After lacking the Brooklyn Nets‘ previous three video games with a left thigh contusion, Kevin Durant is possible to return Sunday towards the Phoenix Suns.
Durant injured himself early within the first quarter of the Nets recreation towards the Miami Heat final weekend. Durant was driving towards the basket when he collided with Trevor Ariza. Afterward, the group deemed that his standing was day-to-day. Durant remained on the Nets’ highway journey to New Orleans and Tampa and continued to get therapy on his thigh.
Durant’s return places the Nets one step nearer to having a full, wholesome roster. Tyler Johnson, who has been out since early April with knee soreness, is also listed as possible to return.
Brooklyn stays with James Harden — who skilled a setback in his hamstring pressure rehabilitation final week and now’s out indefinitely. The group is also lacking Nic Claxton, who had emerged as a key a part of the Nets’ big-man rotation. Claxton has missed three video games within the league’s COVID-19 well being and security protocols.
Durant is averaging 27.three factors, 6.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists.