Kevin Durant to sit out at least a week because of strained hamstring

Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma Thunder’s star forward, will sit out at least a week because of a strained left hamstring. Durant was injured during the second quarter of a 125-101 victory at Washington on Tuesday night. He will be reevaluated in seven to 10 days.

“I came down a little awkward, and landed on it a little harder than I wanted to and I pulled it,” Durant said after the game.

Durant has averaged 28.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.25 blocks to help lead the Thunder and new Coach Billy Donovan to a 5-3 start.

Durant was an ironman for most of his career and was the NBA most valuable player in 2013-14. But he broke a bone in his right foot last preseason, had three procedures on it and played in only 27 games as the Thunder missed the playoffs.

Police say Green was combative

Miami Heat guard Gerald Green punched a man, then was combative with paramedics and eventually needed to be handcuffed just so rescue personnel could take him to a trauma center last week, according to police.

The Miami police incident report, released Wednesday, said the man who was punched by Green did not wish to press charges.

The report sheds some light on the circumstances surrounding Green’s mysterious absence from the Heat and subsequent two-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team. Green will serve the final game of that suspension Thursday when Miami plays host to Utah and is expected back on the practice floor on Saturday.

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Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler will undergo surgery on his right hip and is expected to miss the season. Chandler suffered a labral tear during the preseason and did not play in any of Denver’s first seven regular-season games. He will endure a six-month rehab process but is expected to make a full recovery.