I think this is WB's chance to prove his haters wrong. With KD out he will be the "main man" and will have to do the heavy lifting without KD to bail him out with his supreme efficiency. KD solidified his MVP last year when WB wasn't there to hog the ball. Now it's time to see if WB is a real star or just an overrated chucker.
Too early to say that. This injury may allow other, younger players to emerge and strengthen OKC's title chances in the long run.
Durant seems to realize something bad would happen to him this season. He signed out the National Team trying to avoid the recurrence of Yao stories yet he still could not avoid such bad luck. He should take it slowly and rehabilitate as long as he needed.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>It's all good. Thanks for the love. I'll be fine, it's a great year to be a thunder as the great <a href="https://twitter.com/ROYALTIVEY">@ROYALTIVEY</a> would say</p>— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/521486696865857536">October 13, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>A pretty comprehensive list of players that have had breaks in their 5th metatarsals and how many games they missed: <a href="http://t.co/RN0v5xBe0W">http://t.co/RN0v5xBe0W</a></p>— Royce Young (@royceyoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/521676789329199106">October 13, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>On Kevin Durant, gone for a while: <a href="http://t.co/v2ovVoUnw2">http://t.co/v2ovVoUnw2</a></p>— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachLowe_NBA/status/521676226197725185">October 13, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It is a shame they actually have to play the season to sort the seeding's out. This guy is a joke. I live in Dallas (unfortunately) and have never heard of this guy except for his tweets and I listen to a bunch of sports radio up here for it's hilarity.
I think one thing that a lot of these articles don't address is that Durant won't be at 100% when he returns. Let's say, best case scenario is he's out 6 weeks. It doesn't mean 6 weeks and 1 day later Durant is back. We've seen this a lot with lower body injuries, conditioning goes down, and realistically it won't be until the 9 week mark that Durant is near 100% Durant. It also assumes that the Thunder will be in a vacuum the entire time Durant is gone. Knowing the luck of the Thunder, they start the season to one of their strongest starts in team history and Durant returns quickly and in MVP form. I also think the irony of Durant not playing on team USA this season isn't lost on him either (is it really irony? It seems like situational irony to me, but I'm not good with irony).
Kind of ironic that he sat out from the FIBA World Cup due to "mental fatigue" (risk of injury) only to get injured in the preseason... All jokes aside, hate to see any player get injured. Hope he bounces back quickly.
Westbrook will need to get out of his comfort zone and become a little selfish for the Thunder to content for the top seeds in the West. Scotty brooks has to convince Westbrook to attempt more shots. They really dont have any other option.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>LeBron James said he texted Kevin Durant to offer his support: "I told him the game's not the same without him out there"</p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/status/522507551288885248">October 15, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Thunder announce Kevin Durant underwent surgery today to repair the Jones fracture in his right foot. He will be re-evaluated in six weeks.</p>— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/KBergCBS/status/522838001705947136">October 16, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Successful surgery, thanks for all the prayers and concerns! Headed back to okc. Move em</p>— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/522879714252554240">October 16, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
anouther one down in okc <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The injury is to Morrow's left knee. Typical recovery time is four-to-six weeks, but Morrow will be re-evaluated in a week.</p>— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarnellMayberry/status/525757075721162753">October 24, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
More bad news for the thunder: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Reggie Jackson was just helped off the practice floor by two teammates. Didn't look good.</p>— Royce Young (@royceyoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/526788692443422720">October 27, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Two injuries today, actually. Reggie Jackson twisted an ankle and Jeremy Lamb hurt his back. Both questionable for Wednesday.</p>— Royce Young (@royceyoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/526789430271836161">October 27, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
