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Injury Report: Kevin Durant's Official Status for Suns vs. Thunder

The Phoenix Suns have officially ruled Kevin Durant out vs. the OKC Thunder

Joey Linn

Injury Report: Kevin Durant's Official Status for Suns vs. Thunder
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When the Phoenix Suns acquired Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, they knew he would be sidelined for at least a few more weeks. Durant sustained an MCL sprain in what ended up being his last game with the Nets, and has been rehabbing the injury ever since.

Durant has been making good progress towards a return from injury, recently saying, "I don't know. My knee feels solid, though. I've got a couple more days before games and stuff, so I'm just going to try to figure it out with the training staff and see what the best option is."

Those days have now come and gone, with the Phoenix Suns set to face the OKC Thunder on Friday night in their first game back from the All-Star break. The team has released their official injury report, and Durant has been ruled out.

Recent reporting has indicated a potential return next week for Durant, but there has been no official update from the team on when exactly that return will be. For now, Durant remains on the sidelines.

The good news for the Suns, is that they still have Chris Paul and Devin Booker to lead the charge while Durant works his way back. It should not be much longer before the superstar forward can join the mix and help Phoenix make a title push.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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