Kevin Durant Listed Questionable for Rockets Game 1 vs Lakers with Knee Injury
Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant is listed as questionable for Saturday's playoff Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a right knee contusion. Durant hurt his knee during practice this week.
Houston Rockets superstar Kevin Durant appeared on Friday's injury report as questionable for Saturday's Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers. The 35-year-old forward suffered a right knee contusion during practice this week.
A contusion is medical term for a bruise, typically caused by a direct blow to the area. Durant joins teammates Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams on the Rockets' injury report heading into the playoffs.
Despite the injury, team sources told ESPN they remain optimistic the knee issue won't be a major problem during the first-round playoff series. The Rockets haven't provided details about how Durant was injured during practice.
Durant has been the Rockets' leading scorer this season and is considered essential to their playoff hopes against a Lakers team led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Durant is one of the NBA's biggest stars and the Rockets' key player in their first-round playoff series. His absence could dramatically change the team's chances against LeBron James and the Lakers.
The Rockets will make a final decision on Durant's status closer to Saturday's Game 1 tipoff.
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