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And I could sit here and do a deep dive and a micro analysis of the Golden State Warriors without Kevin Durant.

Oh, that's a shocker.

He's not going to play in game three of the finals on Wednesday night because of his calf strain.

I'll be shocked if he plays at all in the NBA finals.

That seemed like a season-ending injury, but the Warriors have not closed the door.

And Clay Thompson, who said after the game in Toronto, which I think was last month,

after game two, he said, I'll play in game three.

Well, now, eh, maybe not.

Maybe not.

I saw a video on the Internet of him making a bunch of jump shots, but he is questionable for game three.

And if you had Kavan Looney being the key player for the Golden State Warriors, you are a loser.

Kavon Looney, down for the count, ruled out for the rest of the finals, a fractured collarbone,

which you typically get when you're in a car accident, but he got it playing in the NBA.

So those are the injuries for the Golden State

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