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Durant hyperextends knee in Wizards loss
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KEVIN Durant has a hyperextended left knee and the Golden State Warriors are preparing for his absence even before knowing how long he could be sidelined.
Durant was hurt early in Golden State’s 108-112 loss to the Wizards in Washington on Tuesday and the Warriors said he would have an MRI exam. Results are expected today but the Warriors aren’t waiting to line up another forward.
ESPN.com reported that Golden State would sign veteran swingman Matt Barnes. Barnes posted a picture on Instagram of himself in uniform from his previous stint with the Warriors from 2006-08 and wrote: “Coming back to where it all started!”
Durant left only 93 seconds into the first quarter. On a Wizards possession under their basket less than a minute into the game, Washington center Marcin Gortat tossed Golden State’s Zaza Pachulia aside. Pachulia stumbled and fell onto Durant’s left leg.
Durant immediately clutched at his left knee then hobbled around a bit. He stayed in for a few more possessions before limping off toward the locker room when Golden State called timeout. Washington led by as many as 19 points in the first quarter, which ended with the host ahead 40-26.
He took only one shot, which he missed, and left with zero points — ending a streak of 562 regular-season games (653, including the postseason) in which Durant scored at least 10 points.
The 2014 NBA MVP for the Oklahoma City Thunder and a four-time NBA scoring champion entered Tuesday averaging Warriors team-highs of 25.8 points and 8.4 rebounds. Golden State fell to 50-10, still the league’s best record.
In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Russell Westbrook bagged his 30th triple double of the season as the Thunder edged the Utah Jazz 109-106.
Westbrook now stands third on the all-time list of players with the most triple-doubles in a single season, one adrift of Wilt Chamberlain who finished with 31 in the 1973-74 season.
The record remains Oscar Robertson’s 41 in 1961-62, a benchmark Westbrook could well threaten with the Thunder having 22 games left in the regular season.
On Tuesday, the point guard exploded for 43 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a hard-fought win over Utah.
It was the eighth time Westbrook has scored 40-points while securing a triple double and the second time he has achieved the feat in the last two games.
Elsewhere in the NBA, it was: Pistons 120, Trail Blazers 113 (in overtime); Nuggets 125, Bulls 107; Grizzlies 130, Suns 112; and Hornets 109, Lakers 104.
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