Concerning Injury Update on Kevin Durant Emerges Before Game 4 vs Lakers
Summary
Kevin Durant of the Houston Rockets has a knee bone bruise and an ankle injury that have kept him out of multiple playoff games against the Los Angeles Lakers. Durant will miss Game 4, and his injuries limit his ability to play effectively during the series.Key Facts
- Kevin Durant injured his knee before Game 1 and hurt his ankle before Game 3 in the Rockets vs. Lakers playoff series.
- Durant has missed two of the first three games and will miss Game 4.
- The ankle injury would normally require 2-3 weeks off during the regular season.
- Durant’s ankle shows swelling, stiffness, and limited movement despite treatment.
- Durant played 78 out of 82 regular-season games for Houston this year.
- In the only game Durant played in the series, he scored 23 points, mostly in the first half.
- The Lakers have led the series 3-0 and been led by 41-year-old LeBron James.
- The Rockets need to win Game 4 and four more straight games to win the series, something never done before in NBA playoff history.
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