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Kevin Durant’s Injury Update Ahead of 76ers vs. Suns Matchup

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant won't be on the floor to face the 76ers on Saturday.
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Kevin Durant’s Injury Update Ahead of 76ers vs. Suns Matchup
Kevin Durant’s Injury Update Ahead of 76ers vs. Suns Matchup

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Coming off of a Friday night matchup against the Golden State Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers are set to take on the Phoenix Suns. 

While the Sixers are dealing with a few injury concerns as of late, their Saturday night opponent is in a similar situation.

During their Friday night matchup against the San Antonio Spurs, the Suns played without two key players as, Kevin Durant, and DeAndre Ayton missed the matchup. Lately, Ayton’s been battling a hip contusion. As for Durant, he’s been recovering from an ankle sprain.

Ahead of the Suns’ Friday night battle against the Spurs, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that Durant could be back in action next week.

With Durant targeting a return next week, he’s guaranteed to miss Saturday’s game against the Sixers. That matchup would’ve marked the first time Durant faced the Sixers since he was traded away from Philly’s division rival, the Brooklyn Nets.

The last time the Sixers faced Durant was when they took on the Nets in late November. At the time, Durant checked in for 36 minutes, draining 64 percent of his shots and scoring 20 points.

With the All-Star missing Saturday’s game, the Sixers won’t see Durant during the regular season again until next season. 

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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