Watch: Durant nixed with injured left ankle sustained in warmups

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Watch: Kevin Durant ruled out after injuring left ankle in warmups

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 3/8/23

Fans who came to watch Kevin Durant take on his old Oklahoma City Thunder team on Wednesday were greeted with a rather unpleasant surprise.

Durant was a late scratch for the contest, with Shams Charania of 'The Athletic' reporting that Durant injured his left ankle when he slipped on the court during pregame warmups.

Video soon emerged of the moment that Durant got hurt. You can see that the former MVP badly turned his ankle while going up for a layup.

Kevin Durant took a fall while warming up for his first home game with the Suns

He got up after. pic.twitter.com/J8SGlVQahj

— (@sportingnews) March 9, 2023

Durant was not really exerting a lot of effort on that layup attempt, but perhaps the floor was slippery. Either way, that is some really bad luck. More details to emerge after the completion of Wednesday's game.

This was supposed to be Durant’s home debut with the Suns — all three of his appearances for Phoenix thus far came on the road. But that unfortunate injury (which is similar to one we already saw this season), means that Durant’s home debut will have to wait until at least Saturday against the Sacramento Kings. If not longer, depending on the severity.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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