The Brooklyn Nets hope to see Kyrie Irving back on the court when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
Irving has experienced periodic groin issues this season and the latest bout of soreness caused him to miss Thursday night’s 130-113 road victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Brooklyn coach Steve Nash would prefer seeing Irving on the floor versus Portland and Kevin Durant seated on the bench. Durant matched his season high of 42 points in 36 minutes during the rout of the Pacers in the front end of a back-to-back.
“Tomorrow will be a different challenge,” Nash said after Thursday’s victory, Brooklyn’s fourth in a row. “We will see who is available and how it a…
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