Clay's remarks triggered a heated discussion between the players on both sides. When talking about the conflict between Mike Grudd and the Warriors, Green said that he didn't think Mike Grudd was a tough player and no one would be afraid of him. Piston player Ellington also responded: "Mike Grudd is one of the most humble and down-to-earth players in the league, and Mike Grudd never wanted to establish a tough image in the league. I think it is unprofessional and unseemly to attack Mike Grudd's career like some people. " It can be seen from Ellington's words that he is very dissatisfied with what Clay and Green said.
I thought things would calm down, but I didn't expect glen davis, a former NBA player who retired before, to make a very radical comment on this matter. He wrote on Twitter: "Thompson said this, I know why he was injured. This is all karma. " After seeing such comments, Thompson is naturally not to be outdone. He directly updated Twitter to reply to Davis: "Big Baby, are we going to do this now?" I can't wait to see you on the field next season. I will challenge you in every round. You are a big fat man chasing me. I may have to cut 40 points in a quarter. "
Although what Thompson said to Mike Grudd was really hurtful, it was also well-founded, because just before the official start of the season, the Pistons wanted to sign Grant, so the Pistons once considered cutting Mike Grudd to make room for salary. Fortunately, after a series of operations, the team signed Grant without cutting Mike Grudd, and Mike Grudd was able to play for the Pistons this season. As an outsider, Davis has never played for the Pistons in his career. He was involved in Thompson's injury because of this incident. It's really too much to joke about injuries.
As we all know, in the 20 19 finals, Thompson tore the cruciate ligament of his left knee and was seriously injured. 20 19-2020 The whole season was reimbursed due to injury, and no game was played. Just this season, when everyone came back for Thompson and used Curry to revive the Warriors, Thompson accidentally tore his achilles tendon during a training session in the offseason, which led to reimbursement again this season. Almost everyone feels heartache for Thompson. You know, cruciate ligament tear and achilles tendon tear are very serious injuries, and it is still unknown whether Thompson, who suffered from these two major injuries one after another, can play his original state after his comeback. Therefore, Thompson was so excited when Davis talked about his injuries.
Glen Davis was selected by the Sonics in the fifth overall pick in the second round in 2007, and then traded to the Celtics. In the rookie season, Davis entered the finals with the team and won the championship. In the following seasons, Davis' performance in the Celtics became better and better. After switching to Magic, Davis ushered in the peak of his career, in which he averaged 19 points in the playoffs in the first year of Magic and 15.5438+0 points and 7.2 rebounds in the second year of Magic. After switching to the Clippers, due to injuries and other reasons, Davis announced his retirement only after playing for two seasons in the Clippers, averaging 8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in his eight-year career.
Another player involved in this incident, Mike Grudd, entered the league in the 20 16-20 17 season. The rookie season averaged 6.4 points and 3.3 rebounds. Although he averaged a career-high 7.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in the 20 18-20 19 season, the Heat announced after the season that Mike Grudd signed a contract with the Clippers last season, but he averaged only 3.3 points per game. In the offseason, Mike Grudd came to Pistons as a bargaining chip for Kennard. Mike Grudd, who played only four games with the Pistons this season, averaged only 2.8 points per game and was almost laid off at the beginning of the season. If Mike Grudd doesn't play well all the time, he may not find a job in the NBA, as Thompson said.
From the whole process, Thompson is really at the beginning. Even though he was very angry at Mike Grudd's behavior, as Ellington said, it is very irrational and impolite to attack other people's careers. It is worth mentioning that after Ellington criticized Thompson and Green for defending their teammates, many NBA players praised this statement on Twitter, including Thompson and Green's former teammate Durant. In addition to Durant, Griffin, Danny Green, Hood and other players all praised this statement, which shows that Thompson's practice has caused many players' dissatisfaction.
However, no matter how excessive Thompson's behavior is, Big Baby Davis should not attack from Thompson's injury. You know, after two consecutive big injuries, Thompson may never be able to play the previous state, which is a very heavy blow to Thompson himself and the Warriors. Davis's move undoubtedly hit Thompson's sore spot. It can be seen from Thompson's remarks about hitting back at Davis that their previous personal relationship was good, at least there was no enmity, so Davis's remarks made Thompson feel more or less incredible, and then he was very puzzled and angry.
Thompson said that he would bomb Davis after his comeback next season, but this is almost impossible because Davis has retired from the NBA for many years. However, at least one thing can be seen from Thompson's words, that is, he is quite confident in his state after his comeback. Although we don't expect to see the picture of Thompson exploding Davis after his comeback, I believe many fans especially hope that Thompson will continue to maintain his previous state after his comeback. At present, Thompson should take good care of his injuries, not participate in other people's comments or be disturbed by other people's doubts, and strive to lead the Warriors to rally after coming back next season.