2 weeks Ago By Christian Alamodin, Hardwood Heroics
The Golden State Warriors are in a tough spot as they will start their playoff journey from the play-in. They have a tough rival in the Sacramento Kings in the play-in tournament’s first round before fighting the loser of the Lakers-Pelicans game to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. Fans who watched the Warriors play this season will tell you that Stephen Curry’s performances during the early stages of the playoffs will determine whether the Dubs would have an actual shot at making another postseason run.
However, Shaquille O’Neal argues that another player on the Golden State roster would determine whether the team successfully challenges for another Larry O’Brien trophy. Shaq highlights Klay Thompson as the key player for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 Playoffs Shaquille O’Neal discussed the Golden State Warriors’ playoff chances in the latest episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq where he discussed the tough road the Dubs have this time. While many believe that Stephen Curry would have to do plenty of the heavy lifting on his own, Shaq highlighted the importance of Klay Thompson’s performance in turning the Warriors’ postseason hopes around.
Per Ubong Archibong of FirstSportz : “But it’s not him (Curry), Klay Thompson. For a guy like that, all it needs is two games…Right now, everybody’s killing him, ‘Oh, you’re coming off the bench, you lost it, you lost it’. He’s still playing.
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