The Nets, led by Durant and Harden early in the season, have consistently topped the Eastern Conference. But as the season progresses, injuries and the impact of the epidemic, the team's record has now slipped to no. 3 in the East. Durant was injured in the previous game against the Pelicans, which undoubtedly hit the Nets hard. Although Irving was allowed to play in away games, he also made it clear that his refusal to vaccinate made Nets fans worried about the future of the team.
Many experts believe that the problem within the Nets team is actually very serious, the big three seem to be very united, but in fact, it is already "face and heart", and the reason for this is not a personal reason, but the team relies too much on a certain person or rely on the big three, and other role players have no status in the team, which is obviously not the temperament that a championship team should show.
Recently, NBA commentator Perkins mentioned the current status of the Nets in a show, and very angrily criticized Durant, Perkins said that "the net's current status quo is completely caused by KD, he has no leadership temperament, the team in the succession of losses to opponents, he should stand up in the locker room to teach some people in the team, obviously he did not do this, he is an incredibly weak person, his current performance reminds me of when he went to Golden State, The fans called him a coward, which was simply too appropriate. ”
It can be seen that Perkins is very dissatisfied with Durant's performance, and he has also said in the show that the real leader of the Nets is Irving, and Durant only ran to the Nets that Owen came to, otherwise Durant is very likely to go to the Knicks. Obviously, this shows that Perkins has always been dissatisfied with Durant.
The most important thing for the Nets at the moment is to maintain the competitiveness of the team during Durant's injury, in addition to Harden and Irving, the team's young players also have to stand up and share the responsibility for the team, Irving does not vaccinate is a foregone conclusion, can only make up for this through the outstanding performance of others.