Durant to have MRI after leaving Game 5 with right calf strain
Kevin Durant left Wednesday's Game 5 against the Houston Rockets with a non-contact injury after taking a jump shot.
While there were initial concerns about a potential Achilles tendon injury, the Warriors announced Durant had suffered a right calf strain and would not return to the contest.
"It's not the Achilles," Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said postgame, according to ESPN's Nick Friedell. "I was assured it's a calf strain and not the Achilles."
Oh no. Durant to the locker room after taking a bad step... pic.twitter.com/0HqjNcfUwa
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) May 9, 2019
The 10-time All-Star forward will undergo an MRI on Thursday. Durant dealt with a strained right calf last season, missing three games.
He finished Wednesday's game with 22 points, five rebounds, and four assists in 32 minutes before departing.
Golden State held on despite Durant's absence to win 104-99. The reigning champions take a 3-2 series lead into Game 6 on Friday.