Durant, a team captain and member of the NBA's 75th anniversary team, was already sidelined due to injury.
He suffered a sprained MCL against the New Orleans Pelicans on Jan. 15, and has been sidelined since then. Looking further ahead, it's still unclear when Durant will be back on the court. On Sunday, Durant's mother, Wanda, announced on Instagram that Barbara Davis, her mother and Kevin Durant's grandmother, died on Sunday.
Nets superstar Kevin Durant won't attend the NBA 75th Anniversary Team ceremony during the All-Star Game due to a death in the family.
Durant was also selected to be an All-Star and was voted as the captain of his team. Kevin Durant – named one of the 75 greatest players ever – will no longer attend 75th Anniversary team ceremony tonight at NBA All-Star Game as the family mourns loss. The grandmother of Kevin Durant passed away this morning, Wanda Durant announces.
Kevin Durant will not attend the NBA All-Star Game, including halftime festivities honoring the league's 75th anniversary team, after his grandmother died.
Kevin Durant, the captain of one of the teams for the All-Star Game in Cleveland, will skip the game entirely, an NBA source confirmed. “It is with great sadness that we share with family and friends that our Dear Sweet Mama, BARBARA A. Davis, transitioned early this morning,” Wanda Durant wrote on Instagram. “Words can not describe how our family feels [during] this time. Durant’s expected absence was first reported by The Athletic.
Kevin Durant was absent from the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland on Sunday night after the death of h...
"The entire All-Star weekend is a celebration of the basketball community, the fans and the sport I am blessed to play. I can't wait to see the game later today." Mitchell had been on the Team LeBron roster, and said: "It is a great honour and has always been a dream of mine to be selected as an NBA All-Star. Remorsefully, I will not be able to play in tonight’s All-Star Game due to an upper respiratory illness [non-COVID-related].