SportWarriors hope Kevin Durant will be able to play in Game 5 or 6
Kevin Durant says talk of Warriors being better without him is 'not true'
On Friday, Kevin Durant spoke with the media for the first time since he suffered a calf injury in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals, and he shared some of his thoughts on the talk of the Golden State Warriors being better off without him. The Warriors swept the Portland Trail Blazers and have not lost a game since Durant went down, but he told reporters the assertion that the team is better when he sits is simply “not true.” Kevin
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is not expected to suit up for Friday’s Game 6 against the Houston Rockets, according to Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. Head coach Steve Kerr told Kawakami it’d be “incredibly unlikely” that his superstar will take the floor on the road by Friday
Kevin Durant has been ruled out of Game 4 of the NBA Finals after failing to recover sufficiently The Warriors forward has not played since sustaining the injury during Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against Houston Rockets. “I think there’s a good chance that he plays in Game 5 or 6
© Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsKevin Durant is not playing for the first four games of the NBA Finals, but the Golden State Warriors are hoping he’ll be able to play in Game 5 or 6.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told the media before Game 4 on Friday that Kevon Looney would be able to play but Durant would be out. He said they’re hoping the two-time Finals MVP will be able to play later in the series.
Steve Kerr on Kevin Durant: "We're hoping he can play Game 5 or 6." Won't give any other updated details.
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Game 5 of the series is scheduled for Monday and Game 6 will be on Thursday. It’s getting so late in the series that one wonders whether the Warriors will be able to even re-integrate him easily after he returns from his calf injury.
Kerr: It's 'feasible' that Durant may play after 1 practice
The waiting game for Warriors star Kevin Durant will continue through at least Tuesday. Warriors coach Steve Kerr says it is "feasible" that the two-time NBA Finals MVP may only need one practice before he can jump into this year's title series against the Toronto Raptors. Golden State has been without Durant since he strained a calf muscle in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against Houston. Game 2 is Sunday night and Game 3 is Wednesday night. Golden State has Monday off.
Kevin Durant (right calf strain) hasn't played since Game 5 of the Warriors ' second-round NBA playoff series If both Iguodala and Durant are able to perform, and well, as early as next Wednesday for Game The Warriors hope Durant ’s calf heals sufficiently to enable him to practice by next Tuesday.
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Durant suffered a calf strain during Game 5 of the conference semifinals against the Rockets. The Warriors won that game and the next in Houston to win the series. Then they swept Portland without him.
Entering Friday’s Game 4, the Warriors had lost two of their first three games to the Raptors playing without him.
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Kevin Durant sign-and-trade with Warriors ‘being discussed’.
The Golden State Warriors are in the beginning stages of a critical offseason during which the organization will confront myriad complex issues. One novel solution being considered is how the Warriors reportedly will consider executing a sign-and-trade involving Kevin Durant. Durant’s already-uncertain future became significantly more complicated after the superstar went down with an Achilles injury during the NBA Finals that almost certainly will keep him out next season. With so much in limbo, a new report suggests a sign-and-trade is on the table in deliberations between Durant and the Warriors.
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