The NBA schedule gained’t be launched till Wednesday, however it’s already fairly clear that Kevin Durant’s commerce demand has made the Nets much less of a scores certain factor than they as soon as had been.
Brooklyn will go to the Lakers on Nov. 13, and the Warriors on Jan. 22 in San Francisco, a league supply instructed The Publish. However regardless of doubtlessly being Durant’s first sport in entrance of the Golden State followers since leaving the Bay Space for the Nets — presuming he’s not dealt away by then — the sport is slated for NBA TV fairly than the nationwide highlight of ABC, ESPN or TNT.
The schedule gained’t formally be launched till 3 p.m. Wednesday, however that is the most recent indicator that the league workplaces aren’t altogether satisfied Durant will nonetheless be on Brooklyn’s roster by that time.
Durant, who gained the 2017 and ’18 NBA Finals MVPs for the Warriors, missed all of his first Brooklyn season rehabbing the ruptured proper Achilles tendon he’d suffered in Recreation 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals in opposition to the eventual-champion Toronto Raptors.
In his first look at glistening new Chase Middle on Feb. 13. 2021, Durant did rating 20 factors to steer the Nets to a 134-117 victory, however the sport was performed with out followers within the stands because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Durant missed this yr’s 110-106 loss at Golden State on Jan. 29, not making the journey because of a left MCL harm.
Brooklyn was left off the marquee Christmas Day slate for the primary time since 2020.
The Nets’ Nov. 13 go to to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers will probably be on ESPN, a league supply instructed The Publish. Presuming Brooklyn basic supervisor Sean Marks and proprietor Joe Tsai maintain agency and don’t acquiesce to Durant’s commerce demand earlier than then, it might be the primary time he faces James since Christmas Day 2018.
Brooklyn reportedly opens the season on Oct. 19 in opposition to the New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson, in response to The Athletic. That might presumably mark the Nets debut of Ben Simmons, who was acquired on Feb. 10 for former MVP James Harden however missed the remainder of the season with a again harm that finally required surgical procedure.
The NBA did announce that no video games will probably be performed on Election Day, Nov. 8. Per the league, the choice “got here out of the NBA household’s give attention to selling nonpartisan civic engagement and inspiring followers to make a plan to vote throughout midterm elections.”
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