Brooklyn star guard James Harden has been ruled out of game two of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against Milwaukee with right hamstring tightness, the Nets said Sunday.
Harden departed just 43 seconds into the Nets’ 115-107 victory over the Bucks on Saturday in game one of their best-of-seven series with game two set for Monday in New York.
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving stepped up in the opener, Durant delivering 29 points and 10 rebounds and Irving putting up 25 points and eight assists to help the Nets overcome the absence of former NBA Most Valuable Player Harden.
Harden hobbled out after the Nets’ first possession holding his right hamstring. A similar injury cau…
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