Kevin Durant has not performed within the final three video games in Houston’s first-round collection.
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Kevin Durant is out for Recreation 5 in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers (10 p.m. ET, ESPN) on Wednesday night time with a left ankle sprain.
Durant didn’t take part in observe with the Rockets on Tuesday earlier than they left for California, trailing 3-1 within the first-round collection. However he was seen working on an antigravity treadmill because the group wrapped up its work earlier than heading to the airport.
Coach Ime Udoka was requested if there was a risk that Durant would play in Recreation 5 after lacking the final two video games with a sprained left ankle and bone bruise.
“We’ll see,” Udoka mentioned. “It’s day-to-day, game-to-game. However we’ll must get on the courtroom and do some issues, and he didn’t take part in observe at present. However he’s doing the conditioning and different features to attempt to get again.”
Durant sat out the opener with a bruised proper knee, in addition to Video games 3, 4 and 5. He returned for Recreation 2, scoring 23 factors in 41 minutes of the 101-94 loss, throughout which he injured his ankle late within the recreation.
The Rockets gained Recreation 4 115-96 regardless of lacking their celebrity to keep away from elimination.
Durant’s damage issues this postseason got here after the 37-year-old ranked second within the league within the common season by enjoying 2,840 minutes.
Durant, who’s in his first season in Houston after an offseason commerce from Phoenix, is the fifth-leading scorer in NBA historical past.