The Rockets will be without Kevin Durant for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series vs. the Lakers on Sunday night. Durant is dealing with a bone bruise in his left sprained ankle, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Sunday afternoon.
This will be the third game of the series that Durant has missed because of injury. He didn’t play in Game 1 because of a right knee contusion, but returned to the court for Game 2. He played 41 minutes and put up 23 points, six rebounds and four assists. He injured his left ankle during Game 2, but didn’t leave the contest early. He was later ruled out for Game 3 because of the ankle sprain, and now it’s been determined that he has a bone bruise, too, which has caused “swelling, stiffness and lack of mobility in the ankle” Charania reported.
