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The Warriors’ quest to climb up the Western Conference standings in the final week of the NBA regular season has taken a tough hit. Both Klay Thompson and Draymond Green have been ruled out for Thursday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center.
Green was listed as questionable with a right knee contusion on Wednesday’s initial injury report. He was joined by Thompson (right knee tendinitis) Thursday morning before the two were downgraded on the 1:30 p.m. PT injury report. The veteran stars played major roles in the Warriors’ crucial win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
The two scored 42 points between them on 15-of-23 shooting and 10 of 17 from 3-point range. Thompson led the Warriors with 27 shots and drained five 3-pointers. Green cosplayed as a Splash Cousin, scoring 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting on threes. He made five straight in the first half and now is shooting 39.5 percent as a 3-point threat again.
Green also added 10 assists for his ninth double-double this season, as well as six rebounds.
Thompson has been the Warriors’ leading scorer in each of their last two games, averaging 29.5 points on 56.4-percent shooting and 47.8 percent behind the 3-point line.
Rookie Brandin Podziemski and Moses Moody should see an increased role in Thompson’s absence. Chris Paul likely will initiate the Warriors’ offense even more without Green. Paul, 11 points, nine assists and six rebounds, was a game-high plus-21 Tuesday night.
Warriors big man Dario Saric (right knee; lateral joint pain) has been upgraded to probable after missing the 11 games. But Gary Payton II was added to the injury report Thursday afternoon as questionable with left calf tightness.
Golden State enters Thursday as the No. 10 seed in the West, a half-game behind the Lakers. The No. 8-seeded Kings, one game ahead of the Warriors, play the No. 6-seeded New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night at Golden 1 Center.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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