Sam Presti press conference on Kevin Durant at 11:30 CST

Another surgery, damn.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Thunder say that Kevin Durant (foot) will have season-ending surgery and will be back to basketball activities in 4-6 months.</p>&mdash; Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/581529619657969664">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

Expected it a bit, he's damaged goods now and I'd never pay a max for a player with that specific injury history.

Sad to possibly see another top 20 all-time guy go down before his prime.

 

That Yao Ming injury is brutal for big guys to come back from, if Durant were to have his career altered or ended by it like this it would be a huge blow to the NBA as a whole.

 

damn...

 

I am a Houston Rockets fan all the way, but I am very unhappy to hear about this. I hope he will will recover well. The NBA needs Kevin Durant back to his best.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>In July of 2009 Yao Ming had bone graft surgery on left foot. Played 5 more games. Much larger man, more to surgery, but scary</p>&mdash; David Locke (@Lockedonsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lockedonsports/status/581531113736138753">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Zydrunas Ilgauskas had major reconstruction on his left foot and played 8 more seasons so lets go with that comp for Durant</p>&mdash; David Locke (@Lockedonsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lockedonsports/status/581532396131999744">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

Can't believe Kevin Durant could potentially be done this early.
Very strange, you would expect Russell Westbrook to have killed himself by going too hard and breaking his wrists clean off with a hard dunk than to see skinny/twig Durant suffer from stress fractures...

 

A bit different but I remember it.

 

This is some bull****.

 

It is what it is. Hes not a rocket and he called Dwight a p***y. So i dont care what happens to him and okc.

All i care about are the rockets.

#rednation!

 

So true.

And it takes the Thunder ...a team that finally has a beast in the low post in Kanter, from a real contender for all the marbles....to one or two and out...wow.

Get well KD.

 

You're truly a good man for putting aside your fanhood and being unhappy about a person's career-altering injury.

 

brings back bad memories... =(

 

Poor Kevin Durant....he's the next Derrick Rose. Those kinda injuries don't go away...it's not if, but when he breaks his foot again. So sad!

 

Wow that sucks smh

 

Spoiler

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>With Jones fracture repairs, 92-95% experience full recovery with the screw insert. For the 5-8% that don't, the bone graft if the next step</p>&mdash; Royce Young (@royceyoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/581536598862397440">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Experts tell me bone graft is always safest route for healing, but most teams don't do it off the bat b/c it takes a long time.</p>&mdash; Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/581537209859379200">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>If you go with a surgery carrying a quicker recovery time, you need to take extreme caution in ramping up and get some good luck.</p>&mdash; Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/581537358375456769">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Many are going to spin this however they want, but by going with the bone graft, the Thunder are taking a proactive long-term approach.</p>&mdash; Royce Young (@royceyoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/581537378357018624">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>They did the same thing with Westbrook's full meniscus repair in the 2013 postseason. They prioritize long-term health over the present.</p>&mdash; Royce Young (@royceyoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/581537545990709248">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

Time out. Don't care what occurs to OKC is aces but to root against a human being? And one who is, by all accounts, a good guy and a great player is disgraceful.

 

Certified dumb boy right here.

 

The problem with comparing him to Ilgauskas is that we never really got to see what he looked like on the floor before all those foot surgeries. He was missing entire seasons from the moment he came into the league before he finally was able to play consistently. So we don't know if he lost any quickness or explosiveness. What if Durant does recover but isn't the same player?

If he suffers Yao's fate, that would be cruel. I feel terrible for the guy. But as a Rockets fan, I don't feel that bad for OKC fan. We had a potential title team wiped away by injuries. Hell, we may be going through it again depending on the status of Dwight's knee. And on that topic, Morey better leave Durant the hell alone for 2016. You don't gamble your entire franchise on a guy with the same foot problem that Yao Ming had. Remember the definition of insanity, Daryl.