The Phoenix Suns got here away with an essential 107-100 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday evening with Kevin Durant enjoying in entrance of his new residence crowd for the primary time.
Durant was coming off an damage and had missed the final ten video games.
He appeared a bit rusty with 16 factors and eight rebounds and appeared dissatisfied along with his job.
He actually wasn’t completely satisfied along with his 5-for-18 document from the sphere, which gave him a surprisingly low area aim share of 27.8%.
Thursday morning, Shannon Sharpe did not appear too fearful about Durant’s ho-hum evening.
Talking on his present Undisputed, Sharpe mentioned Durant was getting again into the swing of issues and was “nonetheless human”.
.@ShannonSharpe is not fearful about Kevin Durant after his unhealthy 5-of-18 capturing evening within the Suns’ residence debut:
“He is solely performed 4 video games in two and a half months. He is nonetheless human.” pic.twitter.com/4oloFxuorA
– UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) March 30, 2023
He mentioned Durant was coming again to the sport on the excellent time, that he would proceed to enhance, and that he would quickly appear like himself when the group wanted him most.
Suns followers hope he is proper.
Certainly, Durant hasn’t performed a lot basketball prior to now month and a half as a consequence of accidents, however time is operating out for this Phoenix group.
If they are not in a position to make an affect within the playoffs, there shall be loads of discuss whether or not the commerce for Durant was price it.
Most expectations of the Suns could also be unfair and too excessive, however that is what occurs when an NBA group takes such a step.
They guess lots on Durant and other people anticipate outcomes instantly.
The Suns are the fourth seed within the West and can face stiff competitors within the playoffs.
Durant is conscious of this and is doing every thing in his energy to get again into a great rhythm as shortly as attainable.
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