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I gave that game my heart. That series, that whole season.\"<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Check out ABOVE THE WAVES presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kpthrive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KPThrive<\/a>, the short documentary about my physical and mental recovery from injury. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrainTheMind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrainTheMind<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KPpartner?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KPpartner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Nw1ojuTBY\">pic.twitter.com\/1Nw1ojuTBY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; klay thompson (@KlayThompson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KlayThompson\/status\/1258111130506936320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Remember, the five-time All-Star tweaked his hamstring in Game 2 vs. the Raptors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/warriors\/steve-kerr-reveals-when-warriors-told-klay-thompson-hed-miss-game-3\" target=\"_blank\">and didn't suit up<\/a> for Game 3 -- which snapped his streak of appearing in 120 straight playoff games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[RUNNIN' PLAYS PODCAST:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/content\/runnin-plays-golden-state-warriors-podcast\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Listen to the latest episode<\/a><strong>]<\/strong><br><iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/warriors-insider-podcast\/embed?playlist_type=latest\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<p>He returned for Game 4 and scored 28 points on 6-for-10 shooting from deep. In Game 5, he racked up 26 points (7-for-13 3s), six rebounds and four assists. He hit a 3-pointer with 2:31 remaining to pull the Warriors to within three points, and then hit another with 56.6 seconds left to give the Dubs a 106-103 lead.<\/p>\n<p>He also did stuff like this:<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Klay Thompson didn\u2019t just make 7 3-pointers in Game 5. He also made defensive plays like this on Kawhi Leonard <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Epras2WwFR\">pic.twitter.com\/Epras2WwFR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewShiller\/status\/1138591863324045312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>In that fateful Game 6 loss, he scored 28 points on just 12 shots before sustaining the knee injury. And then cemented himself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/warriors\/klay-thompson-defied-bob-myers-initial-orders-after-tearing-his-acl\" target=\"_blank\">as a legend forever<\/a> by returning to the court to shoot the free throws:<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is INSANE! Klay argued with a Warriors trainer and tried to stay in the game. He then jogged back to the locker room, thinking he would get examined and then return to the court. The guy had a torn ACL! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5PbNaEF6tD\">pic.twitter.com\/5PbNaEF6tD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewShiller\/status\/1140748887793123329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This was the exchange between Klay Thompson and Danny Green after Klay came back onto the floor to shoot the two free throws after already tearing his ACL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lMLeLVKZM0\">pic.twitter.com\/lMLeLVKZM0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewShiller\/status\/1140748100895567872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>\"I was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/warriors\/klay-thompson-felt-he-was-peak-my-nba-career-when-he-tore-acl\" target=\"_blank\">playing at the highest level<\/a> I ever played at -- during the last Finals,\" Klay said in the documentary.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Klay Thompson shot 58.5 percent from 3-point range (24-for-41) in the NBA Finals<\/p>&mdash; Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewShiller\/status\/1139584903878602752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p><strong>[RELATED:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/warriors\/klay-thompson-eager-prove-warriors-dynasty-not-dead-return-court\" target=\"_self\">Revenge tour: Klay ready to 'prove' Warriors doubters wrong<\/a><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And the hope now is that Klay can get back to that form&nbsp;(or even better) when he returns to the court for the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time NBA champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/warriors\/klay-thompson-discusses-biggest-challenge-ahead-left-acl-recovery\" target=\"_blank\">never has been more motivated.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow @DrewShiller on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewShiller\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drewshiller\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n"
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Warriors star shooting guard Klay Thompson tore his left ACL with 2:22 remaining in the third quarter of Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals.

He went up for a dunk in transition, got fouled at the rim by Toronto Raptors guard Danny Green and wasn't able to land cleanly on the ground.

"I felt my knee, like, shift -- which I never felt before," Klay explained in his "Above the Waves" documentary. "I was frustrated, but ... I gave that game my heart. That series, that whole season."

Remember, the five-time All-Star tweaked his hamstring in Game 2 vs. the Raptors, and didn't suit up for Game 3 -- which snapped his streak of appearing in 120 straight playoff games.

[RUNNIN' PLAYS PODCAST: Listen to the latest episode]

He returned for Game 4 and scored 28 points on 6-for-10 shooting from deep. In Game 5, he racked up 26 points (7-for-13 3s), six rebounds and four assists. He hit a 3-pointer with 2:31 remaining to pull the Warriors to within three points, and then hit another with 56.6 seconds left to give the Dubs a 106-103 lead.

 

He also did stuff like this:

In that fateful Game 6 loss, he scored 28 points on just 12 shots before sustaining the knee injury. And then cemented himself as a legend forever by returning to the court to shoot the free throws:

"I was playing at the highest level I ever played at -- during the last Finals," Klay said in the documentary.

[RELATED: Revenge tour: Klay ready to 'prove' Warriors doubters wrong]

And the hope now is that Klay can get back to that form (or even better) when he returns to the court for the 2020-21 season.

The three-time NBA champion never has been more motivated.

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