Kevin Durant has a history of returning from injuries on fire, which bodes well for Suns' playoff prospects
Kevin Durant has yet to play in front of his new-home Phoenix fans, and now he might not get that chance until the playoffs as news broke on Thursday that Durant could miss the remainder of the regular season after spraining his ankle during pre-game warmups Wednesday night. This is a buzzkill, to say the least. And under normal circumstances, it would be a major concern for the Suns, now having to assimilate a superstar into the delicate alchemy of an NBA offense under the fire of p layoff com Pet ition. But Durant is unique in this way. We've often spoke of him as the definition of a plug-and-play star. He fits anywhere, with anyone, because he doesn't require a certain amount of shots from certain spots to be his best self. He's always his best self. And this is so without detracting from anyone else being their best self. He knows when to attack. When to let the game come to him. He knows how...