Houston Rockets will play Game 4 without star Kevin Durant

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant will sit out Game 4 towards the (*4*)lacking consecutive video games due to a strained left ankle.

Durant was identified with a bone bruise in his sprained left ankle after additional testing, which might sometimes sideline him two to 3 weeks in the course of the common season, sources mentioned. He has had around-the-clock remedy to play however has not been cleared by docs.

Durant sustained the harm within the second half of the Rockets’ Game 2 loss to the Lakers on Tuesday night time. He had swelling within the days to come back, and the bone bruise created additional swelling, stiffness and lack of mobility within the ankle, sources mentioned.

Durant got here into the Rockets facility Sunday morning for his rehab with the crew’s medical workers and took part in movie session and conferences with teammates. He has been concerned in all non-basketball crew actions this weekend.

In his debut with Houston, Durant sat out solely 4 regular-season video games in 2025-26, none of them due to accidents. But he’ll now sit out his third recreation of the postseason.