{"id":80343,"date":"2023-03-10T05:45:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T05:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/kevin-durants-injury-could-reportedly-leave-him-benched\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T05:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T05:45:13","slug":"kevin-durants-injury-could-reportedly-leave-him-benched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/10\/kevin-durants-injury-could-reportedly-leave-him-benched\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Durant&#8217;s Injury Could Reportedly Leave Him Benched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<p>Only a month into his tenure on the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant has suffered an ankle harm, and there\u2019s some hypothesis going round about what affect this may occasionally have.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, his new sprain comes shortly after he recovered from a knee harm again in January, which precipitated him to overlook a plethora of video games with each the Nets and Suns.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">KD Slipped During Pregame Warmups<\/h3>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/suns\/2023\/03\/08\/kevin-durant-could-miss-remainder-of-regular-season-with-ankle-sprain\/69988033007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Arizona Republic<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>studies that KD was noticed exiting the Footprint Center sporting a cumbersome boot on Wednesday, as he had injured himself throughout warmups.<\/p>\n<p>Video reveals Kevin slipping as he was getting ready for the sport. While he\u2019s famous as having gotten again as much as proceed his warmup after the tumble, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/35814972\/kevin-durant-suns-home-debut-slipping-warmups-injuring-ankle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>studies that he started to note swelling after he acquired into the locker room.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s video of Kevin Durant slipping on the ground pregame.<\/p>\n<p>He stayed down for a number of seconds however then acquired up and completed his on-court work. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DwTrNc6LIr\">pic.twitter.com\/DwTrNc6LIr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellanOlson\/status\/1633645023953838080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As a results of the incident,\u00a0<em>The Arizona Republic\u00a0<\/em>notes that higher-ups are nervous that KD could have suffered a grade 2 sprain, which might lead to a six- to nine-week restoration interval.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.59 --><\/p>\n<p>As the NBA\u2019s common season wraps on April 9, this harm may bench Kevin for the rest of the time, and it may even probably spill into the start of playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>However, <em>ESPN\u00a0<\/em>studies that\u00a0KD is scheduled for an MRI on Thursday to shed additional gentle on simply how critical the harm is.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Coach Monty Williams Says Kevin Durant \u2018Feels Bad\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>In response to the state of affairs, coach Monty Williams famous that he \u201cfeel[s] bad for [Kevin Durant] because he feels bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI feel bad for him because he feels bad. I saw his face and\u2014I\u2019ve been around him so many times\u2014I know what he\u2019s feeling, and I don\u2019t want him feeling that way at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/kevin-durant-traded-phoenix-suns-kyrie-irving-dallas-mavericks\/?_gl=1*1e0qj4s*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTEwNzAzOTk1OS4xNjc4Mzc4NDY4*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY3ODM3ODQ2Ny4xLjEuMTY3ODM3ODQ3NS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Shade Room<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>beforehand reported, information that Kevin Durant was being traded to the Suns got here simply days after Kyrie Irving was traded to the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>Amid varied Brooklyn Nets followers\u2019 reactions to the information, Kyrie Irving spoke on the matter throughout a post-game interview. Notably, Irving proclaimed, \u201cI\u2019m glad he got out of there.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kyrie Irving reacts to the Kevin Durant commerce to Phoenix: \u201cI\u2019m just glad he got out of there\u201d <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qHXDql6JWm\">pic.twitter.com\/qHXDql6JWm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/1623634327094321152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We want Kevin Durant a swift and clean restoration.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><br \/>\n                                <!--  -->\n                            <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p> fbq('init', '1743561565887263'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Only a month into his tenure on the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant has suffered an ankle harm, and there\u2019s some hypothesis going round about what affect this may occasionally have. 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