Nets: Harden out indefinitely after hamstring setback

Posted April 20, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - James Harden has had a setback with his hamstring injury and will be sidelined 'œindefinitely,'ť the club announced on Tuesday evening.

'œBack to square one," Nets coach Steve Nash. 'œWe'll rehabilitate him and get him back whenever we can. Who knows when that'll be, but we'll support James and we'll support our performance team in getting him back in his best condition as possible, and hopefully that comes sooner than later. But there's no guarantee. So, we just keep chipping away. We keep moving forward and we hope for a speedy recovery.'ť

Harden, who was acquired by Brooklyn in January in a trade with Houston, is averaging 25.2 points 10.9 assists and eight rebounds per game. He has not played since April 5 and was ruled out for a seventh straight game on Tuesday night in New Orleans.

Nash said he was at the workout when Harden sensed trouble.

'œHe just felt it. He didn't fall or stumble or anything out of the ordinary," Nash said. "He just felt something maybe in the ballpark of a strain, just a setback.

'œNot much more to it other than just disappointment and we have to rebuild and get him going again,'ť Nash added. 'ťHe'll be back when he's back. That might not be until the playoffs. It might be sooner. I don't know, and we have no control over that, other than working as hard as we can to support him and get him back to full health."

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Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden, right, talks to forward Nicolas Claxton, center and guard Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (9) from the bench during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, Friday, April 16, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) The Associated Press

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