If all goes well, Seattle SuperSonics' rookie Kevin Durant should recover from a sprained left ankle in time to play in the team?s regular-season opener on Halloween in Denver against the Nuggets.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests and X-rays revealed no fractures in Durant?s injured ankle. The second overall pick in the June NBA draft did not make the trip to Portland on Wednesday, where top overall pick Greg Oden was also unable to play because he had season-ending surgery last month.

Durant will be re-evaluated next week, meaning he will miss the final exhibition against Phoenix on Friday in Vancouver, B.C.