Alex Schiffer: Steve Nash has no update on Kevin Durant and his hamstring.
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Position: F
Born: 09/29/88
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:230 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Salary: $39,058,950
Born: 09/29/88
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight:230 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
Salary: $39,058,950
Malika Andrews: Kevin Durant will miss tomorrow’s game against the Magic, the Nets say. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot is probable. Jeff Green is questionable. Both players missed last game. Landry Shamet is questionable with a chest contusion.
Kevin Durant expected back before All-Star break
Kevin Durant missed his fifth straight game Tuesday with a strained left hamstring. And though the Nets have offered no definitive timeline for his return, Brooklyn coach Steve Nash said he expects his star back before the All-Star break.
“Yeah, I do,” said Nash. “But again, we’re just trying to monitor and be cautious. We definitely have kind of slowed things down in that respect — not putting any pressure on him, not trying to rush him back in any capacity and just make sure that we give him the right amount of time to be more than healed, to be strong and conditioned to come back to the team. “So we’re monitoring it. We’re not in a rush. But I don’t think he’ll be out until the All-Star break.”
Irving’s teammate Kevin Durant has a $1 million bonus if the Nets advance to the postseason. The bonus is not tied into games played for Durant, who earned it last season despite not stepping on the court for Brooklyn. The Bucks’ Jrue Holiday has missed eight games because of the health and safety protocols and is in danger of missing a $255,000 bonus for games played (59), minutes (1822) and rebounds per game (3.15 rebounds per game, minimum 59 games played). All three bonuses were achieved last year. Holiday could recoup the lost earnings if Milwaukee reaches the NBA Finals ($200,000) and wins the championship ($1 million).
Melissa Rohlin: Steve Nash said Kevin Durant is “improving at a rapid rate,” but he doesn’t have an updated timeline for his return.
