'Explosive' Durant scores 15 in 1st preseason game with...
Kevin Durant still can score in bunches. The four-time NBA scoring champion returned from a lengthy injury absence to score 15 points in his debut with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night. Durant ruptured the Achilles tendon in his right leg during the 2019 NBA Finals. He left the Golden State Warriors after that season and joined the Nets, but he missed the entire 2019-20 season while recovering, delaying his chance to play with close friend Kyrie Irving. Durant played just under 24 minutes as Brooklyn beat the Washington Wizards 119-114 in its preseason opener. “It felt great to be back in ...