Last month, from his glass-walled corner office inside the Footprint Center, new Suns owner Mat Ishbia was clear on how much risk he saw in going all in on Kevin Durant. “No risk,” said Ishbia. “I don't look at it as a risk at all.” After three games Durant was on the injured list following his slip on a wet spot on the court minutes before his home opener.
Durant will reportedly return Wednesday, at home against Minnesota. The Suns hope he will play Friday against Denver. And Sunday in Oklahoma City. In all of Phoenix’s remaining seven games. At 40–35, the Suns occupy the fourth spot in the conference standings. But four teams are within two games of them. At this stage of the season, every game counts.
“Slim Reaper,” Deandre Ayton told reporters, “is on the way.”
