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04/24 18:01 CDT Rockets' Kevin Durant out for Game 3 vs Lakers with a sprained
left ankle
Rockets' Kevin Durant out for Game 3 vs Lakers with a sprained left ankle
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Kevin Durant won't play in Game 3 of Houston's first-round
playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night because of a
sprained left ankle.
Durant also missed the opener of the series because of a bruised right knee. He
returned for Game 2 and scored 23 points in 41 minutes of the 101-94 loss that
gave the Lakers a 2-0 lead in the series.
Coach Ime Udoka said Durant was injured with about seven minutes left in Game 2
when he was chasing down Luke Kennard, but he did not leave the game.
"We've seen the play and found out when it happened. Just played the remainder
of the game and obviously adrenaline and was still loose," Udoka said. "But
afterwards swelled up, some tenderness and got worse over the next day or so."
Durant's injury problems this postseason came after the 37-year-old ranked
second in the league in the regular season by playing 2,840 minutes.
Durant, who is in his first season in Houston after a blockbuster offseason
trade from Phoenix, is the fifth-leading scorer in NBA history.
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