Nets Rule Out Harden for Game 2 vs. Bucks

 James Harden will not play in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Milwaukee as he nurses right hamstring tightness. 

 

The decision by Brooklyn is really no surprise considering that Harden left Game 1 less than a minute into it when he pulled up lame. He didn't return. 

The Nets still won without Harden, 115-107, but they will definitely miss his presence on the floor. Since joining Brooklyn after he orchestrated a trade to New York from Houston, Harden averaged 24.6 points per game during the regular season when healthy. 

He was also averaging 23.2 points per game in the postseason. 

For the Nets, however, playing without a member of their vaunted Big Three is nothing new for them. This is  a team that played only eight games during the season with Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the floor. If any team can withstand an injury like this it is Brooklyn. Harden missed 21 games during the season as well. 

We'll see how things play out in Game 2.