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Kevin Durant seen wearing boot after injuring ankle in pregame slip

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Kevin Durant's first home game as a member of the Phoenix Sunswill have to wait.

While Durant was supposed to make his home debut at FootprintCenter tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he was ruled outafter slipping during pregame warm-ups and injuring his leftankle.

Kevin Durant has been ruled out fortonight's Suns-Thunder game after he slipped during pregamewarm-ups. Tonight would've been Durant's first home game as amember of the Suns. Here's the video: pic.twitter.com/ecYwlq0uQe

— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) March 9, 2023

After the game, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reported that Durant was wearinga boot. Further testing will determine how long Durant will besidelined.

Durant has appeared in three games with the Suns since beingtraded to the team, averaging 26.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.7assists, 2.3 threes and 1.3 blocks, while shooting 69.0% from thefield, 53.8% from three-point range and 88.2% from the free-throwline.

The Suns have yet to lose a game with Durant in their lineup.Phoenix is currently 37-29, which is the fourth-best record in theWestern Conference.

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