Before the Warriors celebrated Thursday on advancing to the 2022 NBA Finals, Golden State endured two seasons of unexpected misfortune due to injuries.
After the Raptors defeated Golden State in the 2019 Finals, what looked like a Warriors dynasty in the making took a hiatus. Kevin Durant joined the Nets ahead of the ’19–20 season.
Klay Thompson missed 941 days from the basketball court after suffering a catastrophic ACL injury in his left knee before eventually tearing his right Achilles tendon while scrimmaging in 2020. Steph Curry broke his hand in ’19, missing significant time before leading a charge for a Warriors team that earned a spot in the league’s first play-in tournament.
