Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant suffered a strained hamstring in the Thunder's win over the Wizards last Tuesday, and was ruled out for 7-10 days. Durant says his hamstring is feeling "much better," but he'll miss at least two more games:
"Hamstrings are a little different," Durant said. "You can re-injure them pretty easily if you try and play through it, or as we say now, 'Be tough.' I call that being dumb. But hamstring strains you can't really try and play through it. Just got to get it right and make sure everything is perfect when I come back to play."
Durant will be reevaluated later this week before determining when he'll return to the court. Durant is still doing weight training and is taking shots, but he has not participated in practice since the injury.
"It's definitely frustrating because I want to play," Durant said. "I felt like I was in a good groove before, but it's a part of the game. I just got to keep working to get back, and I've been working my tail off every single day to get back, and my teammates have been holding it down."
Durant missed 55 games last season due to three surgeries to repair various foot injuries. He is averaging 28.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 34.7 minutes per game this season.
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