Kevin Durant checked out of Tuesday’s NBA Cup game against the San Antonio Spurs after twisting his left ankle on a transition drive in the second quarter.
Durant appeared to step on a player’s foot when twisting his ankle. He then landed hard on his right side while hitting the floor as Spurs forward Justin Champagnie was called for the foul with 4:30 left in the half.
Royce O’Neale replaced Durant with 3:51 remaining in the first half. Durant did hit a jumper in between the foul and being taken out, but didn’t return for the remainder of the half after going to the bench.
Durant scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the first half, going 2-of-2 from 3.
Grayson Allen started the second half for Durant, who came out onto the court for a second, but then left the court and went to the locker room.
The NBA’s eighth all-time leading scorer missed seven games with a right calf injury. The Suns went 1-6 in those games.