Kevin Durant injury: Rockets star ruled out for Game 1 vs. Lakers after hurting knee in practice

LOS ANGELES — The Houston Rockets will be without star forward Kevin Durant for Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday due to a knee injury, the team announced less than two hours before game time. Durant went through pre-game warmups at Crypto.com Arena but was ruled out with what the team called a right knee contusion. Rockets coach Ime Udoka said before the game that Durant bumped a knee at practice on Wednesday and hopes his absence is just a “one-game thing.” Udoka said Durant underwent imaging and “nothing major” came up. Houston opened as a 5.5-point…