And by the way, Klay’s 74 games played is tops on the team — three more than Curry, Jonathan Kuminga and Kevon Looney (though Looney’s only missed games have come when he’s been healthy but Steve Kerr didn’t play him) — and pretty unfathomable for somebody who missed the entire 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons and part of 2021-22 due to back-to-back massive leg injuries right in the middle of his prime. Klay isn’t the same two-way All-Star he was five years ago; he lost lateral defensive movement to the injuries that he’ll never get back, and he has more flat nights shooting the ball these days than he used to. But at 34, on a Warriors team that has been fighting for its playoff life for months now and with a contract that will expire this July, Klay is still a stalwart. He’s still the guy who can tilt a postseason series all by himself. He’s still just always on the court. Always dangerous. -via The Athletic / April 8, 2024
