Just a week ago it was announced that Oklahoma City Thunder's own Kevin Durant will be out for the remainder of the season. Durant has had multiple injuries on his foot, and now has seriously injured it. Durant underwent bone graft surgery on his right foot on March 3. The 2014 MVP had been doing great this season along with another great OKC player Russel Westbrook. After the news however of Durant's season ending injuries many fans have given up hope that OKC will be able to win the NBA Championship. With the Thunder likely to play the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, it seems slim that OKC will be able to beat them without Durant.
However there is still hope for OKC, because even without Durant they still have one of the best players in the league Russel Westbrook. Westbrook has been a top performer not only in OKC but also in the NBA. He now leads the league in points averaging 27.6 points a game. Westbrook is fourth in the league in assist averaging 8.6 a game. Finally he is ranked third in the league for steals averaging 2.5 a game. These incredible stats should be enough to keep most fans around, and even scare the Warriors. Westbrook is determined to keep the Championship dream alive for all the Thunder fans out there, and will not back down just because Durant is unable to play.
I believe that Westbrook does have a chance to carry his team through the playoffs. It will be very tough for him to do so, but I believe that if he can continue playing the way he is and even better that he will be able to take them as far as he possibly can. Westbrook stated , "From here on out myself and the team will be playing just as hard if not harder to make up for Kevin. We can't hang our heads, we just have to go out there and show league what we are made of." Westbrook is confident and his team and himself that they will still be able to preform without Durant. It is a long shot, but I believe that they are still strong contenders for the championship.
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