Kyrie Irving has been ruled out of the contest at Barclays Center after an MRI confirmed that he suffered a sprained right ankle in Sunday’s Game 4.
Irving was injured midway through the second quarter Sunday when he landed awkwardly on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s foot after making a layup over Jrue Holiday.
“I think it would be a big stretch for me to sit here and say he meant to do that in any way.
On Sunday, Nash said that the team would try to approach the injuries as isolated incidents and not let Irving’s ankle sprain rush Harden back to the floor before his hamstring is fully healed.
In those games, he averaged nearly 34 points per game, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
“We definitely wasn’t planning on not having our guys at this time,” Durant said.