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Brooklyn Nets superstar small forward Kevin Durant won't be at the Chase Center when his Nets take on the Golden State Warriors, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic.
Durant won't play this season as he rehabs his Achilles tear. The two-time Finals MVP hasn't been traveling with the Nets all season:
The Warriors end this current homestand against the Nets, but I’m told Kevin Durant won’t be in the building. His return (and ensuing reception, tribute video) won’t come until next season, when he should be back on the court.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March 6, 2020
Durant won two titles and two Finals MVPs with the Dubs. The 10-time All-Star averaged 25.8 points per game with the Warriors during the regular season and 29.6 points in the postseason.
Dubs owner Joe Lacob has already said the franchise will retire Durant’s No. 35 jersey.
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Durant has career averages of 27.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 849 games with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Warriors. The former MVP is one of the best scorers of all time and Nets fans can’t wait to see Durant on the floor at the Barclays Center, competing with fellow star and NBA champion Kyrie Irving by his side.
KD told Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka on his cooking show last summer he picked the Nets over the New York Knicks in free agency because Brooklyn was “farther along in the process of being a contender.”
The Nets made the playoffs last season and have a good core and infrastructure. The Knicks, meanwhile, had the worst record in the NBA in 2018-19 and have been a walking disaster under owner James Dolan for years.
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan each signed four-year deals with the Nets. The three players are very close friends.
