Rockets Get Troubling Kevin Durant Injury Update
Kevin Durant was not able to participate in practice on Tuesday as the Houston Rockets prepare for Game 5 against the Lakers.
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By Matt AudiletContributing Sports WriterShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.The Houston Rockets are heading back to Los Angeles in an attempt to hold off the Lakers in another close-out game on Wednesday night.The Rockets notched their first victory of the first-round NBA playoff series on Sunday night, posting a dominant 115-96 final score in Houston and avoiding the sweep.Houston accomplished this Game 4 win without its veteran leader: Kevin Durant.Durant has missed three of the first four games of the Rockets' first round series.
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