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Golden State Warriors' Kev-
in Durant, right, scores over
Houston Rockets' PJ Tucker
(17) and Iman Shumpert (1)
during the first half of Game 5
of a second-round NBA bas-
ketball playoff series Wednes-
day, May 8, 2019, in Oakland,
Calif.
Associated Press
Warriors
star Kevin
Durant out
for rest
of West
semifinals
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —
Kevin Durant will miss the
remainder of the Golden
State Warriors' Western
Conference semifinals
against the Houston Rock-
ets with a strained right
calf.
An MRI exam Thursday
confirmed the Warriors' ini-
tial diagnosis announced
during Wednesday's 104-
99 win at Oracle Arena.
The team has returned to
Houston for Game 6 on
Friday but Durant stayed
behind in the Bay Area to
undergo treatment. He is
scheduled to be re-evalu-
ated next week, meaning Koepka in the hunt at Byron Nelson
if there is a decisive Game
7 in the series Sunday he
would be out of that one Brooks Koepka putts on the first green during the first round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Trinity
as well. The Warriors lead Forest in Dallas.
the series 3-2. Associated Press
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