A fan shared a video on TikTok that was taken courtside, catching a voice from the gang telling Kevin Durant, ”You’ve received to take this sport over,” and the Nets star responding “You gotta shut the f- -k up and sit down.”
The NBA steadily fines gamers for profane interactions with followers, so Durant not solely presumed he shall be lighter within the pockets, however made gentle of it. He retweeted it, along with a photo of a woman handing over money.
Durant went down briefly within the second quarter of the Nets’ 113-111 loss to the Mavericks at Barclays Middle, clutching at his foot. He received up after giving the gang a scare, and stated he simply stubbed his toe.
“If you happen to’ve all had a stubbed toenail, that simply stings. Each time I stub my toenail I bear in mind precisely the place I used to be. That was a type of ones that simply stung for a few minutes,” stated Durant. “[Maxi] Kleber identical to, I used to be operating quick as s–t and he simply stopped proper in entrance of me. My toe nail simply hit the tip of my shoe.”
LaMarcus Aldridge (proper hip impingement) and Seth Curry (left ankle soreness) had been each out Wednesday, however rookie Cam Thomas (again contusion) performed 5:38 and missed his solely shot, after sitting out the sport Tuesday.
Nash stated he expects Curry to play Friday in opposition to the Path Blazers, however that Aldridge gained’t be evaluated till subsequent week.
The Nets recalled Day’Ron Sharpe from G-League affiliate Lengthy Island, however he didn’t play. The rookie tallied 30 factors, 22 rebounds and 4 blocks in 37 minutes in Lengthy Island’s sport earlier Wednesday at Westchester.