Kevin Durant Out with Ankle Damage for Suns vs. Wemby, Spurs in NBA Cup Sport

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant suffered an ankle harm throughout Tuesday’s 104-93 NBA Cup win in opposition to the San Antonio Spurs and was ruled out for the rest of the sport.

Durant appeared to suffer the injury whereas driving to the basket within the second quarter. He was fouled as he went up for a shot earlier than falling to the court docket and grabbing his ankle in ache.

Durant missed time earlier this season with a calf injury, which broke a stretch of sturdiness for him that stretched into final season when he appeared in 75 video games.

Enjoying 75 video games in 2023-24 was a nice growth for the longer term Corridor of Famer contemplating sturdiness has been the one concern about his sport of late. In any case, he missed the 2019-20 season after which performed 55 or fewer video games the subsequent three campaigns.

When wholesome, Durant remains to be top-of-the-line gamers within the NBA and is averaging 26.8 factors, 6.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 blocks per sport whereas taking pictures 53.2 % from the sector and 43.4 % from deep.

Phoenix’s solely actual probability at competing for a deep playoff run within the daunting Western Convention is having Durant and Devin Booker wholesome and on the ground collectively, so any setback to both star is cause for vital concern.

The Suns struggled when Durant was sidelined with the calf harm and can want the mixture of Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neale and Ryan Dunn to play properly in his place if he’s out once more with this newest setback.