Programming note: Watch the NBA Finals pregame edition of Warriors Outsiders on Wednesday at 4 p.m., streaming live on the MyTeams app.
The Warriors announced on Monday evening that Klay Thompson is questionable for Game 3 of the NBA Finals because of a mild left hamstring strain.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Klay's status remains the same.
But the five-time All-Star is preparing as if he will take the floor against the Raptors.
"He says he's feeling well and that he's feeling a lot better today than he did yesterday," Golden State head coach Steve Kerr told reporters after practice. "And he thinks he'll be ready to go. But as I said the other night, Klay's always gonna say he's ready to go.
"What we'll have to determine is that a risk? If he plays, are we risking anything? If the training staff feels good about his ability to go out there and play without making things worse, then he'll play.
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"It's literally day-to-day."
Klay Thompson is currently getting some shots up at Warriors practice at Oracle Arena (with Bob Myers and Rick Celebrini watching closely) pic.twitter.com/4BgLsA9ljP— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) June 4, 2019
Klay sustained the injury with about 10:40 remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 2 in Toronto.
He stayed on the floor for a couple minutes before exiting for good with 7:59 left.
Klay Thompson had already strained his hamstring, yet was able to play defense like this against VanVleet. Pretty incredible pic.twitter.com/x87h9ca2ko— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) June 4, 2019
Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Game 3 already. So if Klay is unable to go as well, you can probably expect more box-and-one defense from the Raptors on Steph Curry.
Here's the first possession of the Raptors going box-and-1 on Curry. Look at Nick Nurse jumping around on the sideline. Haha. It worked here for sure but how is this a foul on Curry? VanVleet stops and pushes Curry... pic.twitter.com/ytjrIC7HTV— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) June 3, 2019
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Game 4 is on Friday night in Oakland.
