Kevin Durant Out vs Lakers In Game 1

30 days ago

Kevin Durant Out vs Lakers In Game 1

Durant has been ruled out for Game 1 with a right knee injury after going through pre-game warmups on the court. This evens the tides a bit as the Lakers are missing both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves due to a hamstring strain and an oblique injury, respectively. Houston in turn will start Thompson, Sheppard, Okogie, Smith Jr., Sengun.

By Samir Mehdi

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