On the morning of January 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Nets played at home against the Pelicans, the game showed a one-sided situation, the Net once established a 30-point advantage in the half, in the middle of the second quarter, there was an emergency on the court, Durant left the court with a knee injury.
With 5:44 left in the second quarter, the Pelicans attacked, Herbert Jones held the ball, and the Nets Bruce Brown defended, and the two made contact, Bruce Brown fell to the ground, and Bruce Brown was whistled for a foul. Bruce Brown knocked durant over durant in the process of falling, and Durant became unwell, covered his left knee, adapted, and continued to play.
The game continued offensively, the Pelicans attacked, but in the process, Durant could not hold on, directly to the side of the court, the Pelicans missed three points, the Nets suspended, Durant was replaced, directly back to the locker room. Subsequently, the official release of the news, Durant because of the left knee sprain, this game will not return.
A slow-motion replay showed Bruce Brown falling backwards, with Durant behind him, and Bruce Brown's arm first propped up on Durant's knee.