Basketball: Phoenix Suns Star Durant Suffers Ankle Injury, Set For Long Layoff
Phoenix Suns star, Kevin Durant has suffered an ankle injury, which is expected to rule him out of action for a few weeks.
He suffered the injury while landing on a San Antonio Spurs player’s foot on Tuesday.
Durant returned from a calf injury on November 26 to lead Phoenix to 8-1 start.
He is averaging 25.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting 53.6% from the field, and 44.9% from 3-point range this season.
Phoenix Suns coach, coach Mike Budenholzer revealed that Durant’s absence will give other players the opportunity to play.
He said: “It’s part of our league, we’re not any different. There’s not a team in the league that’s not dealing with some in-and-out of the lineups, and hopefully we teach and start to learn a way of playing that’s good for everybody, regardless of who’s healthy and who’s not. Other people have opportunities to get more minutes. So, we’ll just see how Kevin is, and you’ve just got to keep playing.”
Last season, he played in 75 games, the most he had played in since the 2018-19 season, his last with the Golden State Warriors.
In 13 games this season, Durant has been averaging 25.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 53.6 percent from the field and 44.9 percent from deep.
He has averaged 27.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.8 assists in 92 games for the Suns in his career.
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