Report: Warriors now hopeful Kevin Durant will return before end of regular season
Former MVP Kevin Durant appears to be making significant strides in his recovery from a left knee injury.
According to a report by Marc Stein of ESPN on Wednesday, Durant’s progress now has his Golden State Warriors hopeful that he will be able to return before the end of the regular season.
Story posting now w/ @chrisbhaynes: ESPN sources say Kevin Durant's progress has Warriors hopeful he can return before end of regular season
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) March 22, 2017
Durant was injured in a game against the Washington Wizards on February 28, roughly three weeks ago (video here). He was officially diagnosed with a sprained MCL and a tibial bone bruise, and the team announced that the eight-time All-Star forward would be re-evaluated in four weeks. The team is expected to provide an update on his condition this week.
Durant has been doing some work. This video shows him doing some shooting before Tuesday’s Warriors-Mavs game:
Durant looked pretty comfortable shooting jumpers before the Mavericks game. didn't see him doing anything more explosive than this, though. pic.twitter.com/E51raIkkeY
— Tim Cato (@tim_cato) March 21, 2017
The Warriors have 11 games left in the regular season and will conclude it in exactly three weeks with an April 12 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. With the San Antonio Spurs lurking just 2.5 games behind them for the top overall seed in the Western Conference, the possibility of having Durant back to work his way into shape again before the postseason is about as excellent of a development as they could have hoped for.
