Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant says he's back after missing 21 games

NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant says he will play Thursday against the Miami Heat after missing a month and a half because of a sprained left MCL.

Durant has not played since getting hurt in the Nets' Jan. 15 win over the New Orleans Pelicans and will provide a huge lift for a team that went 5-16 in his absence.

"I feel energized," Durant said after Thursday's shootaround. "I feel grateful for the opportunity to play. It sucks being out and not being around the team. I felt bad not being able to help and contribute and try to turn some things around for us. But get an opportunity tonight and hopefully moving forward where I can inject what I do into this team and it…