Kevin Durant

Video of the injury shows Durant warming up before Phoenix's game against the Thunder, in which he slips on the floor and tweaks his left ankle while going ...

After remaining on the ground for a few moments following the fall, Durant was able to finish his workout. In the three games Durant has played in Phoenix, he has been stellar. Health is one of the major concerns about his ability to do so. A two- or three-week absence is relatively short in the grand scheme of things, but those are games Phoenix really would have liked to have used to help integrate Durant into their team structure. [Kevin Durant](/nba/players/1231866/kevin-durant/) is expected to be re-evaluated in two weeks after suffering a sprained ankle on Wednesday, according to [The Athletic's Shams Charania](https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1633978031147499520). The Suns traded an enormous package to land him in the hopes that he can take a team that lost in the 2021 Finals over the hump.

Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium has reported an injury update on Phoenix Suns NBA All-Star Kevin Durant.

The Phoenix Suns are on a roll. In the last seven weeks, they are 16-5. This followed an injury-ravaged, shorthanded middle chunk of the season.

This is part of the beauty in the sport. He will be meticulously watching games and practices, selecting specific examples of something that will be important in the latter half of April and then May. He will continue working with the brain trust of Williams and Paul, like he did when he was on his way back from the knee injury. More appropriately, can they develop that on the way to doing so? In the last seven weeks, they are 16-5. The Phoenix Suns are on a roll.

Durant suffered the injury after slipping on the floor during pregame warmups and was unable to make his home debut against the Oklahoma City Thunder ...

The Suns have looked like a juggernaut in the three games Durant has played, winning all of them. But the slip was a reminder that the 34-year-old has missed a lot of time with injuries over the past four seasons. Phoenix traded for Durant and T.J.

Fans in Phoenix will have to wait a bit longer for Kevin Durant's debut in the Valley of the Sun.

The Suns announced on Thursday that Durant will be re-evaluated in three weeks. He will be re-evaluated in three weeks.— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) - 1.1 blocks per game - 3.2 turnovers per game - 1.1 steals per game Coming into the day, Durant was not listed on Phoenix's official injury report. [All other countries](https://www.nba.com/watch/league-pass-stream?cid=nba:ilp:partner:affiliate:othaff:display:eg:acq:sub:t-gpm:Generic:global:u-en) and U.K.](https://www.nba.com/watch/league-pass-stream?cid=nba:ilp:partner:affiliate:othaff:display:eg:acq:sub:t-gpm:Global20:global:u-en:) - 4.3 assists per game - 7.1 rebounds per game - 27.3 points per game Those plans were derailed when the two-time Finals MVP was a late scratch due to an apparent injury suffered during a pregame workout.

The Suns say Kevin Durant will be re-evaluated in 3 weeks after rolling his ankle in warmups before Wednesday night's game.

He immediately hopped up and continued his pregame work, but several minutes later, the Suns confirmed that Durant would miss the game. “He’s out there, working his tail off, getting ready for the game and twists his ankle,” Suns coach Monty Williams said after Wednesday’s game. The talented starting lineup also included Chris Paul, Booker, Deandre Ayton.

Kevin Durant was finally set to make his home debut for the Phoenix Suns, only for one false step to foil his big night and send him back to the injured ...

This latest setback continues a string of minor injuries for Durant since he missed the entire 2019-20 season after he tore his Achilles’ tendon in the 2019 NBA Finals. Phoenix is 5-1 since the all-star break, and Booker has returned to excellent form since he missed time earlier this year with a groin injury. If he is cleared to return after three weeks, he would be able to appear in six games before the playoffs. Phoenix parted with Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four unprotected first-round picks and a pick swap in the deal, a package that will leave Coach Monty Williams with few dynamic frontcourt options during Durant’s absence. As he planted on his left foot for a layup, his ankle rolled severely, causing him to fall to the court. [traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the Suns on Feb.

Phoenix Suns recently-acquired star Kevin Durant reportedly will miss two to three weeks after suffering an ankle injury on Wednesday.

[Sacramento Kings](nbcsports.com/bayarea/kings) and Memphis Grizzlies by two games. Durant made his Suns debut on March 1 after recovering from an MCL sprain suffered in what turned out to be his final game with the Nets on Jan. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the swelling in Durant's ankle has gone down and he will be re-evaluated in two weeks. He has played in three games with Phoenix, averaging 26.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 32.7 minutes per while going 3-0. He was later ruled a late scratch for the Suns' matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. [Report: Suns' Durant to miss multiple weeks with ankle injury](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/report-suns-kevin-durant-miss-multiple-weeks-ankle-injury?cid=Yahoo&partner=ya4nbcs&chrcontext=WVIT) originally appeared on [NBC Sports Bayarea](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea?cid=MSN&chrcontext=WVIT)