Durant underwent surgery to repair his ruptured Achilles tendon and now faces up to a year on the sidelines.
Durant will in all likelihood miss most of next season, as the normal recovery times range from six months to a year. His teammate DeMarcus Cousins spent almost a year out after rupturing his left Achilles tendon in January 2018.
When Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles in March 2013 he was averaging 27.3 points per game. In three seasons after the injury, he played a combined 107 games averaging just 19 points. San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay was 30 when he tore his Achilles in 2017 at a time when he was averaging 18.7 points per game. He has since started just 57 games over the next two seasons, during which he has averaged 12.6 points.
Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after sustaining an injury during the second quarter against the Toronto Raptors during Game Five of the 2019 NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena on June 10 in Toronto, Canada.There have been almost 30 cases of torn Achilles in the NBA and the one common factor is age. According to the medical paper, the average age of players who suffered a torn Achilles between 1992 and 2013 was 29.More importantly, the injured players had 7.
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