There were fears that Durant might miss the entire season. Instead, he suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. Still, there’s a chance Durant will be limited in the playoffs even if he does return.
Durant’s injury shows why other contenders should never give up
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesIt turns out that Kevin Durant could only miss a few weeks with a knee injury that looked much worse than that.
But concern was rampant both within the Warriors and in Durant’s camp. Golden State derailed their plans to add a reserve point guard in Jose Calderon so that they could lock up Matt Barnes, the most experienced forward left on the free agent market. Everyone in the Bay Area braced for the worst and hoped for the best, as is all that can be done in situations like these. Even though this could have been worse, Durant could still miss the beginning of the playoffs and not be himself once he recovers.
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