Why Kevin Durant wasn’t on bench during Rockets’ awful Game 3 loss
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Kevin Durant was not on the Rockets’ bench as they melted down against the Lakers on Friday night, but Ime Udoka has revealed the reason why.
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What happened
Kevin Durant was not on the Rockets’ bench as they melted down against the Lakers on Friday night, but Ime Udoka has revealed the reason why.
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