Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden have been named to a combined 27 NBA All-Star Games. But when this year’s event kicks off in Atlanta (Sunday night at 8 pm, TNT), there won’t be one of the Nets’ Big 3 to pick it up.
For the superstar trio, all-stars may be old hat, but it is never outdated.
“For the All-Star Game, it’s always a blessing,” Harden said. “It means you’re doing something right. It means you’re playing very well up to that point. You never want to have such opportunities. So I’m blessed. I’m in my ninth All-Star Game.” Lucky to be a part of. “
It may make sense to play well. Harden leads the league through the first half of the season and asserts himself in the MVP conversation. His string of nine straight All-Star berths – dating to 2013 – is the second-longest active streak in the NBA, trailing only Lakers star LeBron James 17 in a row.
Durant – despite being sidelined with a left hamstring strain, receiving the leading vote in the Eastern Conference – has been named an All-Star for the 11th time, having played in each of the past 11 seasons. He drafted and would captain Team Durant, picking Irving with his first available pick from starters in the first round and tapping Harden from the pool of reserves with the top pick in the second.
Irving will be an All-Star for the seventh time, but he is not taking it.
“Well, first, I’m really grateful that I have support not only from the community that I come from, but for being able to vote for my peers in all communities.” “We always want to have a great performance after taking hours to go home and work on our craft, and then we are selected from among the best in the world. So this honor does not climb on my head.
This marks the first time the Nets have had three All-Stars in NBA history. She is the first trio to come from any Eastern Conference team since Irving Cavaliers’ mates James and Kevin Love joined in 2017. (He was reigning victorious NBA champs, and went back to the finals that same year.)
“As I said at the beginning of the season, I know how much I care about being culturally valid, just my culture in terms of whooping culture.” “This is where I come from NBA culture in terms of hardcore and all awards and accolades, they mean so much.
“But I do it for love, so anytime I get a chance to do it on a big stage in front of millions of people, I am going to take full advantage of it. All the glory to God that He has given me is for genius. And then, we have just built comradeship as a fraternity in the NBA and the All-Star Game. So it’s fun. “
The Nets moved two-way forward Reggie Perry to Brooklyn from G-League-affiliated Long Island. He played in all 15 games on Long Island in Orlando, with 18.1 points on 52.1 percent shooting and a team-high 8.9 rebounds.
It will not be affected by the possible signing of Blake Griffin or the March 25 trade deadline or the April 9 market move. All three 10-day contracts – Tyler Cook, Andre Roberson and Iman Schumpert – expire on the weekend, but with no resume until March 11, neither of them are in any hurry to re-sign. .
Sunday is the last day to make changes on the two-way (and guaranteed deal), so the Nets should decide on point guard Chris Chioza.
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