James Harden rushed return for Game 4 would be panic move for Nets

Stay calm people! That's the message the Nets should be sending to their fan base after a defeat in Game 3 to Milwaukee. Brooklyn had the worst shooting performance of the season, yet led by three points with 1:23 remaining.

Now is not the time to make rash decisions and try to rush James Harden back from his hamstring tightness that forced him to leave Game 1 within the first minute.

𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝟯 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗

Coach 🎙 KD 🎙 Kyrie 🎙 Bruce

— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) June 11, 2021

Any armchair analyst can see that the Nets missed Harden dearly on Thursday night, but Sean Marks and Steve Nash have been steadfast in playing the long game by resting and maintaining the health of their star players. Now is not the time to deviate from that plan even with the stakes getting higher and higher as the Nets push deeper into the playoffs.