Klay Thompson posts ACL rehab picture with bulldog Rocco by his side

Warriors guard Klay Thompson loves his dog Rocco, and Rocco loves him back.

The five-time NBA All-Star and the English bulldog are inseparable:

Klay Thompson doing some rehab on that torn left ACL with “loyal steed” Rocco by his side pic.twitter.com/LrlrNAsvPP
— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) July 18, 2019

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Klay underwent surgery on his torn left ACL on July 2, and is expected to return within five to seven months.

Thompson is expected to make a full recovery. There's no timetable on a return, but his agent Greg Lawrence has said that Thompson is expected to follow a standard recovery time of 5-to-7 months. Thompson recently agreed to a new 5-year, $190M contract with Golden State. https://t.co/8AITODBHcb
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2019

Perhaps he'll be back sooner if Rocco has some magic healing powers?

"Thought he'd be a good dog for a young single man," Klay told Ros Gold-Onwude a couple years ago (watch the video above). "I don't feel like his father. More like homies, you know? He's my boy. He's like my good friend.