Kevin Durant missed his 2nd straight game for the Suns.
Kevin Durant missed his second consecutive game because of a sore right foot, leaving the Phoenix Suns star unable to play in his first game in New York since being traded last February from Brooklyn.
Durant worked out on the court before the game to test his foot, but the Suns later announced he would be out again. Phoenix won 116-113 despite Durant’s absence as Devin Booker hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left (en route to a 28-point, 11-assist performance) to seal the victory.
The injury prevented Durant from extending a winning streak that extends a decade and all the way back to his original NBA franchise. He has won the last 13 games that he’s played in against the Knicks, and didn’t lose to them at all while with Golden State and Brooklyn. His last loss was April 7, 2013, with Oklahoma City.
He was hoping to return after missing the Suns’ victory at Memphis on Friday because of the injury.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
