Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant suffered a left calf strain in Friday’s win against the Dallas Mavericks and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Saturday. Durant posted 26 points and five rebounds in 37 minutes played in the Suns’ 114-113 win over Dallas. Durant has the Suns off to an 8-1 start while posting superb numbers to begin the season.
He is averaging 27.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.
4 assists per game on 55 percent shooting from the field and 42 percent from 3 through nine games. Advertisement Durant’s presence will be missed Through the season’s first three weeks, Durant has played at an MVP level. He’s been Phoenix ’s security blanket, perhaps the league’s best player in clutch situations.
Last Monday, he hit the winning basket in a 118-116 win over Philadelphia . Two days later, he sealed Phoenix’s 115–112 win over Miami with a 21-foot jumper. Durant’s done all this before, but this season has looked different.
After Phoenix acquired him in a blockbuster deal with Brooklyn at the 2023 trade deadline, he spent the rest of the season trying to fit in. Last season, Durant, along with the rest of the Suns, struggled to find consistency or offensive rhythm under then-coach Frank Vogel. This year, under coach Mike Budenholzer, Durant has looked comfortable.
He has seemed more in tune with what the Suns are asking him to do, and when they’re allowing him to take over. In the fourth quarter, Durant has initiated offense, reading th.