#player-absence

#player-absence

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant will miss the next two games while tending to a family matter, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Sunday. Durant will miss road games against two of his former teams -- the Phoenix Suns on Monday and the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Durant is averaging 24.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Rockets this season, while shooting 48.5% from the field.

Just as it did in 2022, McLaurin's absence has spoken volumes; he's disheartened by the lack of progress toward a new deal, and the longer talks drag on, the more tenuous they seem.