By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant will miss at least two weeks after being diagnosed with an isolated MCL sprain of his right knee, the team announced Monday.
Durant underwent an MRI, which confirmed the nature of his injury. The Nets said he would be re-evaluated in two weeks.
He sustained the damage in the third quarter of the Nets’ 102-101 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night.
The injury occurred with 1:05 left in the third quarter as Heat swingman Jimmy Butler went to the rim and got his shot blocked by Nets big man Ben Simmons. Butler fell back into Durant’s knee, and Durant stayed on the ground for a few moments but remained in the game.
This isn’t the first time Durant has dealt with a knee issue. He injured the MCL in his left knee on Jan. 15, 2022, in a win over the New Orleans Pelicans and had to miss more than 1½ months while rehabbing.
Durant also missed over a month in 2017 when he sprained an MCL and suffered a tibial bone bruise after former Golden State Warriors teammate Zaza Pachulia accidentally fell into his knee.