{"id":248272,"date":"2021-05-13T03:43:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T00:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-seem-to-avoid-kyrie-irving-injury-disaster\/"},"modified":"2021-05-13T03:43:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T00:43:20","slug":"nets-seem-to-avoid-kyrie-irving-injury-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-seem-to-avoid-kyrie-irving-injury-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets seem to avoid Kyrie Irving injury disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nets seem to avoid Kyrie Irving injury disaster<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Kyrie Irving missed Wednesday\u2019s game<\/a> against San Antonio with a facial contusion, but the injury isn\u2019t expected to be serious and the Nets are hopeful of having the All-Star point guard back by the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cKyrie\u2019s scans were clear fortunately,\u201d coach Steve Nash said. \u201cNo concussion, nothing on the scans. Just precautionary. Not gonna go [vs. the Spurs].\u201d<\/p>\n

Irving suffered the injury taking an elbow to the face from Nikola Vucevic during the third quarter of Tuesday\u2019s victory in Chicago. He\u2019s expected to be fit for this weekend\u2019s back-to-back against the Bulls and Cavaliers, potentially letting him get some much-needed time on court with Kevin Durant and James Harden.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s cleared to play,\u201d Nash said. \u201cSo it\u2019s a matter of how comfortable he is playing, and if they get that time together it would be great. If they don\u2019t, they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Big 3 haven\u2019t gotten much time together \u2014 just 186 minutes together over seven games all season. They haven\u2019t gotten any time together at all since a Feb. 13 victory at Golden State.<\/p>\n

Mike James got the start Wednesday in lieu of Irving.<\/p>\n

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Joe Harris (left hip soreness) also missed Wednesday\u2019s game. He\u2019d been playing through the injury, and the Nets finally opted to sit him down.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe, he got hit a few games ago, and it\u2019s kind of deteriorated a little bit,\u201d Nash said. \u201cNothing long term. Nothing that should hold him out longer. But going to rest [vs. San Antonio] and try to get on top of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Durant and Blake Griffin were available Wednesday despite having played Tuesday in Chicago and the Nets trying to protect them from back-to-backs.<\/p>\n

\u201cKevin wants to play and get his rhythm and continue to get back to his best, and then just feel comfortable heading into the playoffs,\u201d Nash said. \u201cSo you\u2019re trying to find that balance between where the risk is, but also where they feel most confident for the playoffs.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it\u2019s one of those things where I take a leap of faith in what would make them feel best and make them feel in rhythm and confident prepared and then at the same time, not risking anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

James, Durant, Griffin, Bruce Brown and Landry Shamet made up Brooklyn\u2019s team record 36th different starting lineup of the season. James is the 19th Net to start this season, another franchise record.<\/p>\n

With James\u2019 second and final 10-day deal about to expire, the Nets are believed to be leaning toward converting his contract so he can play in the playoffs.<\/p>\n