It’s already been announced that the Warriors Kevin Durant will miss game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Trail Blazers, and now ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne is reporting that Durant is “not close” to a return.
ESPN emphasizes the point with a quote from Warriors coach Steve Kerr:
“Everyone needs to slow down a little bit on the Kevin stuff,” Kerr said after Monday’s practice. “He hasn’t even stepped on the floor yet. ... He still has pain. So there’s some time ahead of him on the rehab process.