The Brooklyn Nets have done a solid job of staying competing at the highest level despite being shorthanded for most of the NBA season. Joe Harris has missed most of the campaign and Kyrie Irving didnāt even suit up.
James Harden has been far from his usual self more often than not, leaving Kevin Durant as their go-to guy. And now that Harden and several Nets players are out due to health and safety protocols, Durant has had to endure an even bigger burden.
Durant overcame a major injury not so long ago and, even though heās been as good as ever, the risk of re-injury is always a concern. Thatās why, as thankful as coach Steve Nash is for his solid performances, heās still worried about KDās workload.
Steve Nash Lauds Kevin Durantās Impact
āKevin, heās just incredible,ā Nash said, as quoted by ClutchPoints.āThe nights he had to close games down the stretch, to defend at the rate heās defended at, you put it all together and itās been just an incredible start to the season.ā
Nash Is Concerned About KDās Workload
āItās a really important topic,ā Nash said. āI donāt know we can continue to lean on him the way we have. It doesnāt feel right.I think itās about how many players do we have. How many able bodies are we able to roll out there. Those are discussions that will be ongoing. A lot of it is a front office question, but we will definitely discuss it and try to figure this period out as we go through this stretch.ā
Durant is leading the league in scoring with a whopping 29.7 points per game on 52% from the floor. He also averages 7.9 points and 5.9 assists per game and the Nets are 21-8 for the season. If thatās not an MVP, then I donāt know what it is.
