Nets veteran forward Jeff Green has been playing with a strained plantar fascia for a large part of the season, which he aggravated severely in Game 2 of the Nets’ first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics.
So that’s a good sign,” he said ahead of the pivotal Game 7 on Saturday.
The Los Angeles Clippers, on the other hand, lost Kawhi Leonard but went on to win four straight games to eliminate the Utah Jazz in the second round.
Irving missed each of the last two playoff games after spraining his right ankle in Game 4 in Milwaukee.
Green said straining his plantar fascia is much worse than a cramp and is more like having an ankle sprain at the bottom of his foot.
“Everybody is in pain at this time of the season and everybody is fighting though something.