"But my wife's a champ and she was great. It's tough to get that out of your mind, especially when things are at the forefront. It's good everybody's healthy and just looking to get back to it."
Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant will miss the next two games while tending to a family matter, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Sunday. Durant will miss road games against two of his former teams -- the Phoenix Suns on Monday and the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Durant is averaging 24.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Rockets this season, while shooting 48.5% from the field.
Just as it did in 2022, McLaurin's absence has spoken volumes; he's disheartened by the lack of progress toward a new deal, and the longer talks drag on, the more tenuous they seem.
