7:50pm: Durant will have an MRI on Monday, according to Nets coach Jacque Vaughn, Nick Friedell of ESPN tweets.
7:15pm: Nets superstar Kevin Durant exited Sunday’s game against Miami with a right knee injury, the team tweets.
The Heat’s Jimmy Butler fell onto Durant’s knee after Ben Simmons blocked Butler’s shot late in the third quarter. Durant played two more possessions before retreating to the locker room, Frank Isola tweets.
Brooklyn has been the hottest team in the league since its 6-9 start, winning 20 of its last 24 games. Durant, of course, has been the biggest part of that success, averaging 30.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per night.
Durant has battled multiple injuries in recent years. Last season, Durant sprained the MCL in his left knee on January 15 and was sidelined for over a month. Brooklyn went 5–17 in his absence and its season feel apart.
Durant said in April that his injury “derailed” the Nets’ season. The team will have to hope Durant’s latest injury is nothing serious and there won’t be a repeat.
Finally some good news for you guys
I’m surprised this kind of thing doesn’t happen more often because it seems like on loose balls a guy will go more towards the other player and sort of take him out a little bit instead of going after the ball.
This is not of course what happened with the accidental Jimmy/KD play but I’m reminded that these things happen.
Guys will sometimes roll into the legs or even dive on the body of the other guy. If I was out there I’d probably be dead after a guy landed on me.
Sorry to see this with Durant.., he’s having such a great year and though I’m not a Nets fan, it’s been amazing to see them turn it around.
He needed some rest anyways if they are serious about deep postseason run. KD and Kyrie brought it onto themselves for all the negative comments.
I was getting so sick of all the forced Nets headlines when they were losing all of the time.
Something woke them up, and KD was playing some really good basketball, so this is pretty disheartening.
Now they’re going to need to lean on TJ Warren a bit more if he’s ready to handle it.
You need new material.
KD has been ridiculously awesome all year. Hope he gets back soon.
nothing severe
I predict
Durant will miss 5 games.
If it’s serious at least the barrage of Nets articles will slow down…
Back to the on paper Nets…
Dunder Mifflin Nets
Rest In Peace KD
Dr.Sillivan
Got hit twice actually. He looked ok. Just banged up. He should be good. Hope so. Nets won a close gm. Kyrie