Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant will not participate in basketball-related activities anytime soon and could miss the remainder of the 2014-15 NBA season.

Thunder general manager Sam Presti said in a news conference on Friday afternoon that Durant will be removed from basketball activities after experiencing setback in his recovery from a second foot surgery last month.

Durant underwent surgery to repair a Jones fracture in his right foot before the season started, which forced him to miss the first 17 games of the season. Late last month, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player underwent a second procedure to replace the screw in his right foot, which is reportedly causing discomfort and soreness.

The 26-year-old superstar was projected to return in the coming week, or two weeks from now, but he was held out of practice on Thursday due to soreness in his surgically-repaired right foot.

When Durant was pulled out of practice, Thunder coach Scott Brooks said that the team cannot set a timetable, creating speculation that the superstar could miss the remainder of the season.

Presti then confirmed on Wednesday that Durant will be out indefinitely after not making progress in his recovery. When asked about a possible return date, Presti said the six-time All-Star will not return until he is 100 percent healthy even if they make the playoffs this season.

"When he's healthy to play, and when he's able to return without that soreness, he'll be back on the floor," Presti said in the news conference via USA Today. "If that takes the rest of the regular season, if that takes the rest of the playoffs, that's what it's going to take."

Without Durant, the Thunder are now in danger of missing the playoffs this season. They are currently in eighth place in the Western Conference standings with their 38-30 record, but are only one-game ahead of the 37-31 New Orleans Pelicans.

The Thunder will also play without starting power forward Serge Ibaka in the next four to six weeks after undergoing knee surgery. Presti admitted that they are worried about failing to make the postseason, but insisted that they will not put the career of their players at risk just to win in their final 14 games this season.

"The last thing on our mind is ever putting a player in a position to try to win a ballgame at the expense of their health," Presti said. "That's the furthest thing from our radar. Unless he's able to be back on the floor without soreness, he won't be back on the floor."

Durant averaged 25.4 points on 51.0 percent shooting from the field to go along with 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 26 games this season. The Thunder are 20-21 in games without Durant this season.

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