Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant has fractured a bone at the base of the small toe in his right foot, according to an announcement by Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.
The player informed Thunder medical staff of the pain following a practice session in Oklahoma on Saturday, and is set to follow up with a series of consultations in the coming days to confirm the need for surgery and the exact timeline for recovery, according to a report by ESPN.
The injury, known as a “Jones fracture”, usually takes six to eight weeks to recover from, and was likely aggravated during Thunder’s pre-season games against the Denver Nuggets and the Dallas Mavericks on October 8th and 10th respectively, the report outlined.
OKC general manager Sam Presti has since spoken to media to highlight the cause of the injury and the likely trajectory for the player.
“From what I’ve been told, a Jones fracture is the most common surgical procedure to be performed on NBA players as of late” Presti said in a statement.
“Because it’s a stress injury, it happened over time. The fact that Kevin mentioned it when he did is a real fortunate piece of this because if he had continued to play on it, it would continue to get worse” he added.
Durant is the current NBA MVP having averaged 32 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists across 81 games last season.
The prolific athlete has also played the most minutes of any other basketball player in the NBA as of 2007, which makes the nature of the injury he has picked up understandable.
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