NEW YORK (AFP) – Kevin Durant suffered sprained ligaments in his left knee during the Brooklyn Nets’ win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday and reportedly faces up to six weeks on the sidelines.

Nets star Durant limped out of the second quarter of Saturday’s 120-105 win over the Pelicans shortly after a collision with teammate Bruce Brown.

The Nets said in a statement on Sunday an MRI scan had revealed damage to knee ligaments but the team did not give a likely timetable for Durant’s return.

“Following an MRI this morning, Kevin Durant was diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral of the left knee,” the Nets said.

“Durant is expected to return to full strength following a period of rehabilitation. Updates regarding his return will be provided as appropriate.”

An ESPN report said the team expected Durant to face an injury layoff of between four to six weeks.

Meantime, Durant was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Friday for swearing in a post-game interview.

Durant uttered a profanity after Brooklyn’s 114-108 loss at Portland on Monday when asked about playing games on back-to-back nights, saying championship teams had to face adversity and every team’s schedule was difficult at some stage.

Durant, the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player, also didn’t satisfy an NBA security review requirement.

The 33-year-old American forward leads the NBA with 29.7 points a game and is the top vote-getter among Eastern Conference players in fan balloting for next month’s NBA All-Star Game.