Kevin Durant Ruled Out for Nets vs. Clippers with Hamstring Injury

Kevin Durant Ruled Out for Nets vs. Clippers with Hamstring Injury

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant wears a Black History Month shirt as he warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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The Brooklyn Nets will not obtain Kevin Durant back for Sunday’s video game versus theLos Angeles Clippers

Head trainer Steve Nash informed press reporters Saturday that Durant’s troubling hamstring will certainly maintain him out for a 4th successive video game.

Nash included Durant is anticipated to do some enhancing workouts as well as “light” service the court throughout Saturday’s technique.

When the Nets initially introduced Durant’s injury onFeb 14, they claimed he would certainly miss out on at the very least their following 2 video games with a moderate hamstring stress.

Durant has actually remained to take a trip with the Nets on their existing five-game trip. He last showed up in a video gameFeb 13 in Brooklyn’s 134-117 gain the Golden State Warriors, when he racked up 20 factors in 33 mins.

The Nets have not missed out on Durant on this Western Conference trip. They have actually won each of their previous 3 video games without t he two-time NBA Finals MVP as well as 5 straight general to boost their document to 19-12.

Durant, that was elected as captain of the Eastern Conference All-Star group today, has actually been superb in his return after missing out on the whole 2019-20 period while recuperating from a burstAchilles He leads the Nets in racking up with 29.0 factors per competition as well as has actually fired 43.4 percent from three-point variety in 19 video games.