{"id":151074,"date":"2021-01-10T03:27:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T00:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kevin-durant-kyrie-irvings-return-to-nets-looks-imminent\/"},"modified":"2021-01-10T03:27:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T00:27:29","slug":"kevin-durant-kyrie-irvings-return-to-nets-looks-imminent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-durant-kyrie-irvings-return-to-nets-looks-imminent\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving\u2019s return to Nets looks imminent"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving\u2019s return to Nets looks imminent<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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After playing shorthanded the last week, the Nets could get both of their superstars back Sunday against the Thunder.<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant, who has missed the past three game<\/a>s due to NBA health and safety protocols, has cleared quarantine and is now probable to face the Thunder. Kyrie Irving \u2014 who sat out the past two games for personal reasons \u2014 has been upgraded to questionable.<\/p>\n

\u201c[If] everything stays as is, it app<\/a>ears he\u2019ll be ready to go Sunday night,\u201d Nets coach Steve Nash said. \u201cCan\u2019t wait for Sunday to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neither can the Nets (5-5), who are inching closer to full strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to battle,\u201d forward Jeff Green said. \u201cOutside of our juggernauts, we still have a good team that\u2019s going to go out and play together and play well, and I think we showcased that the last [few] nights. We just have to keep it going.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to keep this momentum going when they get back. We\u2019ve got to continue to believe in ourselves and continue to help those guys out. That\u2019s going to make the whole process a lot easier.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kevin Durant talks with Kyrie Irving.<\/figcaption>
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Durant has repeatedly tested negative for COVID-19 and cleared an NBA-mandated quarantine after he had into contact with somebody who had coronavirus. Meanwhile, Irving missed the past two games for personal reasons, believed to be related to Wednesday\u2019s riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Trump.<\/p>\n

During that span, the Nets drilled the Jazz by 36, cruised past the Eastern Conference-leading 76ers and dropped a heartbreaker the next night at Memphis.<\/p>\n

The Nets played the game against the Jazz \u2014 the tail end of a back-to-back \u2014 without not only Durant and Irving, but also Spencer Dinwiddie, Tyler Johnson and Nic Claxton. All in all, it has buoyed their confidence for their stars\u2019 return.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody is battling their own issues over the course of this season, and 2-out-of-3 in this league is pretty solid,\u201d Joe Harris said. \u201cTo be an elite team where we want to go, we need to be a little better and have a little better win ratio. But for right now, in terms of small victories, it\u2019s a good step in the right direction.<\/p>\n

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