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Kevin Durant 'looking at the positive side' of sitting out after surgery

Published Oct. 21, 2014 12:39 p.m. ET

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant rolled into the media room Tuesday morning, cast on his right foot and a smile on his face.

"It's just another bump in the road," he said. "It's all good, to be honest."

Now we get to see if it's going to be all good for the Thunder.

Durant spoke for the first time since the team announced the MVP of the league would be out for six weeks with a fracture in his right foot. Durant had surgery last week and will be evaluated in another five weeks.

"I've been antsy since I came out of surgery," Durant said. "As a competitor I love to play basketball. I've still be doing some stuff on the court in the chair, getting up some shots."

A season ago, the Thunder dealt with the loss of Russell Westbrook, who missed most of the first half of the season with a knee injury. Now it's Durant.

Durant has played more minutes than any player in the last five years so, not only are the Thunder going to be without their All-Star, they're going to have figure out who will take over all those minutes.

"It's going to give guys opportunities and build that chemistry as a team," he said. "I'm looking at the positive side of it."

Durant said he still can't put weight on his foot and said he is working around it, doing cardio work with his arms to get his heart rate up. He also said he was not going to rush the process at all.

"I'm sure I'll feel better in two or three weeks," he said. "I'm taking my time with it. I'm blessed that it happened early and and hopefully by December I'll be ready to play."

The official injury to Durant's foot is a Jones Fracture and there was some question about whether Durant would undergo surgery. Ultimately, Durant said it was his decision along with a doctor, to do the surgery.

"If I had kept playing it could get worse," Durant said. "I talked to the doctor and the best thing to do would be to get surgery and let it heal that way. I knew I had to go through. It's needed. It's something that will definitely help my foot."

The Thunder play Utah tonight in their last preseason home game. They will open the season next week at Portland.

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