Warriors' Durant exits loss to Suns with ankle injury
Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant headed straight to the locker room with 6:34 remaining in the fourth quarter during Sunday's 115-111 upset loss to the Phoenix Suns with an injured right ankle.
Durant came down on the foot of No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton while passing the ball out of a double team. The score was locked at 91-91 at the time of the possession.
Here’s video of the Kevin Durant right ankle turn via @NBCSWarriors. Same ankle he twisted vs Sixers. Went right to locker room. pic.twitter.com/p8EqTICydo
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March 11, 2019
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters that the injury sounded minor after getting a chance to chat with the 30-year-old forward postgame.
"I think he's going to be all right," Kerr said, according to the Mercury News' Mark Medina, later adding that he doesn't expect Durant to have an MRI. "I don’t think it's bad. I talked to him briefly. He didn't think it was too bad."
Durant finished with 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting, two rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals in 30 minutes of action as the reigning champions fell to 45-21 on the season.