BREAKING: Kevin Durant's Updated Injury Status For Warriors-Suns Game
On Tuesday evening, the Phoenix Suns will host the Golden State Warriors in Arizona.
For the game, the Suns will be without one of their best players, as Kevin Durant has now been ruled out (he had been questionable).
The 2014 MVP also missed the team's last game, so this will be his second straight out of the lineup.
Via Underdog NBA: "Kevin Durant (ankle) listed out Tuesday."
Durant has played in 19 games so far this season and is averaging 31.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.2 blocks per contest while shooting 52.1% from the field and 50.0% from the three-point range.
The Suns are 12-10 in their first 22 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 6-4 over their last ten games but are also in the middle of a two-game losing streak.
Most recently, the Suns lost to the Sacramento Kings (at home on Friday) by a score of 114-106.
Following the Warriors, they will play their next game on Wednesday evening when they host Cam Thomas and the Brooklyn Nets.
At home, the Suns are 5-6 in the 11 games they have hosted in Arizona.
As for the Warriors, they are the 11th seed in the Western Conference with a 10-12 record in their first 22 games.
They are 4-6 over their last ten games and most recently lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder (in Oklahoma on Friday) by a score of 138-136.
After the Suns, the Warriors will visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.