Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant injured against San Antonio Spurs

PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns didn’t see Kevin Durant come out of the locker room to start the third quarter of celebrations against the San Antonio Spurs.

Durant suffered an apparent ankle injury late in the second after being fouled on a drive to the rim. Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro reports the injury is a sprain.

The Suns confirmed he will not be returning.

A better description of what happened from Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic:

“Durant appeared to step on a player’s foot when he twisted his ankle. He then landed hard on the right side and was on the ground as Spurs forward Justin Champagnie was called for the foul with 4:30 left in the half.”

“Royce O’Neale replaced Durant with 3:51 left in the first half. Durant hit a jump shot between the foul and elimination, but did not return for the remainder of the half after going to the bench.”

This article will be updated with further information as it becomes available.

Durant left the game with 13 points, four rebounds and two assists. Phoenix led 52-39 after the first two quarters.

The superstar striker previously missed action for two weeks due to a calf strain.

The Suns entered tonight’s game with a record of 11-8, having won their last two of three games.

Before the game, Durant led the team in scoring at 26.8 points per night on 53.2% shooting despite committing a total of 10 turnovers in his last two games.

Phoenix has struggled to keep its star trio fully healthy and on the field since the 2023-24 season. The Suns were mostly healthy in their 9-2 start, but Beal and Durant suffered calf injuries that led to a noticeable dip in the game.

If Durant misses the rest of the game, the Suns will need a comprehensive team effort to replace his performance, something Slim Reaper himself addressed after their last win over the Golden State Warriors:

“Yeah, I mean, that’s exactly what we need to do. I mean, because we’re going to have one or two games like this in the playoffs where it’s just a plodding game, both teams, some of the players don’t shoot particularly well, but who can make the most stops, who can get shots on the Hand over the ball at the end of the game. I think we did that tonight. We ended up making some good shots there, making some free throws and we got stops.”