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Though Thompson still needs medical clearance to play in the
best-of-seven NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers
starting on Thursday, he is now just one step away from being
given the green light.
"I expect to be (cleared)," Thompson, 25, told reporters after
taking a full part in practice with his team mates in Oakland,
California. "I feel like I'm well on my way there."
Thompson, who is Golden State's second-leading scorer behind
point guard Stephen Curry, sustained a concussion during the
team's clinching Game Five win over the Rockets on Thursday
after being kneed in the head by Houston's Trevor Ariza.
Working in Thompson's favor is that Thursday's Game One will
give each team seven days rest between games, the longest gap
ever between the end of the conference finals and the start of
the NBA Finals.
(Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by
Larry Fine)
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