Kevin Durant will reportedly return to Suns on Wednesday, make long-awaited home debut
Kevin Durant is finally going to make his home debut for the Phoenix Suns. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Durant will play on Wednesday for the first time since March 5 and just the fourth time since early January.
After missing 10 games with a sprained ankle, Phoenix Suns All-NBA star Kevin Durant will make his return Wednesday vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves barring setback, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/vePOrtWS7W
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 28, 2023
Durant has played just three games for the Suns since he was traded there on Feb. 9. He was initially recovering from a sprained MCL that kept him out of the Brooklyn Nets' lineup for 14 games. He was able to return from that on March 1, and on March 8 was going to make his home debut — except he slipped on a wet spot on the court during warmups and was a late scratch.
Here’s video of Kevin Durant slipping on the floor pregame.
He stayed down for a few seconds but then got up and finished his on-court work. pic.twitter.com/DwTrNc6LIr— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) March 9, 2023
It seemed innocuous at the time, but the next day the Suns announced that Durant would miss three weeks with a sprained ankle.
Now, 10 games later, he'll finally make his first appearance as a player in front of home fans. Unless there's a setback, Durant will be able to play the final seven games of the season. And with the Suns locked in a tough battle with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors to stay out of the play-in, he couldn't pick a better or more important time to return.