Three weeks into the season, Kevin Durant is now leading the NBA MVP race. He is leading the league in scoring with 28.3 points per game while shooting at an extremely efficient 57% from the field. Although he is shooting 36% from three-point range, which is below his career average and lowest since his rookie year, he is expected to eventually shoot his way to a better average.
The Brooklyn Nets are favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference even without Kyrie Irving. But that means either Kevin Durant or James Harden cannot afford to be injured. The Nets are currently fourth in the East with a 6-3 record and face the third-seeded Chicago Bulls after the Raptors tonight.
What is Kevin Durant’s status for tonight’s game against the Toronto Raptors?
Kevin Durant is officially available for the game against the Toronto Raptors. He isn’t listed on the team’s injury report. The only player on the injury report is Nicolas Claxton, who has been sidelined for another two weeks due to a non-COVID-related illness.
Kyrie Irving is not on the team’s injury report but is obviously assumed to be sidelined. He is not with the team and is still unable to play for the Brooklyn Nets because he refuses to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The mayor-elect of New York City, Eric Adams, has stated that the city will not change the vaccination mandates and the Nets now might never see Irving until he gets at least one dose of the vaccine.
As reported by SNY, Kevin Durant stated that the Nets certainly miss Irving. He said:
The Brooklyn Nets take on the LA Lakers on Christmas Day and many analysts expect Kyrie Irving to be ready by then, alongside Kevin Durant and James Harden.
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