The Suns had a superb start to the season where nothing seemed to be able to happen to them, but now their affairs could well become complicated with the upcoming absence of Kevin Durant, injured in the left calf… The basketball gods did not want the Cactus have the right to happiness.
KD would have contracted his injury during the victory against the Mavericks (114-113).
However, it is difficult to know exactly when he was injured, since he played 37 minutes in this game and even finished the game. The Suns announced that their player suffered a calf contusion, and that he would be re-evaluated in two weeks. A hard blow for Phoenix, which is at the top of the formidable Western Conference with 8 victories – including 7 in a row, and several won in the last moments – for only one defeat.
Oh wow…
Kevin Durant injured, he will be re-evaluated in two weeks… 😔
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) November 9, 2024
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant – off to an MVP-caliber start to the NBA season – suffered a left calf strain on Friday night and will miss be re-evaluated in two weeks, sources tell ESPN. Durant has led Suns to a first place start in the Western Conference at 8-1. pic.twitter.com/tVpUfeMcZ7
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 9, 2024
It was Shams Charania from ESPN who broadcast the news on his Twitter account, and obviously in Arizona, we are starting to panic severely. In fact, they are simply 27.6 points at 55.3% shooting including 42.9% from the desert, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game who the Suns will miss for a few matches this 2024-25 season. An MVP-caliber start to the season for Kevin Durant who, as we recall, celebrated his 36th birthday last September. At his old age, he still plays almost 39 minutes per match, enough to encourage his coach Mike Budenholzer to take more care of his player after his return from injury? Not sure, as Durantula is essential to the current success of his team.
Text source: Shams Charania – ESPN
