On April 22, Beijing time, after the Nets defeated the Pelicans on the road, they will challenge the Raptors in a back-to-back away game today, and there were 3 news before the game that they will soon complete the contract with guard Mike James. This is to make up for the lack of defensive line.
The Nets officially announced yesterday that Harden suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury during resumption of training today, and then underwent an MRI examination, and the return date has not yet been determined. This also means that Harden will be out for a while, and even the regular season may have been reimbursed in advance, which still has a great impact on the Nets. The Big Three had few opportunities to cooperate. Now Harden is injured again, and Durant is also injured. In addition, the Nets linebacker is also a bit tight, in addition to Harden, Dinwiddie, Taylor-Johnson and Chioza are unable to play.
The Nets quickly found a backup option, and they are in touch with Mike James due to Aldridge's retirement leaving the Nets free. According to Shams, the two sides will sign a 10-day contract, who is in quarantine in New York.
Mike James played for the Suns and Pelicans in the NBA in the 17-18 season, averaging 9 points + 2 rebounds + 3 assists per game. Then he joined CSKA Moscow in Europe. The contract was due to expire in 23 years, but he was suspended for a dispute with the team coach and was subsequently dismissed.
Durant's injury has also been updated, and he will continue to miss games against the Raptors with a thigh contusion. Fortunately, his situation is much better than Harden. According to coach Nash, "It is very likely that it will be this Saturday (at home against the Greens) or next Monday (at home against the Sun), I am not sure yet, Durant It's still under daily observation." Durant was injured in the face of the Heat and only played for 4 minutes. Fortunately, there is no serious problem and will return soon.
Along with Harden and Durant, there are a lot of people in the Nets who are also injured. Only 10 people can play against the Raptors today. Still, Irving led the team alone, along with Shamet, Harris, Jeff Green, Griffin, Jordan, Luwau, Brown, A-Johnson and Perry.
In order to make up for the lack of lineup, Griffin also played back-to-back games, and Nash also explained: "It's not a good choice to have Griffin play back-to-back, but he himself is very eager to play, and our manpower is currently It's very tight, so today we decided to play him. But we will try to limit his minutes to the maximum."
