Klay Thompson's season is over before it began.
The Warriors confirmed the news shortly there after, issuing a press release.
"Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson suffered a torn right Achilles tendon, an MRI confirmed today in Los Angeles. Thompson suffered the injury yesterday in a workout in Southern California. He is expected to miss the 2020-21 season."
The injury news first broke Wednesday afternoon, just some 90 minutes before the Warriors grabbed James Wiseman with the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft.
Ah jeez.
Shams Charania has been on the injury beat from the jump, providing the initial scoop and then following up with a series of updates.
Here's how the story first surfaced:
Woj added the following context:
The Warriors offered the following statement, in the wake of the reports:
There has since been plenty of updates hitting the timeline.
The NBA brotherhood, unsurprisingly, has Klay's back.
Thompson is currently working his way back from his torn left ACL, sustained during the 2019 NBA Finals, that cost him all of last season. Stay tuned for the latest on this developing story.