Kevin Durant has been nursing a knee sprain since Jan. 16, and many wondered if he would be ready to return after the All-Star break, which ends next week, but Steve Nash tempered expectations when speaking to reporters before Wednesday night’s win over the Nets.
“We’ll see, I wouldn’t expect him,” Nash said. “I’m not like, ‘He’s gonna play right when the break ends.’ There’s obviously a small chance, but we want to be really careful and safe with Kevin.
“A setback would be tough when we only have whatever it is, 20 or so games left. We don’t want to jeopardize it or have a setback where he misses another six to 10 or 12 games in the 20. So I think we would be cautious coming out of the break.”
As for Joe Harris, who has hit continued obstacles in his recovery from ankle surgery, Nash still has little idea as to when he could make his return and see his first game action since November.
Nash said a second surgery is still an option.
‘I think everything’s on the table at this point,” Nash said. “We hope that he comes back, but we have no idea where this is gonna go at this point. We’re just continuing his rehab and hopefully we get some good signs and positive signs soon, but I have no update.”
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