NBA: Klay Thompson suffers lower leg injury, feared to be achilles

Golden State Warriors all-star Klay Thompson has apparently suffered a lower leg injury, according to reports.

The devastating news comes just when the Warriors star is about to make his way back into the NBA scene with the 2020-2021 season starting on December 22.

Klay Thompson was unable to place weight on his lower leg injury leaving the gym today, sources said. Everyone is hoping for the best. https://t.co/kcxYJczNmX

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 18, 2020

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Thompson was unable to place weight on his lower leg when he injured it during a workout.

Later, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski mentioned that Thompson’s injury was in his right leg, and not the left one which suffered a torn ACL during the 2019 NBA Finals.