It's been just over two weeks since Kevin Durant sustained a Grade 2 MCL sprain and tibial bone bruise in his left knee.
On Tuesday, he was on the practice floor putting up set shots.
"He's getting there," Warriors GM Bob Myers said on 95.7 The Game on Wednesday. "You watch what he could do two weeks ago, a week ago, and what he can do now. Did a little spot shooting ... but you don't really know until you push hard off it, you cut, you sprint, you jump. The best thing about it is this -- when it's been decided by doctors that surgery is not required, your body heals.
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"When you have a surgery, that's where you get into the gray area of how long it's gonna take to come back. It's all guesswork. But when you don't need surgery, for the most part our bodies are wonderful with just healing. That's what I'm encouraged by."
Durant is averaging 25.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, while shooting just under 54 percent from the field and 38 percent from deep.
The Warriors are 3-5 since Durant's injury, and would be 2-6 if they didn't come back from a 16-point deficit to Philly on Tuesday.
It's possible that Durant returns to game action before the end of the regular season.
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"He's going to heal, he's gonna be back as good as he was before," Myers declared. "When? I wish I could tell you, man ... as far as the timeline, I don't know when he's coming back."