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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durant worked out on the court before the match to test his foot, but Suns later announced that he would be absent again.
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Phoenix<\/a> won 116-113 despite Kevin\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.
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He has won the last matches that he\u2019s played in against the Knicks, and did not lose them at all while he was with the Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets.
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His last loss was April 7, 2013 with Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Kevin Durant was hoping to comeback after missing the Suns\u2019 win at Memphis on Friday because of the foot injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More from the NBA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LaMelo Ball suffers ankle strain, misses rest of Hornets vs. Magic game<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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\u2019 win at Memphis on Friday because of the foot injury. More from the NBA: LaMelo Ball suffers ankle strain, misses rest of Hornets vs. Magic game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"\nKevin Durant misses Suns' game due to sore right foot - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kevin Durant missed a Phoenix Suns' game versus the New York Knicks due to a sore right foot. 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