Despite its obvious significance, Kevin Durant’s MCL sprain, the injury doesn’t mark uncharted waters for Brooklyn. The Nets were without KD for 21 games in 2022 and although the sprain appears less severe this time around, the Nets know how to deal with the details of his recovery, things like whether he should travel with the team.
“So we talked about it a little. He hasn’t been sitting on the bench, we don’t want anybody [who’s] saving a ball running into him,” said Jacque Vaughn after Saturday’s practice. “We’ll see how far along he is, does it make sense and is it smart for him to travel .