When Kevin Durant came up lame after a jumper late in the third quarter of the Warriors' 104-99 win over the Rockets on Wednesday night, the speculation immediately started.
The way Durant reacted to the non-contact injury gave fans flashbacks to the Lakers' Kobe Bryant's reaction to his ruptured Achilles in 2013. In fact, TNT analyst Reggie Miller almost immediately started speculating that Durant had suffered a similar injury.
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Later in the game, the Warriors released a statement that said Durant strained his right calf.