Durant confirms Westbrook will return Thursday

Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant said teammate Russell Westbrook will return to the Thunder lineup when the team takes on the Miami Heat on Thursday night.

"Next game right after the All-Star break, against Miami," Durant said of Westbrook's timetable in an interview with Grantland's Bill Simmons on Friday.

Westbrook has been sidelined since having his third knee surgery since April on Dec. 27.