INDIANAPOLIS — Rockets forward Kevin Durant, the sixth all-time leading scorer in NBA history, will miss Monday’s 7 p.m. game against the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse with a left ankle sprain according to the league’s official injury report.
Durant — a 15-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA pick, one-time MVP and two-time NBA Finals MVP — leads the Rockets and ranks 11th in the NBA with 26.2 points per game to go with 5.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He’s shooting 51% from the floor, 40.5% from 3-point range and 88.6% from the line. He’s missed just two games this season.
Rockets point guard Fred Van Vleet and center Steven Adams are also out due to season-ending surgeries. The Pacers are only missing All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton and forward Obi Toppin. Haliburton is out for the year with an Achilles tendon tear. Toppin has been out since October with a stress fracture in his right foot. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said his rehab is ahead of schedule but that it will still be a while before he returns.
Dustin Dopirak covers the Pacers all season. Get more coverage on IndyStarTV and with the Pacers Insider newsletter.
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