Durant curse? US media reviewed the Nets Suns injury wave after KD joined: Is it the Rockets turn this time?

September 27th, US media TheAthletic posted a message today to review the injuries suffered by the team Durant joined after leaving the Warriors. The following is some of the content.

Although Durant won two championships with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018, these championships were not as widely accepted as other superstars ended up winning the title. After leaving the Warriors, the team Durant joined has been troubled by the "injury curse". Someone explained that "God thinks Durant's two championships are too smooth and he can't keep going so well."

What evidence do we have about this so-called "curse"? Let's sort it out.

Brooklyn Nets: In the 2020-21 season, when Durant and Irving returned healthy, the Nets obtained James Harden through a trade, forming a Big Three with strong offensive firepower. However, due to injury issues, they only played 8 games together in the regular season.

-Durant missed 37 of 72 games.

-Irving missed 18 games.

-Harden missed 22 games after the trade.

-They only played 6 games together in the playoffs, 5 of which were in the first round.

-Harden has not fully recovered due to a hamstring injury. Irving sprained ankle in the second round of the series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

-Durant almost sent the Bucks home with one foot (three-pointer) in Game 7, but the Nets eventually lost the game in overtime.

The following season, injuries hit the Nets again. Irving missed 53 games, Durant missed 27 games, and Harden was traded to Philadelphia in the middle of the season. The Nets were swept out in the first round.

In the 2022-23 season, Durant joined the Phoenix Suns before the trade deadline, while Irving went to Dallas.

Phoenix Suns: After Durant joined the Suns, the team failed to defeat Nikola Jokic in the second round of the 2023 playoffs. But it doesn't matter. They can adjust well during the offseason and prepare for the next championship, but that's not the case.

-The Suns got Bradley Beal through a trade, and the latter formed the new Big Three with Durant and Devin Booker in the 23-24 season. But they only played 41 games together. Booker missed 14 games and Bill missed 29 games.

-In the 2024 playoffs, the Suns were swept by the Timberwolves in the first round.

-In the 2024-25 season, Bill missed 29 more games and Durant missed 20 games. The Big Three only played 37 games together. In the game Durant missed, the Suns had a record of only 3 wins and 17 losses and eventually failed to enter the playoffs.

Back to the Rockets, Van Vreet has been injured, you have to worry about Durant's attendance, after all, he has missed 126 games in the past five seasons. Moreover, the Rockets have also encountered many setbacks in the playoffs over the past decade. So, is there any reason to believe that Durant’s “curse” will affect the Rockets? Have the Rockets been subjected to a similar "curse" in the past 30 years? Should adults believe in the “curse” in sports? All this is just a bad luck or a coincidence? Anyway, the Rockets are still looking forward to the new season, but if you are a Rockets fan, it's better to sit in your lucky chair and watch the game.