Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant, who also missed Game 1 of the first round series with a bruised right knee, sat out of the Rockets' 112-108 overtime loss to LA with a sprained ankle.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that guard Austin Reaves (left oblique muscle strain) has been downgraded to out for Game 3 of their first round playoff series against the Houston Rockets. Meanwhile, the Rockets also have ruled out Kevin Durant (left ankle sprain) for the second time in this series. Reaves was surprisingly upgraded to […]

Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points, and the Orlando Magic watched a 17-point fourth-quarter lead evaporate before rallying to defeat the Detroit Pistons 113-105 Saturday, taking a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

HOUSTON — Kevin Durant wasn’t available for Friday’s Game 3 against the Lakers, his second absence of the first-round playoff series. The Rockets star forward was ruled out because of a left ankle sprain, with the Rockets listing him as questionable on Thursday’s injury report before ruling him out 90 minutes before tipoff. The Rockets’...

Spurs rookie Dylan Harper had 27 points off the bench and teammate Stephon Castle had a game-high 33 to help the Spurs rally past the Blazers on Friday night and take a 2-1 series lead.

There isn’t much good news around the Rockets lately. But perhaps they got a dose, even if it is minor. Hey, you’ll take what you can get when you’re in a 3-0 playoff hole. So, that morsel of halfway decent news? Well, it involves Kevin Durant, who missed the Game 3 overtime loss to the […] The post Rockets upgrade Kevin Durant to questionable for Game 4 appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Rockets head coach Ime Udoka had shared the play on which Kevin Durant got injured.

Things haven’t gone well for the Rockets in their series vs. the Lakers. Like, almost nothing. For starters, Kevin Durant has missed two of the three games (including Game 3 with a sprained ankle). Then the Rockets choked away what seemed like a certain victory, losing in overtime. Then coach Ime Udoka called out the […] The post Rockets’ Alperen Sengun: We believe we can come back from 3-0 appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Leading by six with under 30 seconds to go, the Houston Rockets were on the verge of their first victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead, they fell apart and eventually lost 112-108 in overtime on Friday night and are on the brink of elimination in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. “Horrendous mistakes,” coach Ime Udoka said.

The Houston Rockets trail 0-3 against an undermanned Los Angeles Lakers team, exposing deeper flaws that Kevin Durant can't fix.

The Houston Rockets are coming to grips with falling apart to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference first round on Friday. Kevin Durant, who was out with an ankle injury, looked on from the sidelines. After the loss, old claims materialized that Durant had a burner X, formerly Twitter, account […] The post Kevin Durant burner allegations resurface after Rockets Game 3 collapse vs. Lakers (add reax) appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Spurs’ depth was tested and they delivered.

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Lakers coach JJ Redick had a clear message before his team’s Game 3 first round playoff series matchup against the Rockets on Friday night.

LeBron James scored 29 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, and the Lakers took advantage of a Rockets team missing Kevin Durant for a 112-108 win Friday night to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round series.

The Rockets are down 0-2 to the Lakers and need to pick up a win Friday at home, now they have to do it without Durant.

The Houston Rockets have a tough task ahead of them with the Los Angeles Lakers coming to town and looking to take a commanding 3-0 lead over them in their first round playoff series. All eyes are on Kevin Durant and how he’ll respond after one of the worst halves of his NBA career. LeBron […] The post Fans can’t believe Jabari Smith Jr.’s horrible advice for Kevin Durant appeared first on ClutchPoints.

NBA insider reveals key updates on major playoff stars, including Austin Reaves, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, and Victor Wembanyama.

Durant missed Game 1 of the series with a knee injury; now it's an ankle injury sidelining the Rockets star

Durant also missed the opener of the series because of a bruised right knee. 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.