Phoenix – Phoenix Suns All-star Kevin durant was to help in the dressing room with 6:57 remaining in the third quarter of his team’s loss on Houston Rockets Sunday evening after he suffered an ankle spraction and fell on the floor in a collision Jabari Smith Jr.
Smith was called to a foul under the Phoenix basket when Durant fell to the floor after he lost control of basketball. 6-Naha-10 forward finally got to his feet, but could not bring to his left leg. He seemed to have entered Smith’s leg as he fell and painful.
After the game coach Suns Mike Budenholzer told reporters that Durant would undergo MRI on Monday, and initially not travel with the club to start a trip with three games, starting The The Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday.
Earlier in the game, rockets forward Dillon Brooks He was fired after a short throwing with Durant. Brooks was whistled for a foul on Durant with 4:48 on the left in the second quarter and Houston led 55-38. After throwing Brooks, he continued to guess and was fired. The game was reviewed and two technical mistakes were evaluated on Brooks, plus one on Durant and The Suns’ Nick richards. There were no free feasts.
The missiles took advantage of the DEFATED SUNS team in the second half. Jalen Green had 33 points and Amen Thompson had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists when Houston Outcored host 34-24 in the third quarter on the way to 148-109 victory.
Durant played 23 minutes, gained 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds. At the beginning of this season he moved to the eighth place in the NBA career listing.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
