Kevin Durant Out for Game 3 With Sprained Left Ankle Sport By lines April 25, 2026 Kevin Durant will not play in Rockets Game 3 against the Lakers on Friday because of a sprained left ankle. Houston Faces 2-0 Hole Without Its Top Scorer Durant injured the ankle with about seven minutes left in Game 2 while chasing Luke Kennard. Durant played the rest of Game 2 and finished with 23 points in 41 minutes. The Rockets lost Game 2 by a score of 101-94, falling to a 2-0 deficit. Coach Ime Udoka said the ankle swelled overnight after adrenaline carried Durant through the loss. Udoka described the play and the worsening tenderness over the next day. Durant missed Game 1 of the series with a bruised right knee from practice. Durant ranks fifth on the NBA all-time scoring list at age 37. Durant logged 2,840 regular-season minutes, second-most in the league. Lakers guard Austin Reaves was also ruled out shortly before tipoff. Reaves has missed every game since April 2 with an oblique injury. Related Sports Coverage Lakers Top Rockets 101-94 as Smart Smothers Durant Wembanyama in Concussion Protocol After Scary Fall Jalen Williams Exits Game 2 With Hamstring Injury Source: NBA.com via Associated Press.
