Kevin Durant of the NBA Golden State Warriors suffered a leg injury in game 5 of the 2018-2019 NBA playoffs against the Houston Rockets. While it certainly looked like it could have been his achilles at first, thankfully it is a mild calf strain.

But what does this mean, how did it happen, and could it still spell the end of the season for one of the NBA's biggest superstars in Kevin Durant?

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REFERENCES:
-Fields KB, et all, "Muscular Calf Injuries in Runners", Extremity and Joint Conditions, 2016 Sep/Oct volume 15(5)
-UpToDate "Calf Injuries not involving the achilles tendon", Rainbow C, Fields KB, Feb 2019

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