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Professor of UCSF Orthopedic Surgery | Dir. of Sports Med, Benioff Childrens | Injury Analyst for @957thegame | tweets = opinions, not med advice |

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2 years
Thanks for having me on @NBCSWarriors and @BontaHill / Chris Mullin. Tough break for James Wiseman. Shared my general thoughts about what this means in the context of a prior meniscus repair for the young man. #DubNation
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. @DrNiravPandya stops by to discuss James Wiseman's latest surgical procedure
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2 years
Stephen Curry AND Klay Thompson play basketball tomorrow night. Again.
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Stephen Curry and Kevon Looney.
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Name a better duo in the playoffs.
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Klay Thompson plays basketball tonight.
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Game 6 Klay......tomorrow.
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Klay cured Curry's slump.
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Stephen Curry. Klay Thompson. That is all.
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Klay Thompson. 930 days.
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3 years
Kevin Durant didn't win his first championship until he played with Stephen Curry.........
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Stephen Curry. Best player in the NBA. That is all. Facts.
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3 years
Klay Thompson…..
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2 years
Kevon Looney is the MVP of this game tonight.
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The Draymond punch. Curry with 2 injuries. The absence of Wiggins. Wiseman’s trade. Poole’s inconsistent performances. Andre’s wrist fracture. The loss of Mike Brown. Two timelines. An aging core…..The Warriors have had to deal with a lot this season.
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Wardell Stephen Curry II. MVP. 😉
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3 years
Klay Thompson last played an NBA game 900 days ago.
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Draymond: “Walk into that office and ask them for 4 years, 130 million” #DubNation
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1 year
Feeling a huge Klay Thompson game tomorrow in Sacramento……
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Stephen Curry is perhaps in the top 1% of all pro athletes in terms of pure hand/eye coordination……ever.
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Can you imagine the emotions Klay will feel when he steps back on the court again to play a real NBA game? The mental toll it has taken on him can’t be quantified.
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Tomorrow is……Stephen Curry re-evaluation day. 🤞🏼
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So do they have non-alcoholic options for Moody and Kuminga in the locker room…..
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Klay Thompson…..I think his ACL and Achilles are healed. 😉 #DubNation
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Klay Thompson is going to make everything better.
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And…..Stephen Curry plays basketball tonight!
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Jordan Poole has made Warriors pre-season games must watch TV...
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Andre Iguodala will pass the ball to Stephen Curry tomorrow night and it will be awesome. #DubNation
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Stephen Curry to the beam......
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2 years
We will never know 100% for sure but when I looked at the video of Ja Morant it would be hard to imagine Poole causing a serious injury to his knee. It looks like Ja landed awkwardly before (and earlier in the game). It’s the same knee he had issues with in the past. #DubNation
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1 year
It was a good run 😢
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People have a tendency to forgot that Curry’s ankles were thought to be an issue that would linger / derail his NBA career. For an athlete to transform their body, and an overcome a chronic issue to become one of all-time greats is remarkable. #DubNation #StephBetter
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3 years
Stephen Curry.
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If the Warriors win this game, it is setting up nice for a game 6 Klay explosion in LA after a couple of tough games…..
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Klay Thompson is averaging more points, assists, and rebounds this season than his career averages. Simply remarkable given his age and injury history.
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Stephen Curry played with a broken tailbone last year. Let's not forget. That is all. #DubNation #Warriors
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3 years
One day soon I will be able to tweet: “Klay Thompson plays basketball tomorrow” #DubNation
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Jaylen Brown…..plays basketball here next year??? 👀👀👀 #DubNation
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2 years
Stephen Curry's career 3 point career percentage is the same as the @memgrizz all-time franchise winning percentage (42.8%). 😉 #DubNation
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Stephen Curry scoring explosion coming tomorrow night.
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When will the national media finally recognize that what Stephen Curry is doing at the guard position at age 35 (and at his size) is remarkable.
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Klay suffered 2 major injuries that are career altering for many players, but he returned to the NBA & won a ring. He is now facing a decline that comes with age after having battled back from so much (and succeeded). It can't be easy but he can still contribute. #DubNation
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Tomorrow, Klay Thompson will be at the 9 month mark after Achilles surgery. The next 3 months are about building back muscle that has been lost while the tendon healed; particularly through explosive activities like jumping / pivoting with eventual live practice. #DubNation #Klay
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Andrew Wiggins…1st pick of the 2014 NBA Draft.
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Warriors in 7.
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Steve Kerr deserves a tremendous amount of credit: starting GP2, navigating the game without Draymond, and dealing with foul trouble for his starters. Yes, the players executed as well but Kerr adapted on the fly.
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I believe that Jonathan Kuminga’s ceiling will be higher than Jordan Poole’s.
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-Wiseman: traded to Detroit -Poole: punched by Green, play regresses -Kuminga: no playing time in playoffs -Moody: major playoff contributor but no regular season time The two timelines didn’t work out as planned
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How Jordan Poole responds tomorrow night in Memphis at the age of 22 in a likely hostile environment will be interesting to watch.
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3 years
Gary Payton II plays basketball tonight. #DubNation
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Steve Kerr being able to succesfully integrate 11 players into the rotation against one of the best teams in the East should not be overlooked.
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This Warriors team confuses me.
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3 years
I apologize to Jordan Poole in advance, but one day (hopefully soon) I will Tweet: "Klay Thompson plays basketball tomorrow" #DubNation
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2 years
Klay Thompson….will be even better this season.
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1 year
No one will want to face this Warriors team come playoff time.
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3 years
Stephen Curry's tailbone injury is likely fully healed by now (a little over 12 weeks since his injury against Houston). In case anyone was wondering on a Friday night at 953 pm. 😀 #DubNation #Warriors
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Klay Thompson
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Klay Thompson is so loved in the Bay Area that I could just tweet "Klay Thompson" and get 100 likes!
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The Warriors have drafted: Curry, Klay, Draymond, Looney, Poole, Wiseman, Moody, and Kuminga….that’s pretty remarkable work by the front office.
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Justin Fields is an elite multi-sport athlete (like Wilson/ Mahomes) w/ a phenomenal academic record who was recruited by the Ivy League, has no orthopedic injury red flags, no off field issues, and played well at a large elite program. Sounds like the right pick to me. #49ers
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GP2 could have decided to sit out the rest of the season with a broken elbow, but he battled back. Looney played every game even with an extensive injury history, and never took a night off. This is the culture that the Warriors need to preserve as they defend their title.
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3 years
Stephen Curry and Ja Morant play basketball against each other today. #DubNation
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After 1005 days, I can finally say this: Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, and Draymond Green play basketball TOGETHER tonight.
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Stephen Curry has played 27,366 minutes in his career (equivalent of ~ 19 days straight of basketball). There will be some natural physical/performance ups and downs after that much mileage.
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Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson have never played in a regular season NBA game together. 🤯 #DubNation #Warriors
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Klay Thompson is now a little past 7 months after his Achilles repair. In general, athletes can do most basketball movements at this time but intensity and volume are controlled. The next few months concentrate on assessing movement patterns / biomechanics. #DubNation #Warriors
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Klay Thompson is nearing the 6 month mark for surgery which means we should see him running soon. Although #DubNation would like to see him suit up for the playoffs, he is still several months away from playing anything close to a live game for the #Warriors . #Klay
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Summer League for the Warriors could be quite amazing watching Moody, Kuminga, and Wiseman (🤞🏼) play together.
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Going with the Klay Thompson jersey tonight. #DubNation #Game6Klay
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Sensing a huge Klay Thompson game tomorrow.
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Easily could have been an ACL or a high ankle.
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Ridiculously dangerous play.
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Klay Thompson will throw a lob to Gary Payton II at some point this season during a game and Chase Center will go wild. #DubNation
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Curry kicking the chair with his prior sprained right ankle with no hesitation…..a great sign of his ankle health. 😉 #DubNation
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Steph was so hyped after his dagger 3 he kicked over a chair 😂😅
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4-0. 78 games to 82-0. #DubNation
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Last night, Kevon Looney covered 12,699 feet in 32 minutes, Stephen Curry covered 14,246 feet in 37 minutes. Looney = 396.8 ft/min, Curry = 385 ft/min. Kevon Looney covered MORE ground per minute than Stephen Curry last night. 🤯 #DubNation #KevonLooney
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Jordan Poole is.....22 years old. Imagine a healthy James Wiseman in 2 years with a starting talent level higher than Poole's. #DubNation
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Bob Myers….MVP.
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Klay Thompson last played an NBA basketball game 26 months ago. We are hopefully only a couple of months away from seeing him back with Curry, Green, and Iguodala. 🤞 #DubNation #Warriors #Klay
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The very fact that many of us realistically think that Curry can make fifteen three pointers in game pretty much sums up his greatness. #DubNation
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3 years
Stephen Curry PLAYS basketball in 24 hours.
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3 years
Klay Thompson. 904 days.
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2 years
Heating pack on the arm for Poole is a good sign.
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Kuminga. All-star in 3 years. That is all. #DubNation
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Kuminga needs to play more. Moody needs to play more. Podz need to play more. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. #DubNation
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This is where the mental part of coming off 2 major injuries manifests itself. The physical pain is gone, & the rehab is just a grind. The desire to simply a play game you have dreamed your entire life for at the highest level has been taken away. #DubNation #Klay #Warriors
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This moment between Steph and Klay 💯
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@anthonyVslater Charles Barkley’s career ended after he ruptured a quadriceps tendon. Klay returned to a high level in the NBA to help a team win a championship after 2 back to back injuries that could have been career ending. It’s a shame Barkley doesn’t recognize what Klay has done.
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Great to see #Klay jumping/elevating on his repaired Achilles whose function is to allow push off during walking/running/jumping. More basketball specific activity is a good sign. His landing on his left leg also shows good stability from his prior ACL. #DubNation #Warriors 😀
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LOVE TO SEE IT 🙌 (via @KlayThompson /IG)
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2 years
Deebo Samuel. Nick Bosa. That is all.
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The excitement for Klay Thompson continues to build. It’s important to take a second to recognize the significance of what he has done to get here: return from 2 major career-threatening injuries to start on a title contending #NBA team after 2.5 years away. #DubNation
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Stephen Curry
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Give me one reason why this squad won’t win it all this year.
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@LakerCentral365 During that period of time Curry, Draymond, and Klay have missed nearly ~380 games combined.
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Kevon Looney to the “Beam” tonight….. #DubNation
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I grew up in Chicago watching Micheal Jordan during the Bulls championship run. What Stephen Curry did yesterday is right with if not exceeds anything I ever saw Jordan do in an individual playoff game to will a team to victory. #DubNation
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Klay and Cousins…seeing 2 players who have torn both their ACL and Achilles playing at a high level in the NBA playoffs is pretty remarkable.
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One day, we will watch a fast break with Klay, Curry, Poole, and Draymond running down the floor, and it will be awesome. #DubNation #Warriors
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Hot take: Warriors are going to win close to 50 games this regular season. #DubNation
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The coverage of Brock Purdy this season is a larger reflection of how many people now consume sports media; centered on hyperbole and desire for engagement. Thoughtful, balanced, and nuanced analysis is increasingly becoming a thing of the past.
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Steve Kerr is a winner. He doesn’t get enough credit for what he has done at each phase of his career.
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Through all the chaos of the Warriors season, Kevon Looney was a steadying force who had another remarkable year. #DubNation
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I know it was just a preseason game but for Jordan Poole to come out and perform that way after all the national attention the past few days……simply remarkable.
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Thanks to @nshutes31 for bringing this clip to my attention. This is the type of direct impact to the knee that can cause bursitis to develop in an athlete. #DubNation
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30's making it rain from the perimeter 📺 @NBCSAuthentic
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Moses Moody does everything that a coach would want: always in the right spot, hustles, plays defense, is never rattled by the moment, and hits the open shot…….
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@realStanVG Players are coming into the league with significantly more wear and tear on their bodies from playing year-round basketball and specializing at younger and younger ages. This wasn’t a trend in the 90’s. @Baxter breaks it down here:
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During that period of time Curry, Draymond, and Klay have missed nearly ~380 games combined.
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The Warriors are 141-143 since Kevin Durant left. Not even .500 for a team with 3 future hall of fame players. Respectfully.
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