Kevin Durant, 38, Is Healthy After a 26.0-Point Season for Houston
Kevin Durant is on the Rockets' roster for 2026-27 and is not on the injury report. Last season he averaged 26.0 points in 78 games while shooting 52.0 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from three. His latest outing was 11 points in 16.3 minutes against OKC on Oct. 15.
By the Rockets Nightly Desk · updated 2 d ago01The story of the nightWhere Durant stands nowDurant is a 6-11, 234-pound forward who wears No.
Durant is a 6-11, 234-pound forward who wears No. 7 for the Houston Rockets. He is 38 and in his 19th season, and he played college ball at Texas. As of Oct. 20 he is not on the injury report. That matters because his listing history this fall has been busy. He was tagged day-to-day with a left ankle and leg issue on Sept. 6 and cleared on Sept. 23. A second day-to-day tag, marked as not injury related, came on Oct. 9. He was cleared again on Oct. 15, the same day he played against OKC. Right now the report shows nothing against his name, and Houston can plan around a healthy Durant.
02Last season's numbersDurant played 78 games for Houston in 2025-26 and averaged 36.4 minutes.
Durant played 78 games for Houston in 2025-26 and averaged 36.4 minutes. He put up 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. He added 0.8 steals and 0.9 blocks, and he turned the ball over 3.2 times a night. The shooting line is the headline: 52.0 percent from the field, 41.3 percent from three and 87.4 percent at the free-throw line. His true shooting percentage was 64.1, and his usage rate was 26.3. Houston outscored opponents by 4.4 points per game with him on the floor. For a player his age, carrying that volume at that efficiency was the core of his value last season.
03How October has goneDurant's recent games this month have been short.
Durant's recent games this month have been short. On Oct. 9 against DAL he scored 15 points with two assists in 23.2 minutes, and Houston won. He logged no minutes against DAL on Oct. 11, a loss. On Oct. 15 against OKC he scored 11 points with one assist in 16.3 minutes, and Houston won again. He was plus-14.0 in that game and plus-11.0 against DAL on the ninth. The minutes are well below last season's 36.4 per game, and he had no rebounds in either appearance. Those lines are small samples. They show a player being brought along carefully, not one pushed to his limit.
04The end of last seasonDurant closed 2025-26 with a strong run.
Durant closed 2025-26 with a strong run. On April 1 against MIL he scored 19 points with nine assists. He had 25 against UTA on April 3 and 31 points with eight rebounds and eight assists against GSW on April 5. Against PHX on April 7 he scored 24, and against PHI on April 9 he scored 29 in a game Houston won with him at plus-17.0. On April 10 he put up 33 points, seven rebounds and seven assists against MIN in a loss. His April 21 game against LAL was another loss, though he had 23 points and six rebounds in 41.0 minutes. That is the form Houston is counting on to carry into the new season.
05Rumors and Team USASeveral items in the rumor cycle mention Durant.
Several items in the rumor cycle mention Durant. A Suns notes column dated Oct. 20 lists KD among its topics, alongside Ishbia, Brooks, Kennard, rotation and Fleming. Nothing in that headline says he is going anywhere, and he remains a Rocket. A Sept. 14 headline said Durant reiterated his desire to play for Team USA in 2028. That is a stated wish, not a roster decision. Treat the Suns item as chatter and the Team USA item as a long-range goal. For now, the story in Houston is his health and his workload as the games begin to count.
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