Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 0 Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are both ahead of schedule in their rehabs from injuries and could return to the Oklahoma City Thunder as early as the end of next week. According to NewsOk.com, both All-Star players were scheduled to take part in the team’s practice on Saturday for the first time since sustaining their injuries. Durant has yet to play this season following surgery on his right foot and Westbrook has missed the last several weeks with a fractured right hand suffered in the second game of the season. “They had good workouts the last couple days,” coach Scott Brooks said. “They will go through some of our practice and we’ll go from there.” Durant and Westbrook were also seen working out individually on Friday in what has been described as “intensified” drill sessions. Several media outlets have reported “Westbrook dribbled and shot with his surgically repaired right hand and Durant rose off his surgically repaired foot for a pair of easy dunks.” Their return couldn’t come soon enough for the struggling Thunder. Oklahoma City is currently in last place in the tough Western Conference, some five and half games out of the eighth and final playoff spot. The league’s reigning MVP, Durant averaged a career-high 32 points to go along with seven rebounds and six assists last season. Westbrook, meanwhile, chipped in with averages of 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds. With Durant and Westbrook out, the Thunder have largely turned to third-year guard Reggie Jackson, who leads the team in scoring (19.9) and assists (7.7) Having struggled to a 3-11 start, the Thunder would have to go at least 46-22 the rest of the way to qualify for the playoffs based on last year’s Western Conference playoff qualifiers. Last season, 33 losses was the cutoff point for making the playoffs in the West. [Photo Credit: Keith Allison] Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Email This article was written for Business 2 Community by Connor Brooke.Learn how to publish your content on B2C Join our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Author: Connor Brooke Connor is a Scottish financial expert, specialising in wealth management and equity investing. Based in Glasgow, Connor writes full-time for a wide selection of financial websites, whilst also providing startup consulting to small businesses. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, and a Master’s degree in Investment Fund Management, Connor has … View full profile ›More by this author:ACH Crypto Price Prediction 2022 – Is it a Buy?Lucky Block Partners with Dillian Whyte ahead of Heavyweight Showdown with Tyson FuryNFT Pixel Art – The Best NFT Collections for 2022