You can finally exhale Nets fans. Just days after committing to play with Team USA in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics this summer, Nets guard James Harden will use the summer to rest and rehab the grade 2 hamstring strain he suffered during the playoff run. The injury landed HArden on the injured list twice during the regular season and he reaggravated the injury in the opening seconds of the Nets-Bucks Game 1 semifinal round.
The Nets initially announced that Harden's hamstring injury was simply tightness, but following an epic Game 7 loss to the Bucks, the shooting guard revealed to reporters that the injury was indeed much more severe than he or the team let on. Harden tried to gut it out in Game 5 scoring zero points and with no practice time, while scoring 16 points in Game 6 and 22 points in Game 7.
While Harden looked to be progressing with each passing game, he ran a sizeable risk of reinjuring and worsening the injury, which would have effectively ended his season or cause additional damage. Civic pride is one thing, but preserving his body and getting back to full strength in time for training camp is paramount for Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to make another title run.
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