Beijing time on December 15 news, James Harden announced before the Nets game against the Raptors to trigger the health and safety agreement and entered the isolation stage, in addition to Harden, the Nets Will Bruce Brown also entered the isolation stage.
In the past period, there have been many players in the league who have triggered health and safety protocols and entered the quarantine phase, and the absence of Harden and Bruce Brown has left the Nets with only 8 players against the Raptors, but the good news is that the Nets can finally win the Raptors 131-129.
On the other hand, Nets coach Steve Nash also talked about the situation of the team's All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving in an interview, because recently there was news that Irving had the possibility of a comeback:
"Steve Nash said he hadn't heard anything about Irving's possible comeback this season: We contacted last week, but there was no intelligence or anything related to suggest that things were changing.
According to sources, the Nets are "optimistic" about Irving's return to the game, but from Nash's point of view, Irving's comeback seems to be a very distant thing.
Finally, it is necessary to talk about the recent news not only about the possibility of Irving's comeback, but also the news that the Nets may be pushing for a deal involving Irving with the Lone Ranger, and even this will involve Porzingis being put on the shelves, but the Lone Ranger owner Mark Cuban refuted these rumors because there were no deal negotiations with the Nets involving Kyrie Irving:
For the Nets, in addition to convincing him to get vaccinated and return to the game, another option for the Nets to solve Irving's situation is to put Irving on the shelves, of course, the Nets will not be easy to push for a deal involving Irving.