James Harden out indefinitely in massive Nets blow
NY Post
James Harden will be out indefinitely after suffering a setback Monday in his recovery from his right hamstring strain. And in a major blow to the Nets, now they can’t guarantee the 31-year-old will even be ready before the playoffs.
“James, he’ll be back when he’s back. That may not be until the playoffs. It may be sooner. I don’t know,” Nets coach Steve Nash said before Tuesday’s game at New Orleans. “We have no control over that other than working as hard as we can to support him and getting back to full health to play again. We’re prepared for whenever that may be.” Harden, who rarely misses time, missed his seventh straight game with the hamstring strain Tuesday against the Pelicans. It’s the first time he has missed seven straight games since the 2017-18 season — and that number is about to rise dramatically.
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