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Live on September 27th-The Athletic, an American media, published an article today reviewing the injury tide suffered by the team Durant joined after leaving the Warriors. Here are some contents.
Even though Durant won 2 championships with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018, those championships were not as widely accepted by the public as other superstars eventually captured the championships. After leaving the Warriors, Durant's team has been plagued by the "injury curse". Someone explained, "God thinks Durant's two championships are too smooth to keep him so smooth."
What evidence do we have about this so-called “curse”?
Brooklyn basketball team.: In the 2020-21 season, when Durant and Owen returned healthily, the Nets acquired James Harden through a trade, forming a big three with strong offensive firepower. However, they only played eight games together in the regular season due to injury issues.
Durand missed 37 of his 72 matches.
-Owen missed 18 games.
Harden missed 22 games after the deal.
- They played only six games together in the post-season, five of which were in the first round.
- Harden hasn't fully recovered from his leg injury. Owen twisted his ankle in the second round of the series against the Milwaukee Eagles.
-Durant almost sent the Bucks home with one foot in Game 7 (three-point stepping on the line), but in the end the Nets lost the game in overtime.
The following season, the injury once again hurt the basketball team. Owen missed 53 games, Durant missed 27 games, and Hardon was traded to Philadelphia in the middle of the season.
In the 2022-23 season, Durant joined the Phoenix Suns before the trade deadline, while Irving went to Dallas.
The Phoenix Sun.: Durant joined the Suns after the team failed to beat Nikola Jokic in the second round of the 2023 playoffs. But it doesn't matter. They can make good adjustments in the offseason and prepare for the next championship, but this is not the case.
- The Sun team got Bradley-Bill through the deal, and the 23-24 season formed a new trio with Durant and Devin-Buker. But they only played 41 games together. Buker missed 14 games and Bill missed 29.
-In the 2024 playoffs, the Suns were swept by the Timberwolves in the first round.
- In the 2024-25 season, Bill missed another 29 matches and Durant missed 20 matches. The three giants played only 37 matches together. In Durant's absence match, the Sun's team scored only 3 wins and 17 negatives, eventually failing to enter the additions.
Back on the Rockets side, Van Fleet has been injured, and you have to worry about Durant's attendance. After all, he has missed 126 games in the last five seasons. Moreover, the Rockets have suffered many setbacks in the playoffs in the past decade. Then,Is there any reason to believe that Durant's "curse" will affect the Rockets?Did the Rockets have suffered similar “curses” over the past 30 years? should adults believe in the “curses” in sports? all this is just bad luck or coincidence? Anyway, the Rockets are still looking forward to the new season, but if you’re a Rockets fan, it’s best to still sit on your lucky chair and watch the game.