Kevin Durant will not return for the 2019-2020 season, according to multiple sources. The decision was made after Durant and the Brooklyn Nets evaluated their options after the NBA announced its plan to return on July 31.
There’s no word on whether Kyrie Irving, recovering from shoulder impingement surgery, will return.
One source reiterated that while Durant is indeed healthy, there is concern about getting him back out there with the condensed schedule needed to complete the season and playoffs at Walt Disney World in Florida. Durant’s rehab was interrupted first by his need to quarantine after testing positive for the corona virus in mid-March, then limitations placed on team training centers.