{"id":151419,"date":"2021-01-11T00:24:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T21:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-kyrie-irving-sits-again-as-kevin-durant-returns\/"},"modified":"2021-01-11T00:24:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T21:24:46","slug":"nets-kyrie-irving-sits-again-as-kevin-durant-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-kyrie-irving-sits-again-as-kevin-durant-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets’ Kyrie Irving sits again as Kevin Durant returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nets’ Kyrie Irving sits again as Kevin Durant returns<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The Nets had hoped to get both of their absent stars back Sunday. They got halfway there, with Kevin Durant suiting up against Oklahoma City but Kyrie Irving sitting out against the Thunder.<\/p>\n

Durant had missed the prior three game<\/a>s due to NBA health and safety protocols after coming in contact with somebody who has COVID-19. But he repeatedly tested negative for coronavirus, cleared quarantine and was available against his former club. <\/p>\n

Brooklyn wasn\u2019t so lucky with Irving.<\/p>\n

Irving has now sat out three straight games for what the team dubbed \u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d Averaging 27.1 points, his continued absence is a huge loss for the Nets. When asked whether the team was satisfied with Irving\u2019s explanation for his absence, Nash had a chance to say yes but replied only that they were keeping the matter private.<\/p>\n

Sources told The Post that the All-Star guard\u2019s absence had been related to Wednesday\u2019s riot at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.<\/p>\n

During Durant\u2019s three-game absence, the Nets drilled the Jazz by 36, cruised past the Eastern Conference-leading 76ers and dropped a heartbreaker the next night at Memphis on the tail-end of a tough back-to-back.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went 2-1. I would say that\u2019s what we accomplished in the three games, and we played pretty good basketball in stretches,\u201d Caris LeVert said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be important for all of us to keep this momentum going when those two get back, because obviously they\u2019re a huge part of our team and we need them to play well in order to do what we want to do. So, I think for us it was good to kind of get our confidence, get our looks and things like that, because we\u2019re going to need that going forward for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In Durant\u2019s three-game absence, LeVert averaged 29.7 points and seven assists, shooting 50 percent and 47.4 percent from deep. With Irving out Sunday, Nash had another opportunity to keep LeVert in the starting lineup.<\/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

\u201cWe\u2019ve been playing \u2014 at least these last couple games \u2014 more competitively I think, just bringing out good energy. \u2026 I think we\u2019re going to carry this momentum, and obviously it\u2019s going to help a lot when we get Ky back and Kevin back.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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