Kevin Durant suffered a potentially serious knee injury on Tuesday night, and early reports have indicated he will miss several weeks at least. However, the Golden State Warriors remain hopeful that he will play again this year.
A Warriors source told Mike Wise of The Undefeated that the team is optimistic Durant’s knee injury won’t end his season.
The Warriors are hopeful Kevin Durant's injury is not season ending, a source on condition of anonymity told @TheUndefeated minutes ago.
— Mike Wise (@MikeWiseguy) March 1, 2017
The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported early Wednesday that Durant’s inner circle fears the star forward could be out months as opposed to weeks.
Durant was injured in the first quarter of Tuesday’s game against the Washington Wizards when teammate Zaza Pachulia was thrown backwards and went into Durant’s knee (video here). Durant left the game with what the team termed a hyperextended knee.
Depending on the extent of the injury, the entire landscape of the NBA could obviously be altered. At the very least, Golden State’s decision to sign veteran Matt Barnes likely means Durant will be missing an extended period of time.
