Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant was forced to sit out the second half in Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Wizards with a left hamstring strain, according to ESPN.
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Westbrook’s triple-double: 22 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists in truly vintage 2014-2015 Russell fashion.
Former Thunder player Derek Fisher, a close friend of Durant’s, is managing similar issues with one of his key players on the NY Knicks. It was basic. In the first quarter, he was a point guard dominating the matchup with known “point guard” John Wall.
The 2013-14 National Basketball Association MVP missed 55 games last season after having three surgeries on his leg and foot.
Davis helped the Pelicans (1-6) build an 18-point halftime lead that never dipped below 14 points even after he left. “You get me 27 minutes on Saturday, I’ll get you a rebound”.
“Whenever I feel right, whenever I feel ready to play again, that’s when I’ll play”, Durant said.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks for the Timberwolves, who played without starters Andrew Wiggins (sore right knee), Ricky Rubio (sore left knee) and Kevin Garnett (rest).
“Our bigs have got to get back into the paint”, Randy Wittman said before the Thunder game, when asked about stopping Westbrook when he’s in attack mode.
Durant was forced to leave the game at halftime with a left hamstring strain, and is scheduled for an MRI today. Oklahoma City (5-3) sank 15 of 23 three-pointers during their second straight win.
Hype around Kevin Durant’s presence in Washington carried the day before the game started. I don’t want to lose my newly acquired internship, but let’s just say that the texts reeked of the anger and sorrow that comes from being a life-long ‘Skins fan.
The home team played without guard and leading scorer Bradley Beal (shoulder) and forward Nene (back spasms).
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“Play defence”, he said when asked what the team must fix. That, and the fact that the Thunder were eviscerating the Washington Wizards at the time of this writing, should give Thunder fans a little bit of optimism that, if the injury is minor, the Thunder should be fine in his absence. “So nothing’s changed, just our mentality and approach to the game”.
