{"id":411290,"date":"2022-03-02T10:06:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T07:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kevin-durant-on-track-to-return-thursday-against-heat\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T10:06:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T07:06:48","slug":"kevin-durant-on-track-to-return-thursday-against-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-durant-on-track-to-return-thursday-against-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kevin Durant on track to return Thursday against Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Kevin Durant on track to return Thursday against Heat<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Nets hope Tuesday\u2019s loss in Toronto was the last <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> they have to play without Kevin Durant for awhile.<\/p>\n<p>Durant is still on pace to return from his sprained left MCL, possibly as soon as Thursday at Barclays Center against the visiting Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Before entering health and safety protocols, Steve Nash said he expected Durant back either against the Heat or three days later in Boston. And before taking on the Raptors, assistant Jacque Vaughn reiterated Durant is still on schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, the Steve update that he gave you guys, he did not tell me anything differently,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cAnd so the last update he gave the group, we\u2019re going to continue to abide by that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nets were 27-15 (.643) and second in the Eastern Conference (sixth in the league) when Durant went down. In his absence from Jan. 16, they were just 5-16 (.250) after Tuesday\u2019s 109-108 loss to the Raptors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Durant-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kevin Durant\" class=\"wp-image-21382620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Durant-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Durant-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Durant-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kevin-Durant-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin Durant<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Nash can clear health and safety protocols if he records two negative tests 24 hours apart. He is believed to be asymptomatic and feeling well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I got a chance to talk to him again [Monday] night and a few times [Tuesday] checking on him. He\u2019s doing good both physically and personally he\u2019s just bummed that he can\u2019t be with us,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cI don\u2019t know any specifics. Like I said, when I talked to him, he was in good spirits. He didn\u2019t intimate any other symptoms. But overall, he was feeling OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Cam Thomas (left hand sprain) suited up Tuesday despite being questionable before the game. But center Andre Drummond (left knee soreness), who\u2019d also been questionable, was held out.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYeah nothing serious, just precautionary on our part and especially with a back-to-back so just being safe, precautionary for the long haul,\u201d Vaughn said. He wouldn\u2019t commit to Drummond playing Thursday, but it seems feasible if not downright likely.\u201cI\u2019ll leave that to our performance staff. I think overall, we took the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach tonight just be precautionary. And so hopefully as we can get back home he responds well to treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas finished with 11 points on 3-for-3 shooting in 18 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Drummond ranks first in the league in rebound percentage (.232) and defensive rebound percentage (.322), and second only to Steven Adams in offensive rebound percentage (.145).The veteran center leads the Nets in plus-minus (+22), Net Rating (7.8) offensive, defensive and total rebounds since debuting Feb. 14.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>The Nets started Patty Mills, Seth Curry, Bruce Brown, James Johnson and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Nets\u2019 35th different starting lineup of the season.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Patty Mills in a funk, averaging .262 shooting and a minus-8.1 (worst among the Nets regulars) in his previous nine games coming into Tuesday. He scored just eight points on 3-of-7 shooting and was a minus-nine in 32 minutes against the Raptors.Before that skid, he\u2019d been posting .436 shooting and a plus-3.0.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Durant is still on pace to return from his sprained left MCL, possibly as soon as Thursday at Barclays Center against the visiting Miami. 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