India, April 27 -- The Houston Rockets will once again be without their star forward Kevin Durant for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, as the veteran continues to battle a lingering ankle injury. It was revealed on Sunday that Durant is currently dealing with a bone bruise in his left ankle, along with a sprain - an issue that has caused "swelling, stiffness and lack of mobility in the ankle," as per ESPN insider Shams Charania.

The injury has already forced him to miss multiple games and now sidelines him again with Houston facing elimination.

Durant's postseason troubles began even before the series tipped off. He missed Game 1 due to a right knee contusion but returned in Game 2, logging heav...