Nets star Kevin Durant has been diagnosed with a mild left hamstring strain and will miss at least the next two games, the team announced (via Twitter).
Brooklyn’s next two games are in Sacramento on Monday and in Phoenix on Tuesday. If Durant’s absence doesn’t extend beyond those two contests, he’d be able to return for a Thursday showdown in Los Angeles against the Lakers on TNT.
It has been a stop-and-start year so far for Durant, who missed the entire 2019/20 season as he recovered from an Achilles tear. The Nets have played it safe with the former MVP in the early going, holding him out of half of some back-to-back sets to manage his return from that injury. Durant has also been sidelined for several games due to two separate week-long stints in the NBA’s health and safety protocols.
Since James Harden made his Nets debut on January 16, the team’s Big Three – Durant, Harden, and Kyrie Irving – has been active for just seven of 15 games, and Durant was forced to exit one of those games early due to COVID-19 protocols.
On the plus side for Brooklyn, DeAndre Jordan, who missed Saturday’s game vs. Golden State for personal reasons, is listed as probable to play on Monday against Sacramento.
Down goes Frazier!
Lame.
Creeper
Uh oh!
This is just industry code for load management…move along
I don’t know why he would need load management so soon after missing a week due to the Covid protocol. Seems like that should have been an adequate break to hold him over for a few more games if management was the the reason now.
It’s hard for fans here in Houston to feel sorry for the Nets having Harden, KD, and Kyrie available for just 7 out of 15 games. The Rockets have had Wood, Wall, and Oladipo on the court together three times in 17 games since they traded Harden.
Injuries are part of NBA season. It is what it is. Nets are playing for Finals bid. Better to be healthy at end of season. Considering this yr and all the injuries. The Nets need for more D depth. It’s going to be real interesting to see if they trade Dinwiddie. The pressure to move him, might be on.