When Kevin Durant went down with a torn achilles in the NBA Finals in 2019 against the Toronto Raptors, fans everywhere worried that one of the best in the world may not comeback as his old self.

Throughout the grueling rehab process, KD had plenty of decisions to make not only regarding the ruptured achilles, but where he would be going to continue his career.

Durant returned to the court on December 22, 2020 and he was in a Brooklyn Nets uniform alongside his new superstar teammate Kyrie Irving. KD has comeback and picked up right where he left off before the injury.

Here's a timeline of Kevin Durant's recovery from his ruptured achilles injury.

May 8, 2019: Kevin Durant injury draws reaction from many NBA players – The Warriors say it's a calf strain after many believed KD had ruptured his achilles.

May 9, 2019: ‘Pro Football Doctor' fears the worst, thinks torn achilles for KD – How Durant reacted to the injury has many wondering if it really is just a calf strain

May 9, 2019: Stephen Curry reacts to Kevin Durant injury – “Any time you see something non-contact like that it’s scary,” Curry said of Durant’s injury. “And you could see the look on his face. He didn’t really understand what was happening in that moment.” – Stephen Curry.

May 9, 2019: Demarcus Cousins helped calm the Warriors down after KD's injury – “It was an initial shock,” said Andre Iguodala of Durant’s injury. “DeMarcus Cousins did a really good job of settling everyone back down a little bit. Saying: ‘alright, you’ll be fine — go play your game.'” – Andre Iguodala on Cousins.

May 9, 2019: Warriors title odds drop after Kevin Durant injury is revealed – Golden State goes from (-140), to (+125) to win it all.

May 13, 2019: Steve Kerr says all the Kevin Durant injury speculation needs to slow down – KD was diagnosed with a calf strain in Game 5 against the Rockets and hasn't returned to the court since.

May 16, 2019: Steve Kerr makes alarming statement on Kevin Durant's injury – “It's a little more serious than we thought at the very beginning, so we'll see where it goes.” – Steve Kerr.

May 24, 2019: Kevin Durant speaks out on his injury – KD says it's worse than his previous calf injuries that he's had throughout his career.

May 28, 2019: NBA releases statement backing Kevin Durant on heels of the NBA Finals – “Kevin Durant has been excused from Finals Media Day given that he has been ruled out for Game 1 due to his calf injury.” – NBA announcement.

May 31, 2019: Kevin Durant provides update on injury – KD says he's close to a return as Golden State trails Toronto 1-0 in the NBA Finals.

June 10, 2019: Kevin Durant appears to re-injure calf/achilles in Game 5 against the Raptors – KD needed help off the floor and back into the locker room as he exited in the second quarter.

June 10, 2019: Raptors fans send message to Kevin Durant after his injury – Toronto fans chanted “KD” repeatedly during Game 5 after Durant exited the game.

June 10, 2019: Kevin Durant's first message after likely achilles tear – “I'm hurting deep in the soul right now I can't lie, but seeing my brothers get this win was like taking a shot of tequila, I got new life lol. #Dubs”

June 10, 2019: Warriors GM Bob Myers fights back tears talking about Kevin Durant injury – “It's an achilles injury — I don't know the extent of it.” – Bob Myers.

June 10, 2019: Stephen Curry reacts to KD's injury – “Prayers up to KD, he gave us what he could. … I got a lot of emotions right now.” – Stephen Curry.

June 10, 2019: Former NFL doctor says he already knows what the injury diagnosis for Kevin Durant will be – Torn achilles is the injury according to David Chao.

June 10, 2019: Joel Embiid rips the Raptors fans who cheered KD's injury – Embiid called the cheers disgusting.

June 10, 2019: Despite KD's injury, Warriors force a Game 6 – Golden State stayed alive, cutting the series lead for the Toronto Raptors to 3-2.

June 10, 2019: Klay Thompson lashes out at Raptors fans who cheered KD's injury – “It was bullshit. That was freaking ridiculous. I can’t even put into words how mad I was about that.” – Klay Thompson.

June 11, 2019: Warriors owner speaks out on Kevin Durant's injury – Joe Lacob says he is unbelievably sad for KD after the injury he suffered.

June 11, 2019: Report says some in KD's camp upset at how Warriors handled Durant's injury process – KD's camp believes by not ruling out Durant indefinitely it opened up him to being a storyline every day.

June 11, 2019: Stephen Curry was very confused after Raptors fans response to KD injury – Curry said that hasn't been his past experiences with the people of Toronto.

June 11, 2019: Drake sends message in direction of Kevin Durant after injury – “Praying for our brother.” – Drake.

June 11, 2019: At least three teams would sign Kevin Durant to longterm deal despite him likely missing all of next year with torn achilles – Knicks, Nets, Clippers among the teams interested.

June 11, 2019: Tiger Woods reacts to Kevin Durant injury – “It was sad. You could see it in Kevin's face, how solemn he was. It's an awful feeling.” – Tiger Woods.

June 11, 2019: Former Warriors center Ekpe Udoh makes bold statement on KD's injury – Udoh says it's over for the Warriors' team doctors, believing they downplayed the initial calf injury that resulted in the torn achilles.

June 12, 2019: Kevin Durant undergoes surgery for torn achilles – KD is likely to miss all of next season as well.

June 12, 2019: Steve Kerr says Warriors would not have played KD if they knew achilles tear was possible – “I don’t know what else to add to that other than had we known this was a possibility, that this was even in the realm of possibility, there’s no way we ever would have allowed Kevin to come back.” – Steve Kerr.

June 12, 2019: Warriors officially make announcement on Kevin Durant's injury – Warriors release a statement revealing the torn achilles and the surgery that was done by Dr. Martin O'Malley. They note the surgery was a success.

June 12, 2019: Warriors decision on Kevin Durant already made – Golden State is likely to offer KD a max contract despite his torn achilles.

June 13, 2019: Jay Williams says Kevin Durant injury was misdiagnosed – “Ultimately I think this falls on the Golden State Warriors. I think he got misdiagnosed,” said Williams on Thursday’s iteration of ESPN’s Get Up. “I know for a fact that he was told that with a partially-torn calf that it unloaded the pressure on the Achilles — that there was no way that he could injure the Achilles, at all.” – Jay Williams.

June 13, 2019: Steve Kerr confirms Kevin Durant will miss all of next season – “What matters is Kevin Durant is going to miss next season with an Achilles tear.” – Steve Kerr.

June 16, 2019: Still a no-brainer to offer KD a max contract in free agency, says one NBA executive – “It’d be one thing if he wasn’t skilled like he is. He’s one of the most skilled guys in the NBA.” – NBA executive.

June 17, 2019: Draymond Green visits KD following his achilles surgery – Draymond was checking in on his teammate to see how he was doing.

June 21, 2019: Reports say Kevin Durant is upset with Warriors and believes they misled him in initial return from injury – Durant ruptured his achilles tendon in Game 5 of the NBA Finals after returning from injury just prior to that.

June 24, 2019: Kevin Durant is ‘pissed off' at the Warriors – KD continues to wonder if Golden State gave him misguiding information when he returned from his calf injury, ultimately leading to his ruptured achilles.

June 26, 2019: Andre Iguodala makes bold statement on KD injury – “I don’t think his [Achilles] injury was the reason because of his other injury [calf] because the way the body is set up, the calf should have gone first before the Achilles.” – Iguodala.

July 5, 2019: One big reason Kevin Durant chose the Brooklyn Nets along with Kyrie Irving – KD wanted a star by his side as he continues to recover from brutal achilles injury.

July 26, 2019: DeAndre Jordan chimes in on Kevin Durant's recovery from achilles injury – “You know obviously Kevin had a tough injury, he’s going to be out for a while, but he’s progressing great, he’s recovering fast.” – DeAndre Jordan.

July 30, 2019: Stephen Curry reveals what he told KD in tunnel as he exited with achilles injury – “I threw a Bible verse at him just to encourage him, to keep his spirits high.” – Stephen Curry.

August 7, 2019: Kevin Durant reveals if Warriors mishandled his injury – “Hell, no. How can you blame [the Warriors]? Hell, no.” – KD.

August 7, 2019: Kevin Durant promises to return at a very high level – “I’ll be back playing at a high level. There’s nothing for me to worry about. I just want to keep getting better.” – KD.

August 7, 2019: Kevin Durant still constantly thinks about the night he tore his achilles – “Every experience I’ve been through in the league is obviously always ingrained in my mind, but that one is definitely always going to be a huge part of my career because it’s the biggest stage and the type of injury I had.” – KD.

September 13, 2019: Kobe Bryant's advice for Kevin Durant – “You have to let the tendon heal and you can’t rush it at all. So it’s a lot of being patient and then paying attention to what the doctors are saying. You have to do the physical therapy every single day and it’s boring.” – Kobe Bryant.

November 6, 2019: Kenny Atkinson and Spencer Dinwiddie react to Kevin Durant joining Nets on practice court – “It’s great having him out there, he’s out here the whole practice and obviously got some form shooting in.” – Kenny Atkinson.

November 22, 2019: David West was shocked KD left Warriors for Nets – “I just felt like he was in a position to really cement himself — get into that ‘Legend with the Warriors’ type thing.” – David West.

January 9, 2020: Kevin Durant gets into a Twitter battle with trolls – Many are saying nobody cares if the Nets win 7 in a row or lose 7 in a row.

February 9, 2020: Kevin Durant hitting jumpers off the dribble as he continues to rehab – Video shows KD going through some shooting drills.

February 20, 2020: Kevin Durant again has to remind everyone he is out for the season – KD reiterates that he will not play in the 2019-20 season.

February 26, 2020: KD's business partner, Rich Kleiman reveals real reason as to why he left Warriors – “He’s like I really want my craft to be honed in the place that I feel like that is best suited for my game and I’m gonna take it there, play with who I wanna play with.” – Rich Kleiman.

March 11, 2020: Kevin Durant's presence being felt on Nets already – “Having him around is huge for the morale of the team. When he speaks, he’s very intelligent and everyone is all ears.” – Caris LeVert.

March 20, 2020: Quinn Cook applauds Kevin Durant for coming forward after positive coronavirus test – “He’s just encouraging social distancing, staying inside and don’t expose others. For him to step up to the plate and use his platform to spread awareness, it’s brave.” – Quinn Cook.

April 24, 2020: Kevin Durant's initial coronavirus diagnosis was ‘really scary' says Rich Kleiman – Though KD had no symptoms, all the unknown surrounding the virus made things scary after Durant's positive test.

May 13, 2020: Kevin Durant speaks on when he could possibly return – “It is what it is man. Everybody waiting on me to come back,” Durant said on the show. “A lot of emotions involved. So I get it. I understand the business now. But I’ll be back when it’s time.” – KD on Young Money Radio with Lil' Wayne.

July 4, 2020: Kevin Durant goes savage mode responding to Thunder fan who ripped him for joining the Warriors – Twitter teed off on KD on the four-year anniversary of him signing with the Warriors.

July 23, 2020: LeBron James and Kevin Durant go back and forth on Twitter over Washington Football Team name change – LeBron trolls KD for his NFL squad coming up with “Washington Football Team” as their new name.

August 12, 2020: Kevin Durant and Spencer Dinwiddie play pickup hoops in California – While the Nets are in the bubble in Orlando, KD continues to rehab his ruptured achilles.

August 25, 2020: Kevin Durant reveals truth about his burner account – The Nets superstar says he still has and uses a burner account on Twitter to this day and it's something he enjoys.

September 10, 2020: Kevin Durant throw shade at Knicks while anticipating his Nets debut – “I’m excited. It should be a fun time. New York basketball is definitely looking for a team to support.”

September 10, 2020: KD speaks out on Nets hiring Steve Nash for the first time – Durant is ready to get to work with Brooklyn's new coach.

September 17, 2020: Steve Nash reveals his plan on how he intends to use KD and Kyrie Irving – “Ky is a weapon off the ball. Kevin can play all five positions and I plan to use him in all five positions.”

October 2, 2020: Kevin Durant reveals toughest part about his achilles injury – “The toughest thing was the injury stopping the momentum I was on, I was in a nice groove shooting and thinking the game.”

November 9, 2020: John Wall and Gilbert Arenas provide update on what they've seen from KD – The two played pickup ball with KD recently and said the Nets' superstar didn't miss.

December 9, 2020: Kevin Durant's expected plan for first game back since achilles injury – KD expects to spend time playing the four and the five and in the pre-season he wants to feel out how his body is responding to playing again.

December 13, 2020: LeBron James reacts to Kevin Durant returning to the floor in pre-season game – NBA players all over reacted with joy seeing KD back on the court again.

December 22, 2020: Kevin Durant scores first points in first regular season game back since achilles injury – KD would go on to score 22 points in 25 minutes for the Nets in their season opening win against the Warriors. And with that, Durant was back!