Durant's latest injury is out: left ankle sprain will be out for a week or two He is out of the Suns with only 1 win and 6 losses

On December 5, Beijing time, according to Shams of the Register, Suns star Durant is expected to be out for one to two weeks due to a sprained left ankle. In the previous Suns win over the Spurs, Durant stepped on the foot of a Spurs player when he landed, resulting in an injury.

With 4:30 left in the second quarter, Durant rushed to the basket on a transition offense in an attempt to cut between Spurs defenders Julian Champagnie and Devin Vassell. Durant stepped on Champagnie's foot on the breakaway, fell to the ground, and then grabbed his left ankle. He stayed on the court, then hit a free throw and left the game 22 seconds later. He briefly returned at the start of the third quarter and then walked back to the locker room, where the Suns officially announced Durant's retirement.

Next, the Suns will be without Durant for at least a week. Durant, who led the Suns to an 8-1 start before suffering a calf strain on Nov. 9, returned on Nov. 27 and returned with the Suns going 3-1. The Suns are 11-2 in the 13 games Durant has played this season, and the Suns have only 1-6 in the seven games he has missed.

So far this season, Durant has averaged 25.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, shooting 53.6% from the field, 44.9% from three-point range and 80% from the free throw line. Next, the Suns need to rely on Beal and Booker to lead the team to victory, Durant missed seven games last time, Beal also missed five of them with an injury, and now Beal is back to health.

"It's [injury] part of our league," Suns coach Budenholzer said after the game. "We are no different. There's not a single team in the league that doesn't have to deal with roster issues...... It doesn't matter who is healthy and who is not. Others have the opportunity to get more playing time. So, we need to look at Kevin [Durant] and we have to keep playing. ”

The Suns are currently 12-8 and sit sixth in the West. Their next game will be against the Pelicans in New Orleans to kick off a four-game road trip. After playing the Pelicans, the Suns will also play the Heat, Magic and Jazz on the road.