BOSTON — Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry were dancing on the temporary stage where just 15 minutes before NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum handed them the Larry O’Brien Trophy as NBA champions.
It didn’t matter that there was no music playing inside the TD Garden, the greatest shooting backcourt ever was celebrating — and Thompson doesn’t plan on stopping the dance anytime soon. “Do a lot of dancing this summer.
Dancing machine…” Thompson said. “I was feeling just so high on life that I did not want to leave the stage, and I just know how hard this is, and to be here for a fourth time, like so grateful for my teammates.” What made it special was the two years he couldn’t dance or do much of anything else.
On June 13, 2019, Thompson tore his ACL during Game 6 of the NBA Finals, an injury that signaled the end of a Warriors run with five straight Finals appearances (and three titles).