The Phoenix Suns host the Houston Rockets Sunday in 11th place in the West, one game out of the 10th and final play-in spot.

The Phoenix Suns host the Houston Rockets Sunday in 11th place in the West, one game out of the 10th and final play-in spot.

The Phoenix Suns are scratching and crawling for that last Play-In spot. The coveted 10th seed was in their grasp for a single game before losing back-to-back games and falling out of the Play-In.

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant sprained his left ankle driving to the basket on Jabari Smith Jr. in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Houston Rockets at PHX Arena. Durant went to a crossover move to get into the paint, but badly twisted his ankle steppin on Smith Jr.s’ foot on the play.

Another unfortunate development hit the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. Superstar forward Kevin Durant exited the game between the Suns and Houston Rockets at the 6:57 mark of the third quarter due to an apparent lower leg injury - in a dribble drive where he appeared to turn his ankle.

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant was ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Houston Rockets after suffering an ankle injury in the second half. Durant suffered the injury while driving to the hoop near the midway point of the third quarter, drawing a foul on the play.