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Kevin Durant ‘close but not there’ to return; Tyler Johnson return for Sunday is ‘possible but not likely’

In case you missed it, Kevin Durant is missing his third straight game with a left thigh contusion. On the season, he’s played in just 24 of Brooklyn’s 59 total games — just 40 percent of the season. All signs point to a Durant return being “close,” though that may not necessarily mean imminent.

“I think he’s close, but I don’t think he’s there,” said Nash about KD return. “We’ll see tomorrow and Sunday if that’s a possibility. But it may not. It may bleed back into this road trip.”

According to Nash, Durant just isn’t 100 percent, nor close to that.