Kevin Durant has Achilles’ surgery, starts clock on rehab

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Kevin Durant had Achilles’ surgery on Wednesday in New York and officially started the clock on his rehab.

Durant is expected to take somewhere between 9-12 months to recover, and he could redshirt the 2019-20 NBA season for whatever team he’s on.

“My road back starts now!” he wrote on Instagram. “I got my family and my loved ones by my side and we truly appreciate all the messages and support people have sent my way….

“It’s going to be a journey but I’m built for this. I’m a hooper.

“I know my brothers can get this Game 6 and I will be cheering with dub nation while they do it.”

Game 6 of the NBA Finals is set for Thursday at Oracle Arena.

Durant didn’t take any shots at the Warriors or their medical staff in his post.

KD had his surgery in New York and started the clock on his rehab. pic.twitter.com/GfG7EvFvwI

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) June 12, 2019

The list of players to come back from the surgery include Durant’s Golden State Warriors teammate Boogie Cousins, who missed nearly a year, and former Atlanta Hawks star Dominique Wilkins, who had two All-Star seasons after the surgery.

KD Will likely lose about a year depending on the severity of his Achilles injury per ⁦@Stephania_ESPN⁩ pic.twitter.com/TCf8FLTcLe

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) June 12, 2019

Durant can either opt in to the final year of his contract for $31.5 million with the Warriors or become a free agent this summer.

The Knicks, Nets, Lakers and Clippers figure to be among his chief suitors.

For more on that, read my piece over on FloHoops.com.

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