Is Kevin Durant playing vs. Lakers? Latest updates on Rockets star’s injury status for Game 1
Here’s what you need to know about Durant’s injury status for Game 1 against Los Angeles.
Is Kevin Durant playing vs. Lakers? Latest updates on Rockets star’s injury status for Game 1 originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Lakers enter the playoffs with perhaps more injury concerns than any other team as Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves remain sidelined, but their first-round opponent isn’t without its own issues. Rockets star Kevin Durant suffered a knee contusion in practice in the week leading up to the playoffs and is listed as questionable to play in Game 1 of Houston’s series against the Lakers.
With Doncic out, the series has been branded as one more battle between Durant and LeBron James, who will be forced to shoulder more responsibility if he wants his age-41 season to continue. Durant, meanwhile, is coming off his healthiest season in seven years in terms of games played, as he missed only four games in his age-37 campaign. Here’s what you need to know about Durant’s injury status for Game 1 against the Lakers.
SN's NBA HQ: Live NBA scores | Updated NBA standings | Full NBA schedule Is Kevin Durant playing vs. Lakers? The Rockets listed Durant as questionable to play in Game 1 with a knee contusion.