Is Kevin Durant hurt, and why is he not featuring for the Brooklyn Nets as of now?
Kevin Durant is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation. The Brooklyn Nets superstar has enjoyed a career that has seen him win two NBA Championships as well as be a former Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the league – besides racking up 20,000 points to be amongst the top 20 players to have scored the most amount of points in the history of the NBA.
Such a reputation makes Durant a key player for his franchise, and the Brooklyn Nets do depend on their superstar to provide them with the cutting edge in any contest. Naturally, upon his absence from action over the past few games – a question has been asked about his availability, and why has the former MVP missed the last few games for his franchise.
As it turns out, Kevin Durant is currently recovering from a knee injury that he suffered during the Nets’ game against the Miami Heat in early January. Since then, Durant has not featured in the last six games for the Nets – out of which, they have lost four and won two.
It turns out that Durant does not have a set date of return yet.
According to the latest updates on his status, Durant is still wearing a knee brace. He is also set to be re-evaluated early next week as his absence reaches its second week, per Sports Illustrated. To recall when KD was injured against the Miami Heat, the team initially gave him a two-week timeline before being re-evaluated.
Considering the fact that Durant is still wearing a knee brace, however, it seems unlikely he’ll be able to suit up when the Nets play the Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons next week. However, it has been reported that the Brooklyn franchise is optimistic that KD’s injury is less severe than his previous MCL sprain and that he won’t need more than a month to recover.
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