Gay returned to NBA action nearly nine months after surgery, scoring 14 points in his season debut with the Spurs on Oct. San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay (center) drives the lane for a basket between Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton (left) and forward Mason Plumlee (right) in the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball playoff series April 16 in Denver. The San Antonio Spurs showed confidence in Gay by signing him to a two-year, $17 million deal on July 6, 2017. The 6-foot-8 forward, who would be a free agent that summer, had surgery five days later with hopes of returning to action in six months. 18, 2017, while playing for the Sacramento Kings. Gay can relate to Durant’s pain, as he suffered a full tear of his left Achilles tendon on Jan. It’s just like a Fireball shot running through your body,” Gay said. Gay said he knew immediately that Durant had suffered a torn Achilles tendon. Gay watched on television from Milan in the early hours of the morning when Durant suffered the injury. “He hit me back and was appreciative,” Gay told The Undefeated over the phone from Milan.
NBA veteran Rudy Gay sent Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant that message and other encouraging words via Instagram the day after Durant injured his right Achilles tendon during Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday.
