On January 27, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. Due to a knee injury, Nets star Durant has been in six consecutive games. Earlier today, Durant participated in a podcast show where he spoke for the first time about the injury.
Durant said: "I felt fine, it hurt for a day or two at first, but I recovered a lot of things. You might see it on TV and say, 'Durant suffered a heavy fall.' But it was just an elbow bump, but I thought I might need to go back to the dressing room for a check-up. I've had similar injuries before, so I know the location of the injury is a bit deep, but I'm glad it wasn't that serious. My entire leg was overstretched when he bumped into it, so I'm glad the injury I suffered in this case was an MCL sprain. ”
Durant then recalled his injury while playing for the Warriors in 2017, saying: "The diagnosis we actually got at that time was that I would be reimbursed for the season. It was my first year with the Warriors, we had hopes of winning the championship, the whole team went well, and then got the news. As a result, after 20 minutes, they said the situation was not so serious. Things just change so quickly, especially when you do an MRI and have someone identify the injury, you'll be a little more calm. This uncertainty always drives me crazy, but once I've had an MRI, I feel nothing. ”
Durant also spoke about the Nets' situation this season, saying: "It's frustrating that the personnel is untidy, but it's part of the game. Once you're back on the pitch together, we're going to pick ourselves up from it so we can make adjustments and solve our problems in the game and that's what we need to do, fix it quickly. ”
So far this season, Durant has averaged 36.5 minutes per game, 29.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.9 blocks, shooting 52% from the field and 37.2% from three-point range, ranking first in the league in points per game.
In addition, according to the latest reports, Durant will miss this year's All-Star Game, which will be the third consecutive year that he has missed the All-Star Game, which is regrettable.