Kevin Durant ruled out against Raptors with thigh contusion
Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant exited Sunday's game against the Miami Heat in the first quarter with a left thigh contusion and did not return.
According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, the injury will keep Durant sidelined for Wednesday's game against Toronto Raptors.
The 32-year-old suffered the injury after getting tangled up with Miami's Trevor Ariza as he was driving to the basket for a layup. He was playing in his fifth game since returning from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for nearly two months.
Durant has been one of Brooklyn's best players this season, averaging 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game while shooting 54.3% from the field and 46.2% from deep.
The Nets are second in the Eastern Conference with a 39-19 record and a half-game back of the first-place Philadelphia 76ers. It'll be difficult for Brooklyn to eclipse Philadelphia for the top spot in the East without Durant but not impossible.
The Nets are also without James Harden, who is out indefinitely with a hamstring strain.
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