The Nets visit the Pacers tonight. To play basketball, not to go hang out or something. But the visiting squad will be doing do without the services of both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Via the New York Post:
Brooklyn’s Big Three is going to be down to a Big One, with Kyrie Irving scratched from tonight’s game at Indiana and James Harden left the last man standing.
Irving was ruled out around 2:30 p.m. with right groin soreness. It’s not an issue that had been known to be troubling the star guard, who poured in a game-high 34 points in Monday’s win over the rival Knicks and logged 36:47, second-most on the team.
For the most part, Irving has avoided the injury bug that has dogged him for much of his career. He missed seven consecutive games earlier this season, but that was for a personal leave and the ensuing COVID-19 contact tracing quarantine resulting from going maskless at a party…
[Kevin] Durant is going to miss his 13th straight game tonight, and 16th in his last 17. He hasn’t played since Feb. 13, and is expected to miss another week or two, according to sources close to the situation.
The Nets are without Spencer Dinwiddie this season. And new Net Blake Griffin isn’t ready to begin his Brooklyn career just yet.
The Pacers are without T.J. Warren, and as of this afternoon Jeremy Lamb is listed as Questionable.
It’ll be cool to see how former Net Caris LeVert, who recently made his Pacers debut, plays tonight. He’s only got two games under his belt for Indiana so far, but he looked good in both, and the future for him should only be brighter.
