Klay Thompson Left Game 2 With A Left Hamstring Injury In The Fourth Quarter

The Warriors depth is arguably their biggest weakness in this NBA Finals matchup with the Raptors. That’s especially the case without Kevin Durant, particularly on the wing, and Toronto exploited that in their Game 1 win.

On Sunday night, the Warriors fell behind again early, but Klay Thompson and Steph Curry kept them within range in the first half until the offense and defense woke up in a stunning third quarter charge. Golden State maintained a healthy lead early in the fourth quarter, but saw disaster strike when Thompson landed awkwardly on a three-point attempt, when Danny Green wasn’t called for a potential foul.

Thompson would stay in the game for about three more minutes, but ultimately that left leg got bad enough that he had to leave the game — and he was furious that his teammates didn’t foul as he called for a sub unable to get back on defense.

The Warriors already saw Kevon Looney go down with a left chest contusion that knocked him out for the game and losing Thompson only furthered their depth issues. The rest of the team picked up the slack and maintained their advantage in the initial run without Klay — including contributions from Andrew Bogut — but there has to be concern about their All-Star guard going forward.

The official diagnosis for Thompson is “left hamstring tightness,” which is always a tricky injury to deal with and project going forward.