Kevin Durant to miss at least a week with sprained ankle
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“Suns are 1.5 games out of Play-In with the toughest remaining schedule in the NBA.”
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The Suns are battling for a spot in the play-in tournament with less than 10 games remaining in what has been a disappointing season.
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The Suns have six games remaining, spread across the next two weeks — it is very possible Durant could miss the rest of this season.
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The Phoenix Suns, fighting for a play-in spot, begin a three-game road trip without their leading scorer Kevin Durant.
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant will undergo an MRI after he was ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Houston Rockets after suffering an ankle injury in the second half, head coach Mike Budenholzer told reporters following the game.
Kevin Durant stepped on Jabari Smith Jr.'s foot while driving to the basket in the third quarter and rolled his ankle hard.
Kevin Durant's injury could have major implications for the Phoenix Suns' playoff run as well as the franchise's future.
The 36-year-old Durant suffered the ankle injury in Sunday's loss to the Rockets as the Suns fell further out of the Western Conference playoff picture.
The Milwaukee Bucks continue to be locked into a fight for the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Now that Damian Lillard is out with blood clots, it makes it even more imperative that they get home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Kevin Durant will get an MRI after spraining his left ankle as the Suns were blown out by the Rockets in a loss.