{"id":258466,"date":"2026-04-20T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258466\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:52:09","slug":"rockets-kevin-durant-game-time-decision-for-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258466\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets’ Kevin Durant game-time decision for Game 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Monday, April 20, 2026 9:36PM<\/p>\n

Rockets star Kevin Durant<\/a> went through around half of Houston’s practice on Monday and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday, according to coach Ime Udoka.<\/p>\n

Durant missed the Rockets’ loss in Game 1 of their first round series against the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> due to a knee injury he suffered in practice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Udoka called the injury “hopefully … a one-game thing” ahead of Game 1 on Saturday, adding that imaging showed no structural damage in Durant’s knee.<\/p>\n

Durant, 37, averaged a team-high 26 points per game during the regular season and the Rockets clearly missed his shot-making in the 107-98 loss to L.A. Houston shot less than 40% from the field in the game and lost despite attempting 27 more shots than the Lakers.<\/p>\n

Game 2 is 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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