article_snippet: Kevin Durant, NBA's reigning most valuable player, will miss the rest of the season as he needs another foot surgery, dealing a blow to Oklahoma City Thunder playoff hopes, Most Valuable Player said on Friday.
article_snippet: Kevin Durant has suffered a setback in Kevin Durant recovery from foot surgery and has been ruled out for the season .
article_snippet: Durant, who had averaged 25.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 27 games this season, had surgery last month to alleviate soreness in Kevin Durant foot caused by a screw that was inserted in October during a procedure to repair a fracture at the base of Kevin Durant small toe.
article_snippet: But after Kevin Durant visited two specialists this past week and held several conference calls with a specialist team, it was determined that the fracture, which had shown significant healing previously, was demonstrating signs of regression. '
article_snippet: The bone graft is the standard procedure for the five to eight percent of Kevin Durant fracture surgeries that do not initially have success or experience setbacks sometime within the recovery period,' the Thunder said in a statement. '
article_snippet: While everyone is disappointed that Kevin falls into that group, we are encouraged that the bone graft procedure has historically demonstrated long-term health and stability.'
article_snippet: The news comes one week after a specialist team said Durant, 26, had been shut down indefinitely due to problems with LeBron James surgically repaired right foot.
highlights_snippet: Kevin Durant will be sidelined for between four to six months .