Overview

• Kevin Durant, star player for the Phoenix Suns, is out for a second consecutive game due to a sore right foot.
• This is Durant's first game in New York since his trade from Brooklyn in February, which he is unable to play.
• Durant was ruled out about half an hour before the start of the game against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
• He was hoping to return after missing the Suns’ victory at Memphis on Friday because of the injury.
• Durant has a more than a decade-long winning streak against the Knicks, not having lost a game against them since April 7, 2013.