There is a light at the end of the tunnel for one of the Golden State Warriors‘ injured stars, and it could not come at a much better time. According to Golden State coach Steve Kerr, the team is expecting Kevin Durant to make his return later this week.
Durant has missed the Warriors’ last five games due to a rib cartilage fracture, and Kerr ruled him out for Tuesday night’s matchup with the Indiana Pacers. The good news, though, is that he expects that this is the final game Durant will miss because of the injury, as Kerr announced that the former MVP should be back on Thursday against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.
Steve Kerr said he’ll probably let Kevin Durant (ribs) play on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) March 28, 2018
Steve Kerr says Kevin Durant is progressing “great” and should be back Thursday vs the Bucks.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) March 28, 2018
The Warriors have been really banged up over the last few weeks, so getting Durant back is a massive boost. While Draymond Green appears to be close to a return due to a myriad of issues, there’s no official word on when we’ll see Klay Thompson back on the floor from his thumb injury.
And of course, there is Steph Curry, who might miss the entire first round of the playoffs due to a knee sprain. Curry believes he’ll be able to make it back before the first round comes to a close, but it’s still a situation where no one will know exactly what is going to happen until he’s re-evaluated.
At this point, the big thing is for Golden State to enter the postseason as healthy as possible and hope that its four stars are all able to return by the time the first game tips off. Who knows if that will happen, but the good news is that it appears that the team is going to get a massive piece back this week.
