BREAKING: Kevin Durant To Return To Warriors This Weekend vs. Pelicans

The Golden State Warriors are planning for forward Kevin Durant to return to the team on Saturday against the New Orleans Pelicans, according to ESPN's Marc Stein.

Story going online now: Golden State is targeting Saturday's home date with New Orleans for Kevin Durant's return, league sources say.

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) April 3, 2017

Durant suffered a strained MCL and tibial bone bruise on Feb. 28 in a game against the Washington Wizards, and has been doing on-court workouts before games. 

The Warriors were hoping to have Durant back for the final three games of the regular season, all of which are at home. That starts Saturday against the Pelicans, then they will host the Utah Jazz on April 10 and the Los Angeles Lakers on April 14. Expect Durant to see significant playing time in all of those games as try to get him back up to speed before the playoffs start.

He was averaging a team-high 25.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game before suffering the injury.

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