Durant first thought that the injury was much worse

Superstar Warriors forward Kevin Durant was forced to miss out on the Western Conference finals due to a calf injury suffered in the previous round. third consecutive title and fourth in five years.

But that could have been a lot worse considering his reaction of a split second to the injury he suffered at the end of the win of the 5th Warriors game on May 8th of their half-time series. Finals of the Western Conference with Houston.

While it was later diagnosed as a right-sided calf strain, Durant initially feared – with many observers – tore the Achilles tendon because of the contactless nature of the injury.

"I pushed to get to the bottom of the pitch and I felt someone tripping me up," said Durant, who spoke of the injury for the first time on Friday. "The first thing that has come to my mind," says Boogie (Cousins), Kobe (Bryant), said … "that it was as if somebody theirs had kicked (after being torn the Achilles tendon).

"So, the first thing in my head was to slow down and deal with what happened.Then I started walking and I could gain weight, and it wasn''t as serious as I thought. "

But still serious enough that Durant has been away for more than two weeks and has not been released yet for field activities. The Warriors announced Thursday that Durant continued to make "good progress" with the injury and hoped to return in the final, which begins next Thursday and ends, if it lasts every seven games, June 16.

"I'm just taking it a second at a time," Durant said. "I do not know too much about this injury, I just leave that to the team doctors."

The Warriors can at least count on the return of the veteran reserve Andre Iguodala (Calf), which is expected to return for the first game, and perhaps the All Star center, DeMarcus Cousins ​​(quad), that the Warriors intend to return to at some point during the Finals.

Warrior coach Steve Kerr said the two players had participated in a full scrum Friday, with no contact restrictions or play time. Durant, he said, sat down while he continued his rehabilitation.