Are the Nets Running Out of Time?
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2021
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
The Brooklyn Nets have gone all-in on winning the NBA title this year, but for much of the season, their Big Three of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving has had a hard time just staying on the floor. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Alex Schiffer to look at how Steve Nash and the Nets have tried to weather a storm of injuries and absences, and whether time is running out on their quest to build chemistry between their superstars.
Read Alex Schiffer’s story about the Nets and chemistry: https://theathletic.com/2508915/2021/04/09/the-nets-are-running-out-of-time-to-develop-chemistry-history-isnt-exactly-on-brooklyns-side/?source=theleadpodcast
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| 0:45.0 | The Brooklyn Nats have gone all in on an NBA championship this year. But for much of the season, |
| 0:58.0 | their big three has had a hard time just staying on the floor. |
| 1:02.0 | Darenne made his way into the Brooklyn locker room to be looked at by the Atlanta. |
| 1:09.0 | The absence of their old star point guard, Kai Irving. Now Irving was missing his third straight game |
| 1:15.0 | due to what the team is describing as personal reasons. |
| 1:18.0 | Speaking of injuries, news is coming in that James Harden will be offered at least the next 10 days before being re-evaluated. |
| 1:25.0 | Today, the Athletics Alex Schiffer on how the Nats have tried to weather a storm of injuries |
| 1:30.0 | and whether time is running out on their quest to build chemistry between their superstars. |
| 1:35.0 | From Wondery and the Athletic, I'm under Skelto. It's Tuesday, April 20th, and this is the lead. |
| 1:46.0 | So Alex, the Nets lost to the heat on Sunday and you wrote that we basically saw the best and the worst of Kevin Durant's current reality |
| 1:53.0 | all in his span of about four minutes. Can you just break that down for us a little? |
| 1:57.0 | Yeah, so Kevin Durant came out of the gates looking like, well, Kevin Durant. |
| 2:02.0 | Durant answers with a triple KD since coming back from the injury has been shooting lights out. |
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