Klay Thompson is having another solid year for the Golden State Warriors.The All-Star shooting guard is averaging 19.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 34.4 minutes and had played in 66 of his team’s first 67 contests this season heading into Wednesday night’s tilt against the Los Angeles Lakers.Knocking down a career-high 44.2 percent of his three-point shots, the sharpshooter has been an impressive complementary piece alongside Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant within the high-powered Warriors offense.While he's known for his shooting ability, Thompson is also regarded as an elite two-way player who puts forth a lot of effort on the defensive end of the floor. Therefore, his overall worth might transcend the box score on a nightly basis.Unfortunately, the Warriors will have to learn how to win without him, at least for a few games.

On Wednesday, the team announced that he has a fractured right thumb and will be re-evaluated on March 22, per Chris Haynes of ESPN. The injury apparently occurred in Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he was able to play through it.

Haynes reported that league sources told him that Thompson could miss up to two weeks with the injury. Therefore, both Thompson and Curry will both miss at three more games. Curry is nursing a sprained ankle. 

On Wednesday night, the Warriors were without the Splash Brothers and Draymond Green when they got past the Lakers by the final score of 117-106. Durant dropped 26 points with five rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes of action. Six other Warriors scored in double-figures, taking advantage of Los Angeles' lax defensive abilities. Thompson took on a new role during the game, calling it with his father Mychal who is a broadcaster for the Lakers.

While losing both members of their backcourt will undoubtedly make their short-term future tougher than usual, getting them back to full strength for the playoffs is what really matters. Curry relayed that message to reporters after shootaround on Wednesday.

"I've been through this countless times, but I feel very confident in the approach that we're taking to get to as close to 100 percent as possible going into the stretch run of the regular season and then obviously the playoffs,'' Curry said.

He added, ”I would obviously love to be out there playing every game down the stretch, to be out there with my squad. At this point there's enough time -- not just me, we have a bunch of guys banged up -- that we all can prioritize health and understand that we need to all be ready to go.’’

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Without Thompson and Curry on the court, Durant owns a sky-high 43.4 percent usage rate, up from his usual 31.3 percent usage rate.Therefore, he will be heavily leaned on while his fellow All-Stars are rehabbing. 

Judging by his past, he will be able to handle that role with relative ease.