OAKLAND, United States: Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant underwent surgery Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) for a ruptured right Achilles tendon, confirming the injury and the operation in an Instagram posting.

Durant, averaging 34.2 points a game in the playoffs, suffered the injury in Monday’s fifth game of the NBA Finals, which the Warriors won 106-105 to pull within 3-2 of Toronto in the best-of-seven series.

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