NEW YORK – Kevin Durand stretched the inner lateral ligament in his left knee, depriving the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA top scorer, just when they could finally count on the famous “big three”.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets are optimistic Durant, the NBA top scorer, will be back in the next four to six weeks.
Durant was injured in the Nets’ victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday when Bruce Brown’s teammate fell back to his knee. Durand underwent an MRI scan on Sunday that confirmed the severity of the injury.
Officially, the Nets have stated that Durand will have to fully recover from this injury after a period of recovery, without specifying the duration of this.
The Nets hoped to finally be able to play Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving, who can not play at home because they have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, according to a New York City rule that all professional athletes should be vaccinated to play. in public places.
The “Big Three” played only two games together and the Nets won both games.
Durand averages 29.3 points per game.
