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Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant says he’s back after missing 21 NBA games

Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant says he's back after missing 21 NBA games

NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant says he will play Thursday against the Miami Heat after missing a month and a half because of a sprained left MCL.

Durant has not played since getting hurt in the Nets’ Jan. 15 win over the New Orleans Pelicans and will provide a huge lift for a team that went 5-16 in his absence.

“I feel energized,” Durant said after Thursday’s shootaround. “I feel grateful for the opportunity to play. It sucks being out and not being around the team. I felt bad not being able to help and contribute and try to turn some things around for us. But get an opportunity tonight and hopefully moving forward where I can inject what I do into this team and hopefully it provides some good results.”

Without Durant on the floor, coupled with the trade of James Harden and the periodic absences of Kyrie Irving, the Nets have slid to 32-31 and eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Ben Simmons, who came over from the Sixers in the Harden trade, has yet to play as…

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