Kevin Durant called his recent calf strain "a bummer" on his latest YouTube offering.
The Warriors star spent a few minutes Thursday updating fans via a YouTube live-streaming session. Durant talked mostly about his recovery from a calf issue sustained in the third quarter of Sunday's Game 1 against the Trail Blazers.
"Felt good to finish the game, but afterward it just tightened up on me a little bit and I was sore for the next few days," Durant explained, dressed in a blue Team USA shirt. "Felt like I could go [Wednesday for Game 2], but Coach [Steve] Kerr and the training staff and the whole organization told me it would be best to give it a few days rest. So hopefully I see how I feel these next couple days."
The extra day of rest before Saturday's game helps, Durant added.
Gobert out
Jazz center Rudy Gobert will not play in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers after hyperextending his left knee and suffering a bone contusion in the series opener.
The 7-1 Frenchman went down 17 seconds into Game 1 when he knocked knees with Luc Mbah a Moute on the first possession of the game, which the Jazz won 97-95. The series is tied 1-1.
Gobert is a Defensive Player of the Year candidate after he led the league in blocks. He also ranked third in defensive rating. Gobert also became the first player in Jazz history to record 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 200 blocks in a single season.
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