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'I can't thank you enough': Klay Thompson gifts Warriors title ring to surgeon

After the Dallas Mavericks’ loss in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, Klay Thompson took a moment to honor his Golden State Warriors history.

The Athletic reporter Sam Amick posted on X after Tuesday’s Mavericks-Lakers game that Thompson presented a 2022 championship ring to Dr. Richard Ferkel, a Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon who repaired Thompson’s Achilles tendon after his gruesome 2020 injury.

A special moment for Klay Thompson after tonight’s game: He gave a 2022 Warriors championship ring to the legendary Dr. Richard Ferkel, who repaired Klay’s Achilles in Nov.