Injury Update: Kevin Durant's Expected Timetable Revealed

The Brooklyn Nets will be without Kevin Durant for a little while

Joey Linn | Jan 9, 2023

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Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant suffered an MCL sprain during Sunday night's win over the Miami Heat. Heat star Jimmy Butler fell into Durant after going up for an attempt at the rim, and an MRI revealed that play resulted in an MCL sprain for Durant.

The Nets announced that Durant would be reevaluated in two weeks, but a clearer timetable was revealed by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. According to Wojnarowski, there is optimism that this MCL sprain is not as severe of the one Durant suffered last season.

"While Kevin Durant did miss six weeks with a left MCL sprain a season ago, there’s optimism that this is a less severe injury unlikely to cost him more than a month on the sidelines," Wojnarowski said.

While it is encouraging that Durant will not be out as long as he was last season, the Nets are still looking at around one month without their best player, which really damages what has been an incredible run for them. Winners of 18 of their last 20 games, Brooklyn has surged to a top-two spot in the Eastern Conference, and will need to rely heavily on Kyrie Irving and others during Durant's absence.

Still just January, there is time for Durant to recover and return for the last few months of the season.

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Published Jan 9, 2023

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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