Kevin Durant Ready For Action Vs. Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Kevin Durant prepares to play his first NBA game in eight months, the Oklahoma City star says it feels like his absence has been a lot longer than that.
Durant will play in the Thunder's preseason opener in Minnesota on Wednesday night. He spoke to reporters after the team's morning shootaround and says that "it seems like it was years ago."
Durant missed 55 games last season and needed three surgeries to repair his broken right foot. He last played in a game on Feb. 18 against Dallas.
Durant says he's trying not to think about his injury anymore. He says he's trying not to put too much pressure on himself, either.
Thunder coach Billy Donovan says he expects Durant to play 18-22 minutes against the Timberwolves.
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