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Kevin Durant was forced to leave Sunday's game against the Miami Heat due to a knee injury.
The Brooklyn Nets All-Star was hurt in a collision with Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler. Butler collapsed to the court as his shot was stopped near the hoop. On his way down, he clashed with Durant's right knee. Durant grasped his knee in evident discomfort right away. Durant stood up and hobbled alone to the locker room. Shortly later, the Nets confirmed that he had been ruled out due to a knee injury. The extent of his damage was not immediately apparent. Head coach Jacque Vaughn told reporters that the club will learn more once Durant has more testing, including imaging, on Monday. The game was won by the Nets, 102-101. Durant's injury is to the opposite knee that kept him out last season. Durant missed 21 games last season after spraining his MCL in his left knee. He missed the whole 2019-20 season due to a torn right Achilles tendon, then missed the entire 2020-21 season due to a lingering hamstring injury in his left leg.
Durant remains one of the most powerful offensive weapons in basketball when he is healthy. He has averaging 30 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.5 blocks in 38 games this season, while shooting a career-high 56% from the field and 37.6% from 3-point range. His play has been a major reason for the Nets' comeback from a 1-5 start to 27-13, good for the East's second-best record. Durant's health has been a concern, since he has missed three consecutive seasons due to leg issues since tearing his Achilles tendon. The Nets, whose title chances are heavily dependent on Durant, will be hopeful that he does not face another extended layoff.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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