Kevin Durant missed his second game in a row because of a sore right foot, leaving him incapable of playing in his first Phoenix match in New York since he was traded last February from Brooklyn.
Durant worked out on the court before the match to test his foot, but Suns later announced that he would be absent again. Phoenix won 116-113 despite Kevin’s absence as Devin Booker struck a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left (en route to a 28-point, 11-assist performance) to seal the victory.
The injury stopped Durant from extending his winning streak that dates back to a decade and all the way back to his original NBA franchise. He has won the last matches that he’s played in against the Knicks, and did not lose them at all while he was with the Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets. His last loss was April 7, 2013 with Oklahoma City Thunder.
Kevin Durant was hoping to comeback after missing the Suns’ win at Memphis on Friday because of the foot injury.
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