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The Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers will square off in the 2019 Western Conference Finals. The two-time defending NBA champion Warriors have won the West in each of the past four seasons. Despite losing center Jusuf Nurkic to a gruesome season-ending leg injury, the third-seeded Blazers managed to reach their first conference […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says speculation surrounding star small forward Kevin Durant’s return from his injury “needs to slow down.” Durant suffered a right calf strain in Game 5 against the Houston Rockets in the second round. The former MVP isn’t expected to play in Games 1 or 2 of the Western […]

When Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant suffered a calf strain in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals, Warriors nation held their breath, waiting anxiously on news of Durant’s return. The Warriors announced Durant would miss the rest of the series. Now that the Dubs have advanced, the superstar’s availability for the series against […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant will not play in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night as he recovers from a calf strain, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Shelburne adds that Durant will not be re-evaluated until Thursday, so he is also not likely to […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant suffered a calf injury during Game 5 of his team’s second-round Western Conference playoff series against the Houston Rockets last week, and many felt the Warriors were doomed. Instead, Golden State responded by winning Game 5 and then by going into the Toyota Center and finishing off the Rockets […]

Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant FaceTimed general manager Bob Myers with 30 seconds left in the Dubs’ Game 6 win over the Houston Rockets to congratulate the team on moving on to the Western Conference Finals, according to Ethan Strauss of The Athletic. Durant wasn’t with the team, as he’s recovering from […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith is not holding back with his offseason predictions for incoming unrestricted free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. According to the renowned analyst, his sources have told him that there is a 95% chance that both guys will be teaming up for the New York Knicks next season. Smith also notes […]

The Golden State Warriors had a vintage performance in their series-clinching victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 6. The two-time defending champs closed out their toughest rivals without a major chess piece in Kevin Durant, who will be re-evaluated in a week due to calf strain he sustained in Game 5. With Durant set […]

Kevin Durant may not be with the Golden State Warriors to celebrate their series win against the Houston Rockets, but he made sure his teammates know that he was watching and supporting them. KD has been ruled out of their series against the Rockets after suffering a right calf strain in Game 5. He didn’t […]

The Golden State Warriors showed the Houston Rockets their championship mentality in Game 6. Playing without injured forward Kevin Durant, the Warriors took care of business on the road to win 118-113 and close out the series, 4-2. DUBS WIN! pic.twitter.com/VxHRkATowv — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 11, 2019 Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson picked […]

The Golden State Warriors are 29-4 since 2016 when small forward Kevin Durant sits and point guard Stephen Curry plays. The Warriors are going to be without Durant for the foreseeable future. However, numbers don’t lie and the stats show Curry takes his game to another level when Durant is out of the lineup: Since […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley temporarily became a thorn in the side of Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant this postseason. He is hoping they can keep it going in the playoffs for years to come. There has been plenty of speculations regarding Durant’s free agent status following the 2018-19 NBA season. In an […]

Dr. Alan Beyer, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Newport Beach, Ca., says Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant will likely be out until Game 4 or 5 of the Western Conference Finals should the Dubs defeat the Houston Rockets in the second round. Durant suffered a mild strain on his right […]

The Golden State Warriors will have a tough task at hand on Friday: to win a road game without Kevin Durant at the Toyota Center against the Houston Rockets and avoid making a trip back to Oracle Arena for a Game 7 to settle the score. While daunting, Stephen Curry doesn’t feel an extra burden […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is down for an anything goes mentality after losing leading scorer Kevin Durant for the last 14 minutes of Game 5 and the remainder of the series. The helmsman noted that “everything is on the table” for Friday’s Game 6, including some vital minutes from bench cogs like […]

A recent chain of events could potentially turn season-long headlines on their very heads, as there is a growing sense that Kevin Durant could consider staying with the Golden State Warriors after the recent wave of appreciation for the two-times Finals MVP, who has kept the defending champions afloat after a gnarly postseason start for […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted that they have a huge hole to cover in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Western Conference semifinal series against the Houston Rockets. Kerr pointed out that Warriors superstar Kevin Durant has been the best player in the postseason, and losing him to injury will force them […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says his team will never be doubted even with superstar small forward Kevin Durant out of the lineup with his right calf injury. Kerr says the Warriors don’t have anything to prove and that playing with freedom makes it easier for the team to compete without Durant, who […]

With just over two minutes remaining in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, everyone in Oracle Arena held their collective breath. After making a midrange jumper, Warriors superstar grabbed his right heel, suffering an apparent non-contact injury that looked eerily similar to a torn Achilles suffered […]

Golden State Warriors superstar point guard Stephen Curry says guys on the team looked at each other and smiled after Kevin Durant’s injury because they knew they were going to have to step up in his absence. Durant has been diagnosed with a mild strain on his right calf and will miss the rest of […]

Golden State Warriors star small forward Kevin Durant has been diagnosed with a mild strain on his right calf. Durant will miss the rest of the series against the Houston Rockets. Per Jeff Stotts of RotoWire, since the 2005-06 season, the average missed time for a calf strain in the NBA is roughly two weeks. […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without Kevin Durant’s services for at least the remainder of the second-round series against the Houston Rockets. With Durant out, the Rockets have a prime opportunity to knock off the two-time defending champions. There are some, like Charles Barkley, who think the Warriors can’t win this series without Durant. […]

The Golden State Warriors’ title odds have dropped to +125 after star Kevin Durant’s injury, per BetOnline.ag. Before Game 5, the Warriors were -140 to win the NBA championship. Now, despite winning the game, they are +125. It’s the first time all season their title odds are a +. Durant suffered a left leg injury […]

A Thursday MRI on Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant revealed a mild strain in his right calf and is expected to be re-evaluated next week, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Durant has suffered a similar injury two previous times in his career, both taking roughly a week to heal. His re-evaluation of next week […]

Stephen Curry put on the cape when the Golden State Warriors needed him the most, forcing himself out of a horrid shooting night and making up for it with some clutch shotmaking to close out a vital Game 5 without Kevin Durant. Durant hurt his lower leg late in the third quarter, an event that […]

The Golden State Warriors survived a 104-99 frenzy at Oracle Arena to muster a 3-2 edge over the Houston Rockets and put them on the brink of elimination. A non-contact injury to Kevin Durant, however, can potentially derail any plans the defending champions had of reaching a fifth straight title game. These are 5 Clutch […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant suffered a potentially catastrophic injury in Game 5 of the Western Conference semi-finals against the Houston Rockets, and people are already fearing the worst for the reigning Finals MVP. Initial reports have indicated that Durant has suffered a left calf strain. If that’s the case, he could miss 1-4 […]

The entire Golden State Warriors nation breathed a collective sigh of relief upon learning that Kevin Durant’s injury was nothing more than a calf strain. The non-contact injury looked worse in real-time, and even Warriors forward Draymond Green had to admit that he initially thought that Durant had suffered a major injury. “That (injury) looked […]

Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant suffered what the team is calling a calf strain in the third quarter of Wednesday’s Game 5 matchup against the Houston Rockets. After coming down from a shot attempt, he took a few steps, then began to look down at his leg as if someone had bumped into it. […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant suffered a strained right calf in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the Houston Rockets, and as everyone awaits the results of his MRI, there has been a ton of speculation regarding how severe his injury is and how long he won’t be able to play. […]

Everyone is holding their collective breath while waiting for the results of Kevin Durant’s MRI tomorrow, and while it is believed that he might have suffered a severe strained left calf, a professional football doctor feels that it could be worse. Dr. David Chao, a former team doctor of the San Diego Chargers in NFL, […]

Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant has been dominant in these playoffs, and Charles Barkley doesn’t think the Warriors can beat the Houston Rockets if Durant misses the rest of the series with his calf injury: “The Warriors have no chance of winning without Kevin Durant. This series or any other series.” 👀 -Charles on […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is set to undergo an MRI to determine the severity of what has been deemed a calf injury: Golden State star Kevin Durant will undergo an MRI tomorrow on his right calf, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 9, 2019 Durant suffered the injury in […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is not expected to suit up for Friday’s Game 6 against the Houston Rockets, according to Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. Head coach Steve Kerr told Kawakami it’d be “incredibly unlikely” that his superstar will take the floor on the road by Friday, likely staying behind in the Bay […]

Way before the Golden State Warriors released their initial diagnosis of Kevin Durant’s leg injury, San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay already had his own prediction — and it was right on the money. In response to a question by Rob Perez who asked whether Reggie Miller’s assessment is accurate or not, Gay shared his […]

Kevin Durant gave everyone quite the scare when he appeared to have injured his Achilles during the closing minutes of the third quarter. The Golden State Warriors superstar exited the game and headed straight to the locker room as everyone held their breath. As such, Durant’s incident elicited a blaze of reactions on Twitter. Los […]

The Golden State Warriors have announced that Kevin Durant suffered a right calf strain. He has also been ruled out for the rest of Game 5. Kevin Durant (right calf strain) will not return to tonight's game. — Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) May 9, 2019 Durant went straight to the locker room after suddenly limping from […]

In Game 5 between the Warriors and Rockets, Kevin Durant nailed a jumper in the face of Iman Shumpert, and appeared to injure his right Achilles. After he made the jumper, Durant began running back on defense before looking back at his right foot and lifting it up in pain. He presumably thought someone made […]

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are tied up 2-2 in the teams’ Western Conference semifinal. Each team has won each of their games at home so far in the series with a critical Game 5 taking place in Oakland on Wednesday night. Ahead of that game, Marcus Thompson of The Athletic was interviewed […]