happy Klay Day – 1:08 PM

Kent Bazemore @24Bazemore
Klay Day!!!!! – 1:05 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
It’s official, Klay Thompson will make his long-awaited return to the Warriors from injury on Sunday against the Cavaliers at Chase Center. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/01/08/war… – 1:00 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Klay Thompson will be seeing his first NBA action since June 2019 tonight.
@Brian Geltzeiler and @Sam Mitchell have their alarms for 8:30PM Eastern time ready to go ⏰ #DubNation
Listen to every second on NBA Radio! https://t.co/Wir3FSqDBQ pic.twitter.com/rkJv7DEKTa – 1:00 PM

Al Horford @Al_Horford
Excited to watch Klay play again! 🍿 – 12:56 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Happy Klay Day pic.twitter.com/maufG7N1cj – 12:50 PM

Tas Melas @TasMelas
These quotes from Klay Thompson’s teammates after scrimmaging with him recently are what Klay’s all about.
(Via @Anthony Slater)
Wiggins, who hasn’t played with Klay in an NBA game: “Bro, he doesn’t dribble. You know what that’s going to open up for other guys?” – 12:34 PM

Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
“Everything Klay has been going through just made him a better person. He’s grown as a man, as a professional.”
I went behind the scenes on how Klay Thompson handled being away from the game for nearly 1,000 days. sfchronicle.com/sports/warrior… – 12:23 PM

Tas Melas @TasMelas
Klay Thompson will always end up making you laugh. Always. pic.twitter.com/85ed30FMF7 – 12:00 PM

Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
Pop on Klay’s return: “It’s another big thrill for the fans. I don’t mean just Golden State. The league is about players, it’s about talent … and him being one of the best shooters in the world, and also a hell of a defender, just adds to the aura of their team and to the NBA.” – 11:59 AM

Dave Mason @DeuceMason
Big day today!
▫️We’ll be on the call for @StocktonKings vs. OKC at 2pm
▫️Back to host pre/post on radio for Kings-Blazers at 6pm
▫️NIGHT CHAT at 9:30pm talking Kings, Klay Thompson’s return and a ton of NBA topics
youtube.com/watch?v=g0trUL… – 11:27 AM

Patrick Beverley @patbev21
The Game 🏀🏀 has missed @KlayThompson glad u back gang. – 11:24 AM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Klay Thompson is back. Here’s all you need to know ahead of his return on Sunday vs. the Cavs. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/warriors… – 11:24 AM

Dwyane Wade @DwyaneWade
Good Morning!!!! Today is Klay Day! Welcome back @KlayThompson – 11:10 AM

Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba
Klay Thompson plays basketball today! Here’s a bonus podcast to get you hyped up for Thompson’s return. He’s back!
#KlayDay #klaythompson #Klay941
#Warriors #klay
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-… – 11:04 AM

Jeff Stotts @InStreetClothes
When you cover injuries your work tends to have a built in level of doom-and-gloom. Today is different. Today I’m going to thoroughly enjoy the return of Klay Thompson. Happy Klay Day! – 11:00 AM

StatMuse @statmuse
Good morning.
Klay Thompson plays basketball today. – 10:48 AM

The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
When it’s KLAY DAY 🙌
(via @Golden State Warriors)
pic.twitter.com/Q5qO1OncFB – 10:18 AM

Sergio Gonzalez @thatgonzalez
Who said the holidays are over? Happy Klay Day, everybody! pic.twitter.com/jfAP0jVCgr – 7:56 AM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
After Klay Thompson officially announced he would make his return to the Warriors on Sunday against the Cavs, NBA Twitter exploded with different reactions. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-twit… – 7:00 AM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
It’s official, Klay Thompson will make his long-awaited return to the Warriors from injury on Sunday against the Cavaliers at Chase Center. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/01/08/war… – 4:00 AM

Alvaro Martin @AlvaroNBAMartin
Arribó el Klay Day, tras 941 días de espera. Me acompaña @CoachCMorales esta noche cuando @Golden State Warriors reciban a @Cleveland Cavaliers. Solo por NBA League Pass. Te espero. pic.twitter.com/fTPG5kg9DD – 2:29 AM

Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper
Re-watching Klay Thompson’s 37-point quarter.
13-for-13 from the field
9-for-9 from three
2-for-2 from the line pic.twitter.com/ihJgeFaF9W – 9:21 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Klay Day is here. Steve Kerr: “There’s a few games that you just always remember. I have no doubt when Klay walks onto the floor for the first time, I will never forget [it]. It will stand out as one of the highlights of my entire basketball existence” espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 8:23 PM

Tas Melas @TasMelas
One of my favorite Klay pastimes was tracking his press conference grunts in the 2016 playoffs. pic.twitter.com/CPFP1S2qCP – 8:19 PM

Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron
I asked a bunch of people close to Klay Thompson what they’re expecting from his return tomorrow: sfchronicle.com/sports/warrior… – 8:18 PM

Draymond Green @Money23Green
Klay Day!!! Loading… I’m excited as hell! – 8:10 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
After Klay Thompson officially announced he would make his return to the Warriors on Sunday against the Cavs, NBA Twitter exploded with different reactions. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-twit… – 8:03 PM

Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Klay Thompson has been out for 940 days.
Sunday is Day 1 of the next chapter. pic.twitter.com/dwgauIZfS2 – 7:43 PM

More on this storyline

Anthony Slater: Klay Thompson will get “probably five-minute runs” tonight, per Steve Kerr. Warriors have said he’ll get about 15-20 minutes in his return. -via Twitter @anthonyVslater / January 9, 2022

Kendra Andrews: Steve Kerr: “Whatever happens, whatever the outcome, this is a game I will remember for my whole life. Just because of what Klay has done for our franchise, what he’s done for me, what he’s done for his teammates.” -via Twitter @kendra__andrews / January 9, 2022

Connor Letourneau: Steve Kerr on Klay Thompson: “Tonight might be the most difficult game he plays in. It’s so difficult than a playoff game or a game that comes at a long season. … It’ll be incredibly emotional for the rest of us, so imagine what it’ll be like for Klay.” -via Twitter @Con_Chron / January 9, 2022