Warriors star Kevin Durant is “not close” to recovering from his right calf strain, ESPN reported Thursday.
Durant was injured in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Rockets. He missed Golden State’s clinching Game 6 victory, then sat out the first two games of the West finals versus the Trail Blazers. According the website, he has been ruled out for Games 3 and 4.
According to the report, Durant has yet to restart basketball activities, leaving no set timeline for his return to game action.
Even though Durant won the NBA Finals MVP each of the past two seasons, the Warriors have 28 wins in their past 29 games when Durant was absent, but Stephen Curry played.
Durant is averaging 34.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists in the postseason after averaging 26, 6.4 and 5.9, respectively, during the regular season.