Kevin Durant reportedly will miss Warriors-Rockets NBA Cup game on Wednesday originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Warriors are set for a rematch of their 2025 NBA playoffs first-round series against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at Chase Center.
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However, it appears the visiting Rockets will be without their key offseason addition, who happens to be an old friend of Golden State.
Fifteen-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant will miss Wednesday’s NBA Cup game due to a family matter, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Sunday, citing sources.
Durant was a major part of two Golden State championship runs in 2017 and 2018 — he led all scorers during the infamous seven-game battle between the Warriors and Rockets in the 2018 Western Conference Finals.
But now, Durant apparently won’t be active for his first opportunity to face his former squad since joining the Warriors’ rival this past offseason. Of course, that move came after these teams squared off in last season’s memorable playoff series, in which Golden State also prevailed in seven games.
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According to Charania, the star forward also will miss the Rockets’ matchup on Monday against the Phoenix Suns — another one of Durant’s former teams.
