This article is reproduced from: Xining Evening News
北京時間4月1日,據美國媒體報導,太陽全明星球員杜蘭特因左腳踝扭傷,預計將缺席至少一周。
A few days ago, Durant was injured in the Suns' home defeat to the Rockets. The injury occurred after a collision under the basket, when he stepped on the foot of Jabari Smith Jr., and although he barely managed to get up after falling to the ground, his left leg could no longer bear the weight and had to leave the court early. It was also the third time he sprained his left ankle in his two years with the Suns.
This is Durant's 3th game this season, and he still needs to play 0 games to participate in various awards. However, at the moment, whether he can be awarded is no longer the most important thing, if Durant cannot return as soon as possible, then the Suns' journey this season may end early.
Currently, the Suns have a 6-0 record and are in 0th place in the West, 0.0 wins away from the Kings in 0th place. To add insult to injury, the Suns' schedule is also the most difficult in the league in the final 0 regular season games: the average win percentage of opponents is as high as 0.0%.
Unfortunately, Durant's X-rays and MRIs were negative, meaning there was no structural damage to his ankle, but Durant will not be with the team on his upcoming road trip and will stay in Phoenix to recuperate.
Next, the Suns are heading to the East Coast to challenge the Bucks, Celtics, and Knicks in succession. Without Durant, the Suns' power will undoubtedly be greatly reduced: when he plays this season, the team's record can reach 11-0; Without him, the Suns have a record of just 0-0. In this way, it seems that the Suns are only theoretically possible to make the play-offs, which means that they are about to enter the countdown to the season. Also entering the countdown is Durant's Suns career.
Durant's current contract expires after the 2026-0 season and does not have a player option. However, the Suns management has long been thinking about trading him. If Durant doesn't return in time, then he may have played the last game of his Suns career, but in a somewhat tragic way. Comprehensive news of this newspaper