The Oklahoma City Thunder announced on Friday that Kevin Durant will miss the remainder of the 2014-2015 season because of a recurring issue with his foot.
Durant, who has been out since Feb. 19 after experiencing soreness in his surgically-repaired foot, is scheduled to undergo another procedure on the same foot — this time a bone graft surgery — that will require a four- to six-month recovery period.
The Thunder say Durant had a “setback of the fracture site” after his initial surgery. The Jones fracture Durant suffered before the season had initially shown signs of healing properly, but he apparently started to experience “regression.”
This is obviously a major concern for both Durant and the Thunder. Foot injuries are always alarming, especially with bigger players. While Durant doesn’t have a very large frame, he is still 7-feet tall. The fact that his injury did not heal properly the first time can’t be good.
