Nets’ Durant won’t play if NBA resumes
NEW YORK — Kevin Durant won’t play for the Brooklyn Nets if the NBA season resumes.
“My season is over,” Durant said. “I don’t plan on playing at all. We decided last summer when it first happened that I was just going to wait until the following season. I had no plans of playing at all this season.”
Durant ruptured an Achilles tendon a year ago for Golden State in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against Toronto.
He also had COVID-19 this year.
More NBA: The NBA has told teams that playoff seeding will be based on winning percentage, and that any tiebreakers necessary after that will follow the usual procedures. The league announced the clarification because the 22 playoff teams will not have played the same number of games.
MLB: A’s owner John Fisher caught heat last week when he said the club would not pay its minor league players past May. Now, he’s reversing course and said those players will in fact continue to receive their stipends of $400 per week.
NFL: Broncos coaches and players marched and spoke out against racism and police brutality at a protest in downtown Denver. Players appearing at the protest included safeties Kareem Jackson and Justin Simmons, quarterback Drew Lock, firstround draft pick Jerry Jeudy and linebackers Von Miller, Alexander Johnson and Jeremiah Attaochu. Also in attendance were team president Joe Ellis, vice president of strategic initiatives Brittany Bowlen, head coach Vic Fangio, coordinators Pat Shurmur and
Ed Donatell and several other assistant coaches.
Soccer: Bayer Leverkusen substitute Florian Wirtz became the youngest person to score a goal in the Bundesliga at age 17 years, 34 days, with an impressive strike. But Bayern Munich rallied from a goal down to beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 and take another step toward a record-extending eighth straight Bundesliga title . ... Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal were among the clubs who stepped up their preparations for the Premier League’s return by holding practice matches on Saturday. Clubs are attempting to build up players’ fitness as well as get used to playing without fans before the league resumes on June 17.
— Wire reports