Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors reacts after suffering an injury during the second quarter of Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on June 10.īoth Durant and Gay are from the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area and have known each other since high school. “As long as you can continue to heal and get your rhythm back, the only thing that will be new is figuring out your body.” What’s ? Right Now
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“The biggest thing is finding your rhythm and knowing your body,” said Gay, who will be a free agent again this summer. So what does Gay think will be the key for KD in his return?
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Gay scored 19 and 21 points, respectively, in Games 6 and 7 in the Spurs’ first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. The 32-year-old appeared to be completely recovered from the Achilles injury this past season, averaging 13.7 points and 6.8 rebounds in 26.7 minutes per game for San Antonio primarily as a starter in 68 games. Gay opted out of the final year of his deal in 2018, then re-signed with the Spurs on a one-year, $10 million contract on July 11, 2018. I was able to play six months after surgery. “After surgery, I was out of a cast in three weeks.
The 6-foot-8 forward, who would be a free agent that summer, had surgery five days later with hopes of returning to action in six months. 18, 2017, while playing for the Sacramento Kings.
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Gay can relate to Durant’s pain, as he suffered a full tear of his left Achilles tendon on Jan. It’s just like a Fireball shot running through your body,” Gay said. Gay said he knew immediately that Durant had suffered a torn Achilles tendon. Gay watched on television from Milan in the early hours of the morning when Durant suffered the injury. “He hit me back and was appreciative,” Gay told The Undefeated over the phone from Milan. Although Gay improved his scoring a bit from last season (from 10.8 points per game to 11.4) and set a new career high in threes per game (1.7), the 34-year-old forward is clearly in the decline phase of his career.NBA veteran Rudy Gay sent Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant that message and other encouraging words via Instagram the day after Durant injured his right Achilles tendon during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday.
18, when he tallied 21 points in a road win over the Trail Blazers.
Gay saved one of his best scoring performances for when the Spurs needed him the most - this was his first time reaching the 20-point mark since Jan. Gay mustered 20 points (8-21 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 1-2 FT), seven rebounds and an assist across 27 minutes off the bench in Wednesday's loss to the Grizzlies.