Brooklyn Nets winger Kevin Durant left Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors due to health and safety protocols.
During initially he was not available to start due to the protocols, but then he was allowed to play and entered from the bench at the 4:13 mark of the first quarter. Then Durant was ruled out again.
He had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in 19 minutes before being ruled out.
During starting each of the first 866 games of his career before Friday night. This is the fourth longest streak to start a race among players to debut since 1970-71, when the openings became official.
not more Patrick Ewing, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul had longer streaks than Durant.
Durant, who had COVID-19 last March, is the NBA’s second-highest scorer, averaging 30.8 points per game. He previously missed three games in early January due to health and safety protocols.