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Kevin Durant goes down with calf strain as Suns take early-season injury blow

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Kevin Durant goes down with calf strain as Suns take early-season injury blow

Another one of the NBA’s biggest stars has gone down with an injury.

Kevin Durant suffered a left calf strain during the Suns’ win over the Mavericks on Friday night, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported.

Charania added that the two-time NBA Finals MVP will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots past Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford (21) during the third quarter at American Airlines Center.
Kevin Durant shoots over Daniel Gafford during the Suns’ 114-113 win over the Mavericks on Nov. 8, 2024. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

It’s not clear if the Suns have any timeline for Durant’s return.

Durant played a team-leading 37 minutes — scoring 26 points with five rebounds and four assists — in the 114-113 win on Friday, and it is unclear when he would have suffered the calf issue.

It has been a strong start for both Durant, 36, and the Suns, who have started the 2024-25 season at 8-1.

Durant, for his part, has averaged 27.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists thus far in what has been a terrific beginning of the year for the 14-time All-Star.

The news comes on the heels of two other big-name players getting hurt after the Pelicans’ Zion Williamson (hamstring) and the Grizzlies’ Ja Morant (hip) were revealed to have injuries that will cost them time.

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