This season of the NBA has been marred by series of player injuries among the teams and Kevin Durant is no exception.
The Oklahoma Thunder superstar underwent surgery on Feb. 22, Sunday, to ease the pain in his right foot. The team, however, expects him to return within the season. According to Yahoo Sports, the procedure was to replace a screw that was originally there in his October surgery. It was known that the head of the screw keeps rubbing the cuboid bone that is known to be causing the pain.
Durant has also been hounded by his own injuries, including broken foot, sprained big toe and sprained ankle. This season, Durant has played minimal games, only reaching 27 out of their 55 games.
In an interview, Durant said, "Yeah, It's tough, but I'll figure it out, Just got to get through it. Keep getting treatment, and talk to trainers tomorrow to see what we can do to make it better."
Sam Presti, the Oklahoma Thunder's general manager, expected Durant to feel uncomfortable after the surgery, but it should heal better as time goes by. However, the case of healing did not apply to Durant, instead, it got worse though Presti assured everyone that the injury will not threaten Durant's season.
Apparently, there was no new injury in Durant's case. The procedure was to alleviate the pain and add comfort to his playing structure. He will undergo re-evaluation after a week's time.
Durant showed signs of pain during their game against the Memphies Grizzlies but played through it while the team tries to find a way to ease the pain.