PORTLAND, Ore. — Warriors star forward Kevin Durant will miss at least the first four games of the Western Conference finals, Warriors general manager Bob Myers said before Game 2 on Thursday.
Myers told NBC Sports Bay Area that Durant won't travel to Portland for Games 3 or 4. Durant is recovering from a right calf strain.
Golden State beat the Blazers by 22 points in Game 1 without Durant. This is still a significant loss for the Warriors, though. Durant is arguably the NBA's best player this season.
Durant was averaging 34.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and shooting 51.3% from the field and 41.6% from the 3-point line in 11 playoffs games, before he was injured in Game 5 of the second-round series against the Rockets.
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