Durant Ruled Out For Game 5 On Wednesday

Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Game 5 of the Rockets’ first-round series against the Lakers on Wednesday, Law Murray of The Athletic tweets.

Durant has only appeared in one game during the series. He missed the last two games due to a left ankle sprain and bone bruise.

He didn’t participate in practice with the Rockets on Tuesday before they left for California, according to Kristie Rieken of the Associated Press. He was seen running on an anti-gravity treadmill.

Coach Ime Udoka provided an update on Durant, who missed Game 1 with a bruised right knee, before the team headed out.

“We’ll see,” Udoka said. “It is day to day, game to game. But we’ll have to get on the court and do some things, and he didn’t participate in practice today. But he’s doing the conditioning and other aspects to try to get back.”

Durant scored 23 points in 41 minutes during the team’s Game 2 loss. In Game 4, Tari Eason supplied 20 points, eight rebounds and five steals in place of Durant as Houston staved off elimination.

On the Lakers’ side, Austin Reaves is listed as questionable. He hasn’t played in the series due to a left oblique muscle strain.