Klay Thompson is a late addition to the injury report against the Wizards
On 2-7, the Dallas Mavericks they have the worst record in the Western Conference to start the 2025-26 NBA season. As the Mavericks look to snap a four-game losing streak Saturday against the Washington Wizards, they’ll be a little more out of sorts than they already are. Klay Thompson was a late addition to the team’s injury report.
Klay Thompson was officially listed as out on the Mavericks injury report for their game against the Wizards due to illness, according to ClutchPoint Mavericks official reporter Joey Mistretta. It will be the first game Thompson has missed this season.
In addition to Thompson being sidelined, The Mavericks are already lacking in the frontcourt with Derek Lively II out with a knee injury and Anthony Davis and Daniel Gafford both listed as questionable for the Wizards game.
Thompson is in his second year with the Mavericks after signing with the team as a free agent last offseason. He appeared in nine games this season with just 20 minutes per game, a career low. He averaged 7.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting 31.6 percent from the field, 26.4 percent from the three-point line and 100 percent from the free throw line.
It’s been a rough season for Thompson as his field goal percentage and three-point percentage are career lows. He was recently moved to the bench, and he is saw his name come up in potential trade rumors. The No. 11 overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, Thompson is in his 13th year in the NBA.
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