A tough year for the OKC Thunder just got tougher in a tight race for the 8th spot in the west. Today OKC GM Sam Presti announced reigning 2014 Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant will be out for the season.
“Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City’s All-Star forward and the NBA’s 2014 Most Valuable Player, has been shut down from basketball activity by the team due to continued soreness in his surgically repaired right foot, with no timetable for his return.
Thunder general manager Sam Presti announced the decision, taken as a precautionary measure and in response to Durant’s discomfort, in a Friday morning media session. “Right now, we’ve decided to take him off the floor so the people who are the experts can make the [medical] determination,” Presti said. “When he’s able to play without that soreness, he’ll be back on the floor.”
All season Durant has been plagued by foot issues, playing in just 27 games this season. OKC is currently in 8th place in the western conference playoff race ahead of the Pelicans.
Probably Sam Presti’s most telling answer on Kevin Durant today: pic.twitter.com/WefVJzpDsi
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) March 20, 2015
