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At 33 years old, Kevin Durant is averaging 35.8 minutes per game, his highest mark since his days in Oklahoma City. A workload to take into account if we remember the serious Achilles tendon injury suffered two and a half years ago that would keep him in dry dock throughout the 2019-20 academic year.
Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash himself has recognized this problem and says he would like to reduce his time on the court. “It is not ideal to have so much workload,” said the technician, as collected the middle The New York Post. “But I don’t know what options we have beyond giving him fewer minutes and losing more.”
The absence of Kyrie Irving for extra-sporting reasons has even opened the door to his departure from the team. In turn, the Nets received the news on Monday that an ankle injury will put Joe Harris out of the game between four and eight weeks. Thus, Durant has had to pull the bandwagon in various games and agglomerate even more the offensive responsibility of New Yorkers.
“He’s a great player,” continued Nash. «But we are left without another great player [Irving], without a very good player [Harris] and without some others. So I don’t know if we can afford it right now. “
For his part, the two-time Finals MVP has said he feels very well physically and capable of playing 48 minutes every night if the Nets let him. “If I can convince the coach to get on track for the entire second half sometime, I will,” said Durant. “I do not mind. My life in basketball is not that long so I will make the most of it. “
(Cover photo by Maddie Malhotra / Getty Images)
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