Durant out at least 3 weeks with ankle sprain
Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant will be sidelined for at least three weeks due to a left ankle sprain, the team announced.
Durant suffered the injury in pre-game warmups before Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Here’s video of Kevin Durant slipping on the floor pregame.
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) March 9, 2023
He stayed down for a few seconds but then got up and finished his on-court work. pic.twitter.com/DwTrNc6LIr
Swelling has gone down in Durant's ankle since the injury Wednesday, sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Durant played in just three games since joining the Suns in a blockbuster trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Feb. 9. The 34-year-old dealt with a knee injury that kept him out since Jan. 8 and eventually made his Suns debut on March 1 against the Charlotte Hornets.
Phoenix went 3-0 with Durant in the lineup before the ankle sprain, which kept him out of Wednesday's game.
The Suns' prize acquisition averaged 26.7 points and 7.3 rebounds on 69% field-goal shooting in his three contests with the team.