Brooklyn Nets fans will have to wait a bit longer to see their new star trio of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving in action. Irving is excluded for Brooklyn’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks Monday night due to the NBA health and safety protocols, this is the seventh game he is going to miss. Irving took time off from the team for personal reasons and was then forced to undergo a mandatory quarantine after the league determined he had violated health and safety protocols by attending a family birthday party without wearing a mask.
Irving has cleared the quarantine period, but is still improving his condition as he and the Nets apparently do not think he is fully ready for game action. His return to action is now expected later this week against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Nets play the Cavs on Wednesday and Friday again.
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Since Irving cleared the quarantine building basketball activities after his long absence from court, and according to Steve Nash, head coach of Nets, the hope is to get the observatory back in the kraal as soon as possible.
“Hopefully we’re close. I can’t really give you a regular update on that,” Nash told reporters on Saturday. New York Post. We have to judge it over time. We want to make sure he rides accordingly so that he is not susceptible to unnecessary injury and can protect him as well as possible. But hopefully it will be a short time. However, this must be determined. ‘
When it comes to Irving finding a rhythm on the floor after a decently long dismissal, Nash is not worried.
“I’m not worried about Kyrie falling out of rhythm,” Nash said. “He’s a brilliant basketball player. If he comes back, I’m sure it won’t take him long to be himself.”
When Irving was on the field at Brooklyn this season, he looked good with Durant. He scored 27.1 points, 6.1 assists and 5.3 rebounds, while shooting a career-high 42.6% of the 3-point series at 8.7 attempts per game. When Irving makes his highly anticipated return, it will give everyone in the league a first look at what this Brooklyn team can really do as the new power play team in the East.